MCQs on Skin for HPRCA Staff Nurse and Medical Exams
Welcome to this comprehensive set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) focused on Skin. These questions are designed for medical, pharmacy, and biology students to help for preparing for the HPRCA Assistant Staff Nurse Examination 2026
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Q1. What layer of the skin contains large blood vessels that transport nourishment to skin and nerve?
(A) Epidermis
(B) Melanin layer
(C) Stratum spinosum
(D) Subcutaneous layer
Answer: (D) Subcutaneous layer
Q2. What factor would cause a reaction in sensory nerve fibers?
(A) Fear
(B) Light
(C) Sound
(D) Cold temperatures
Answer: (D) Cold temperatures
Q3. What tans the skin to help protect it from harmful ultraviolet rays?
(A) Sebum
(B) Melanin
(C) The acid mantle
(D) The subcutaneous layer
Answer: (B) Melanin
Q4. Light skin and dark skin differ in the?
(A) Number of melanocytes they contain
(B) Rate and amount of melanin produced
(C) Number of nerve endings they contain
(D) Number of epidermal cells they contain
Answer: (B) Rate and amount of melanin produced
Q5. Almost 90% of the skin's wrinkles are caused by?
(A) Exposure to the sun
(B) Exposure to pollutants
(C) Excessive use of astringents
(D) Excessive exposure to fluorescent lights
Answer: (A) Exposure to the sun
Q6. On the human body, the thinnest skin is located on the?
(A) Chin
(B) Eyelids
(C) Soles of the feet
(D) Skull just behind the ears
Answer: (B) Eyelids
Q7. Healthy skin's pH level of 4.5 to 5.5 is?
(A) Highly acidic
(B) Acid-balanced
(C) Highly alkaline
(D) Slightly alkaline
Answer: (B) Acid-balanced
Q8. How should a salon professional react if the client has a skin disease?
(A) Prescribe proper treatment
(B) Suggest home remedies to client
(C) Perform the service while wearing gloves
(D) Refer client to a physician or dermatologist
Answer: (D) Refer client to a physician or dermatologist
Q9. Chronic is the term used to identify conditions that are?
(A) Visible
(B) Brief and severe
(C) Frequent and habitual
(D) Influenced by weather
Answer: (C) Frequent and habitual
Q10. The term used to identify conditions that are brief and severe is?
(A) Acute
(B) Chronic
(C) Objective
(D) Subjective
Answer: (A) Acute
Q11. A disease that spreads by personal contact is known as?
(A) Systemic
(B) Congenital
(C) Contagious
(D) Occupational
Answer: (C) Contagious
Q12. A disease influenced by weather is referred to as?
(A) Serial
(B) Rational
(C) Seasonal
(D) Inflammable
Answer: (C) Seasonal
Q13. What is the technical name for the study of the cause of diseases?
(A) Etiology
(B) Anatomy
(C) Pathology
(D) Dermatology
Answer: (A) Etiology
Q14. What is the technical term for the study of diseases?
(A) Etiology
(B) Anatomy
(C) Pathology
(D) Dermatology
Answer: (C) Pathology
Q15. Indicating a medical opinion of a future condition of illness is known as?
(A) Analysis
(B) Diagnosis
(C) Prognosis
(D) Recognition
Answer: (C) Prognosis
Q16. An allergic reaction to cosmetics or chemicals is called?
(A) Papules
(B) Chloasma
(C) Lentigines
(D) Dermatitis venenata
Answer: (D) Dermatitis venenata
Q17. An example of a subjective symptom would be?
(A) Itching
(B) Swelling
(C) Redness
(D) Discharge
Answer: (A) Itching
Q18. Abnormal changes in the structure of organs or tissues are called?
(A) Wheal
(B) Fissure
(C) Lesions
(D) Infection
Answer: (C) Lesions
Q19. A freckle is an example of which type of primary skin lesion?
(A) Lentigo
(B) Papule
(C) Macule
(D) Leukoderma
Answer: (C) Macule
Q20. A papule is an example of a?
(A) Tertiary lesion
(B) Primary skin lesion
(C) Subjective symptom
(D) Secondary skin lesion
Answer: (B) Primary skin lesion
Q21. Vesicles can be produced by which condition?
(A) Callus
(B) Verrucas
(C) Poison ivy
(D) Dry, scaly skin
Answer: (C) Poison ivy
Q22. Herpes simplex is the technical term for?
(A) Acne
(B) Eczema
(C) Psoriasis
(D) Fever blisters
Answer: (D) Fever blisters
Q23. A solid mass in the skin that may be movable or fixed is called?
(A) Crust
(B) Callus
(C) Tumor
(D) Wheal
Answer: (C) Tumor
Q24. A cyst is defined as?
(A) Oozing sore
(B) Wheal lesion
(C) Crack in the skin
(D) Abnormal membranous sac
Answer: (D) Abnormal membranous sac
Q25. Round, dry patches with silvery scales indicate?
(A) Acne
(B) Eczema
(C) Psoriasis
(D) Herpes simplex
Answer: (C) Psoriasis
Q26. Cracks in the skin due to loss of flexibility are called?
(A) Stain
(B) Tumor
(C) Fissure
(D) Papule
Answer: (C) Fissure
Q27. The lesion found after healing of an injury is called?
(A) Vitiligo
(B) Fissure
(C) Scar
(D) Excoriation
Answer: (C) Scar
Q28. Another name for a keratoma is?
(A) Wart
(B) Callus
(C) Tumor
(D) Birthmark
Answer: (B) Callus
Q29. Long-term pressure or friction on skin may cause?
(A) Thin skin
(B) Shiny skin
(C) Scaling
(D) Callus formation
Answer: (D) Callus formation
Q30. Verruca is a name given to a variety of?
(A) Warts
(B) Ulcers
(C) Fissures
(D) Skin tags
Answer: (A) Warts
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