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2026 EDITION
Annular (or Circular) - ANS Begins in center and spreads to periphery (e.g., tinea corporis or
ringworm, tinea versicolor, pityriasis rosea)
Confluent - ANS Lesions run together (e.g., urticarial [hives])
Discrete - ANS Distinct, individual lesions that remain separate (e.g., acrochordon or skin
tags, acne).
Gyrate - ANS Twisted spiral, snakelike
Grouped - ANS Clusters of lesions (e.g., vesicles of contact dermatitis.)
Linear - ANS A scratch, streak, line, or stripe
Target (or Iris) - ANS Resembles Iris of eye, concentric rings of color in lesions (e.g., erythema
multiforme)
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,Zosteriform - ANS Linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve route (e.g., herpes zoster)
Polycyclic - ANS Annular lesions grow together (e.g., lichen planus, psoriasis)
Diaphoresis - ANS Perfuse perspiration, accompanies an increased metabolic rate such as
occurs in heavy activity or fever
Cyanosis - ANS Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes, results from
decreased oxygen levels in arterial blood.
Pallor - ANS When red-pink tones from the oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood are lost, the
skin takes on the color of connective tissue (collagen), which is mostly white.
Erythema - ANS Intense redness of the skin is from excess blood (hyperemia) in the dilated
superficial capillaries.
Jaundice - ANS The yellow pigment results from excess, bilirubin, a by-product of red blood
cell destruction, or liver failure.
ABC'S Skin Assessment - ANS A - Asymmetry, B - Border, C - Color, D - Diameter, E - Evaluation
or Evolution
Sutures - ANS Immovable joints
Cranial Bones - ANS Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, and Temporal
Infant - Fontanel Posterior closes at - ANS 1-2 Months
Infant - Fontanel Anterior closes at - ANS 9 Months - 2 Years
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, Cranial Nerve 1 - ANS Olfactory - smell
Cranial Nerve 2 - ANS Optic - Vision
How to test Cranial Nerve 2 - ANS Confrentation test/ Snellen test
Cranial Nerve 3 - ANS Oculomotor (3,4,6) Most ROM movement, and raise the eye lid.
Cranial Nerve 4 - ANS Trochlear - Inward and downward movement
Cranial Nerve 5 - ANS Trigeminal - Movement of the TMJ/ and Sensory of the face
How to test Cranial Nerve 5 - ANS Cotton on face/ testing TMJ
Cranial Nerve 6 - ANS Abducens - Lateral movement of the eye
Cranial Nerve 7 - ANS Facial - Movement of the face
How to test Cranial Nerve 7 - ANS Squinting and smiling looking for symmetry
Cranial Nerve 8 - ANS Acoustic - Hearing and Equilibrium
Cranial Nerve 9 - ANS Glossopharyngeal - Motor (pharynx - phonation and swallowing)
sensory - (taste on posterior on third of tongue, pharynx [gag reflex])
parasympathetic - parotid gland, carotid reflex
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