Question

1. this diagnostic term actually means tissue death and literally means an eating sore.

laceration
gangrene
furuncle
tinea pedis

1. ______ is the relative speed with which the skin resumes its normal appearance after being stretched or compressed.

turgor
dolor
rubor
tumor

Explanation:

Question 9

• Laceration: A tear or cut in the skin/tissue, not related to tissue death or "eating sore".
• Gangrene: Refers to tissue death (necrosis), and etymologically, "gangrene" comes from Greek roots related to "eating" (as it "eats" the tissue), matching the description.
• Furuncle: A boil, a skin infection, not tissue death.
• Tinea pedis: Athlete's foot, a fungal infection, not tissue death.

• Turgor: Defined as the relative speed skin returns to normal after stretching/compression (skin turgor assessment).
• Dolor: Pain, not related to skin's return to normal.
• Rubor: Redness (inflammation), not related.
• Tumor: Abnormal growth, not related to skin's elasticity recovery.

Answer:

B. gangrene

Question 10