Introduction

Question 1

What are surface lesions?

Answer 1

superficial portions of mucosa that don’t exceed 2-3 mm in thickness.

Question 2

What are the characteristics of reactive soft tissue enlargements?

Answer 2

• Regress
• Rapid growth rate
• Fluctuate in size
• Tender or painful at times

Question 3

What are features of tumor soft tissue enlargement?

Answer 3

-Persistent and progressive

Question 4

What is a macule?

Answer 4

Flat change in color less than 1 cm.

Question 5

What is a patch?

Answer 5

Flat change in color greater than 1 cm

Question 6

WHat is a plaque?

Answer 6

Solid, slightly raised, flat or bumpy lesion.

Question 7

What is a pseudomembrane?

Answer 7

Removable plaque.

Question 8

WHat is a papule?

Answer 8

Solid raised lesion less than 1 cm

Question 9

What is a nodule?

Answer 9

Solid raised lesion greater than 1 cm

Question 10

What is a tumor?

Answer 10

Solid raised lesion greater than 5 cm

Question 11

What is a vesicle?

Answer 11

Raised, fluid- filled lesion less than 1 cm

Question 12

WHat is a bulla?

Answer 12

Raised, fluid-filled lesion greater than 1 cm

Question 13

What is a pustule?

Answer 13

Raised lesion filled with purulent material.

Question 14

What is erosion?

Answer 14

Lesion with partial loss of epithelium.

Question 15

What is an ulcer?

Answer 15

lesion with complete loss of epi.

Question 16

What are the A, B, C, D, E of describing lesion?

Answer 16

A=anatomical location
B: border
C= Color, Consistency, configuration
D= Diameter, Distrubution
E= Elementary lesion type