Exam 2- Soft Tissue Description Flashcards
Soft tissue Description Mnemonic
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Number
Color
Borders
Size
Texture
Elevation/depression
Location
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
normal tissue w/ out change in color
Pink
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
typically due to increase in blood or blood vessels closer to the surface blood vessels or inflammation
Red
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
keratin, thicker epithelium
White
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
mucin deep in tissue, venous blood, foreign body, melanin
Blue
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
blood extravasation (hemosiderin pigment)
Purple
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
ulcers, fat or lipid- containing cells
yellow
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
melanin
Brown
Match the correct tissue color with the description.
foreign material, melanin or (necrotic) tissue
Black
Match the correct tissue color
when fluid filled
clear
What falls under the blue color category? 4 things
______ _______
___________
Foreign Body
Melanin
What falls under the blue color category? 4 things
______ ______ ___ ________
________ _______
Foreign Body
Melanin
Mucin deep in tissue
Venous Blood
_____ disorder and ____ neoplasms have well defined, smooth borders.
Developmental, benign
If there is more than one lesion each lesion may be well defined but as a group could refer to this as a _____ border.
diffuse
What types of border could you have?
Striated, scalloped (like a cloud), semilunar/c-shaped, serpentine
______ and _______-________ diseases may get bigger then smaller (come and go).
Metabolic; Immune-mediated
________ typically show continual growth but at a variable rate.
Neoplasms
_______ diseases tend to grow bigger quickly without tx
Infectious
________ disease show up and often stay the same size over time (except cysts - can keep enlarging).
Developmental
What are words use to describe texture?
Smooth vs rough, textured, furrowed, grooved or striated
Think vs thick
Homogeneous vs nonhomogeneous
Papillary - exophytic projection on the surface
Finger-like (warty)
Rounded/blunted
Granular/pebbly - irregular bump surface
Palpation quality
Bony firm, firm (but compressible), rubbery, soft