quiz one

Question 1

a circumscribed, elevated lesion that is more than 5mm in diameter, usually contains serous fluid, and looks like a blister

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bulla

Question 2

a segment or lobe that is a part of the whole; these lobes sometimes appear fused together

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lobule

Question 3

area that is usually distinguished by a color different from that of the surrounding tissue; it is flat and does not protrude above the surface of the normal tissue. a freckle

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macule

Question 4

a small, circumscribed lesion usually less than 1 cm in diameter that is elevated or protrudes above the surface of normal surrounding tissue; white soft movable; epithelial proliferation

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papule

Question 5

attached by a stemlike or stalklike base similar to that of a mushroom

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peduculated

Question 6

variously sized circumscribed elevations containing pus

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pustule

Question 7

describing the bse of a lesion that is flat or broad instead of stemlike

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sessile

Question 8

a small, elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter that contains serous fluid

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vesicle

Question 9

a palpable solid lesion up to 1 cm in diameter found in soft tissue; it can occur above, level with, or beneath the skin surface; connective tissue proliferation; lesion stays put

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nodule

Question 10

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

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palpation

Question 11

abnormal redness of mucosa or gingiva

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erythema

Question 12

clinical term used to describe an oral mucosal lesion that appears as a smooth red patch or granular red and velvety patch

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erythroplakia

Question 13

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

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leukoplakia

Question 14

paleness of skin

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pallor

Question 15

wrinkled

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corrugated

Question 16

cleft or groove, normal or otherwise showing prominent depth

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fissure

Question 17

resembling small, nipple shaped projections or elevations found in clusters

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papillary

Question 18

the process by which parts of a whole join together, or fuse to make one

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coalescence

Question 19

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

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diffuse

Question 20

a lesion that extends beyond the confines of one distinct area and is defined as many lobes or parts that are somewhat fused together, making up an entire lesion; soap bubbles;

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multilocular

Question 21

odontogenic keratocyst often presents as a what

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multilocular radiolucent lesion

Question 22

stage 1 periapical cemento osseous dysplasia(cementoma)

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radiolucent

Question 23

stage 2 periapical cemento osseous dysplasia(cementoma)

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radiopaque

Question 24

a radiolucent lesion that extends between the roots, as seen in a traumatic bone cyst; this lesion appears to extend up the periodontal ligament

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scalloping around root

Question 25

median rhomboid glossitis aka central papillary is what kind of infection

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fungal infection

Question 26

neutrophils attack the epithelial surface- leads to atrophy of the filiform papillae on the dorsal tongue

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geographic tongue

Question 27

test for pagets disease

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elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level

Question 28

may appear as a radiolucency that scallops around the roots, when the lesion is open surgically, an empty void is found

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traumatic bone cyst

Question 29

epithelial dysplasia can be

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premalignant

Question 30

ANUG

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acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis; responds to hydrogen peroxide

Question 31

may be associated with a deficiency of B-complex vitamin; most commonly a fungal condition and responds to topical application of an antifungal cream or ointment such as nystatin

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angular cheilitis

Question 32

decides which test or procedure is required to rule out the conditions originally suspected and establish the definitive or final diagnosis

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differential diagnosis

Question 33

CLABBSS

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COLOR, LOCATION, ARCHITECTURE, BORDER, BASE, SURFACE, SIZE

Question 34

slight elevation/usually white unless the patient is colorizing it by smoking or food/candidiasis is an example

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plaque

Question 35

thinning of epithelium, but epithelium is intact/appears red/burning sensation/flat

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erosion

Question 36

depressed area because epithelium is not intact

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ulcer

Question 37

flat/red halo due to the fibrin clot on top/soft

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superficial ulcer

Question 38

raised/feels hard/indurated/could be SCC or fungal or sarcoidosis

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craterform

Question 39

pinpoint

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petechiae

Question 40

up to 1 cm

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purpura

Question 41

>1cm

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ecchymosis

Question 42

a deep bleed/brown to black in color due to the blood clotting

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hematoma

Question 43

alteration in the environment that causes tissue damage

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injury

Question 44

hyperemia resulting from dilation of the microcirculation

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redness or erythema and heat

Question 45

permeability of the microcirculation leads to exudate formation in the tissue

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swelling

Question 46

pressure on nerves by exudate formation and release of biochemical mediators

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pain

Question 47

events associated with swelling and pain

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loss of the usual level of tissue function

Question 48

production of pyrogens affects the hypothalamus, which increases body temp

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fever

Question 49

an increase in the number of white blood cells circulating in blood

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leukocytosis

Question 50

hyperplasia and hypertrophy of lymphocytes

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lymphadenopathy

Question 51

a nonspecific protein produced in the liver and elevated in the circulating blood when inflammation is present in the body

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elevated c reactive protein

Question 52

the extravascular fluid component of blood that passes through the endothelial cell walls of the microcirculation

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transudate

Question 53

a body fluid with a high protein content that leaves the microcirculation during an inflammatory response that consists of serum that contains white blood cells, fibrin , and other protein molecules

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exudate