Chapter 1

Question 1

T/F: lesions are seen most commonly on the lateral surface of the tongue

Answer 1

false

Question 2

T/F: leukoedema is caused by Epstein bar virus

Answer 2

false

Question 3

T/F: malignant transformation occurs in 10% of the cases

Answer 3

false

Question 4

T/F: the condition of leukoedema is most common in whites

Answer 4

false

Question 5

T/F: the white appearance disappears when the lesion is stretched

Answer 5

true

Question 6

the branchial cleft cyst is also known as

Answer 6

cervical lymphoepithelial cyst

Question 7

The favored treatment for Fordyce granules is:

Answer 7

no treatment

Question 8

Macroglossia is most likely to be associated with which endocrine problem?

Answer 8

hypothyroidism

Question 9

Fordyce granules are

Answer 9

sebaceous glands

Question 10

Which one of the following sites is the most common location for a caliber-persistent artery?

Answer 10

upper labial mucosa

Question 11

Which one of the following developmental cysts of the oral cavity is most common?

Answer 11

nasopalatine duct cyst

Question 12

Which one of the following anomalies occurs in approximately 80% of the population?

Answer 12

fordyce grandules

Question 13

The most commonly purported cause of hairy tongue is:

Answer 13

cigarette smoking

Question 14

The most common presenting symptom of coronoid hyperplasia is:

Answer 14

restriction of mandible opening

Question 15

The least likely site for an oral lymphoepithelial cyst is:

Answer 15

tip of the tongue

Question 16

The microscopic appearance of a branchial cleft cyst is most similar to:

Answer 16

oral lymphoepithelial cyst

Question 17

T/F for Stafne defect: no treatment is recommended

Answer 17

true

Question 18

T/F for Stafne defect: has be known as a static bone cyst

Answer 18

true

Question 19

T/F for Stafne defect: is lined by stratified squamous epithelium

Answer 19

false

Question 20

T/F for Stafne defect: located beneath the mandibular canal

Answer 20

true

Question 21

T/F for Stafne defect: is more common in males

Answer 21

true

Question 22

The most common location for an oral dermoid cyst is:

Answer 22

floor of the mouth

Question 23

Torus palatinus and torus mandibularis are best considered as types of:

Answer 23

exostosis

Question 24

what condition occurs most commonly in blacks

Answer 24

leukoedema

Question 25

what developmental abnormality is most likely to be associated with cleft palate

Answer 25

paramedian lip pits

Question 26

by definition a cyst is

Answer 26

lined with epithelium

Question 27

a stafne defect is created by

Answer 27

submandibular gland

Question 28

a simple diagnostic test for leukoedema is everting the cheek. When this is done, the leukoedema will

Answer 28

disappear

Question 29

Fissured tongue is often seen associated with what other tongue condition?

Answer 29

geographic tongue