An African-American woman noticed some bruises on her newborn girl's buttocks. She asks the nurse who spanked her daughter. The nurse explains to the woman that these marks are called:
1. lanugo.
2. vascular nevi.
3. nevus flammeus.
4. Mongolian spots.
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1. Incorrect. Lanugo is fine down hair on the term newborn.
2. Incorrect. A vascular nevus is commonly called a "strawberry mark" and is a type of ca-pillary hemangioma.
3. Incorrect. A nevus flammeus is commonly called a "port-wine stain" and is most fre-quently found on the face.
4. Correct. A Mongolian spot is a bluish black area of pigmentation that may appear over any part of the exterior surface of the body. It is more commonly noted on the back and but-tocks and is most frequently noted in infants whose ethnic origins are Mediterranean, Latin American, Asian, or African.
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