NUR 631 PATHO Final

NUR 631 PATHO Final
1. Langerhans cells
Answer
In allergic contact dermatitis, which cells possessthe antigen and present them to T cells?
2. Eczema
Answer
What medical term is used to identify an inflammatory disorder of the skin that is often
considered synonymous with dermatitis and characterized by pruritus with lesions that have an
indistinct border?
3. Plaque
Answer
Lesions on the elbows and kneesthat are well demarcated, thick,silvery, scaly, and erythematous
characterized which type of psoriasis?
4. urticaria
Answer
Which skin lesion is mediated by the IgE - stimulated release of hista- mine, bradykinin, or
kvllikrein from mast cells?
5. A form of malnutrition
Answer
Define marasmus
6. Deafferentation pain
Answer
is pain that results from damage of some sort to the trigeminal nerve with resulting dense, deep
numbness of the face
7. Kwashiorkor
Answer
Malnutrition produced by a severely inadequate amount of protein in the diet.