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question 4 (1 point) congenital hypopigmentation, or absence of melanin…

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question 4 (1 point)
congenital hypopigmentation, or absence of melanin pigment of the body, including the skin, hair, and eyes is called ____.
○ a nevus
○ b chloasma
○ c lentigo
○ d albinism

question 5 (1 point)
a sign of a bacterial infection is the presence of ____.
○ a blood
○ b tissue
○ c lesions
○ d pus

question 6 (1 point)
excessive sweating, caused by heat or general body weakness is ____.
○ a anhidrosis
○ b bromhidrosis
○ c hyperhidrosis
○ d prickly heat

Explanation:

Question 4
Brief Explanations

Albinism is a congenital condition characterized by the absence or hypopigmentation (reduced melanin) affecting skin, hair, and eyes. Nevus is a mole, chloasma is skin discoloration (often hormonal), lentigo is a small brown spot. So the correct term for congenital hypopigmentation with melanin absence is albinism.

Brief Explanations

Pus is a sign of bacterial infection, composed of dead bacteria, white blood cells, and tissue debris. Blood is not specific to bacterial infection, tissue is normal body component, lesions can be from various causes but pus is characteristic of bacterial infections (like in abscesses).

Brief Explanations

Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating, which can be due to heat, weakness, or other factors. Anhidrosis is lack of sweating, bromhidrosis is foul - smelling sweat, prickly heat is a rash from blocked sweat glands (not just excessive sweating).

Answer:

d. albinism

Question 5