Chapter 1-Lesions

Question 1

Bulla

Answer 1

Elevated
More than 5mm
Looks like blister
Serous fluid

Question 2

Lobule

Answer 2

Tori

Part or while sometimes fused

Question 3

Macule

Answer 3

Color difference from surrounding tissue
Flat and does not protrude the surface
Example is a freckle

Question 4

Papule

Answer 4

Small less then 1cm elevated

Question 5

Pedunculated

Answer 5

Attached similar to mushroom shape

Question 6

Pustules

Answer 6

Elevations containing pus

Question 7

Sessile

Answer 7

Base of lesion is flat or broad instead is stemlike

Question 8

Vesicle

Answer 8

Small
Elevated
Less than 1cm
Serous fluid

Question 9

Nodule

Answer 9

Palpable solid lesion up to 1 cm in diameter found in soft tissue it can occur above level with or beneath the skin surface

Question 10

Palpation

Answer 10

The elevation of a lesion by feeling it with the fingers to determine the texture of the area; the descriptive terms for palpation are soft, firm, semi firm, and fluid filled; these terms also describe the consistency of the lesion

Question 11

Erythema

Answer 11

Abnormal redness of the Mucosa or gingiva

Question 12

Erythroplakia

Answer 12

Clinical term used to describe an oral mucosal lesions that appears as a smooth raised patch or granular patch or velvety patch

Question 13

Leukoplakia

Answer 13

Clinical term used for a white plaquelike lesion on the oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off or diagnosed as a specific disease

Question 14

Pallor

Answer 14

Paleness of the skin or mucosal tissue

Question 15

Corrugated

Answer 15

Wrinkled

Question 16

Fissure

Answer 16

A cleft or groove, normal or otherwise, showing prominent depth

Question 17

Papillary

Answer 17

Resembling small, nipple shaped projections were elevations found in clusters

Question 18

Smooth, rough, folded

Answer 18

Terms used to describe the surface texture of a lesion

Question 19

Coalescence

Answer 19

The process by which parts of a whole doing together, or fuse, to make one

Question 20

Diffuse

Answer 20

Describes a lesion with orders that are not well defined, making it impossible to detect the exact parameter of the lesion; this may make treatment more difficult and, depending on the biopsy results, more radical

Question 21

Multilocular

Answer 21

Describes a lesion that extends beyond the confines of one distinct area and is defined as many loads were parts that are somewhat fused together, making up the entire lesion; a multiloculated radiolucency is sometimes described as resembling soap bubbles