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Unit 2 - part 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a keratin plaque which is a reaction to the sun?

A

Actinic Keratosis

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2
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Actinic Keratosis is often found in what areas of the head/neck?

A

bald guys heads

ala-traga zone

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3
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What condition is seen RARELY in the mouth and you NEED to biopsy it!

A

Pigmented Cellular Nevus

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4
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Are Basal Cell Carcinomas found in the oral cavity?

A

NO

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5
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Basal Cell Carcinomas are caused by the _____are _____ destructive and can go _____

A

sun
locally
deep

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6
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What condition, mostly affecting women, exhibits limited oral cavity opening with “botox” looking skin?

A

Scleroderma

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7
Q

Scleroderma is an ______ disease due to a over production of ______

A

autoimmune

collagen

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8
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What autoimmune disease is seen clinically as a skin rash with butterfly wing shape on the face?

A

Lupus Erythematosus

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9
Q

AIDS is caused by a ____virus which is transmitted _____?

A

retrovirus (HIV-1)

sexually (congenitally)

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10
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AIDS infects the _____ lymphocytes?

A

CD4 T-helper

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11
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What is the pathognomonic for AIDS?

A

Kaposi’s Sarcoma

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12
Q

What are 2 benign epithelial neoplasms?

A

Papilloma

Adenoma

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13
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Papillomas are attached how?

A

Thin stalk (pedunculated)

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14
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Papillomas are “___________” shape and have a ________ surface?

A

Cauliflower

Rough

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15
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What is a epithelial tumor of glandular origin?

A

Adenoma

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16
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What being in connective tissue tumor do we see OFTEN in clinic?

A

Fibroma

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17
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A fibroma has a _______ surface and attached by a _______ base?

A

Smooth

Broad (sessile )

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18
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What is the etiology of a fibroma?

A

Overgrowth of tissue due to chronic irritation

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19
Q

A fibroma is most often located?

A 
Buccal mucosa (linea alba) 
and tongue
20
Q

What is an example of a connective tissue hyperplasia or hypertrophy?

A

Epulis fissuratum

21
Q

What causes a lipoma?

A

Fat cells becoming suspended in a connective tissue sac

22
Q

What are the 3 names for a tumor of a neuron Schwann cell?

A

Schwannoma
Neurilemoma
Neurofibromas

23
Q

A port wine stain is an example of a?

A

Hemangioma

24
Q

What is a condition similar to a hemangioma but involves the lymph vessels?

A

Lymphangioma

25
Q

What is the term for a malignant oral cancer?

A

Neoplasticism disease

26
Q

If the oral cancer gets PAST the basement membrane it is termed a _______cancer?

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

27
Q

What are the 2 major risk factors in the development of oral cancer?

A

Tobacco and alcohol use

28
Q

If a oral cancer MEETS but DOESN’T go through the basement membrane it is called a ______ cancer?

A

Carcinoma in Situ

29
Q

If you turn on an oncogene you therefore reduce cell —– and increase cell —— and —– of the cells?

A

Apoptosis (cell death)
Production
Motility (metastasis)

30
Q

What is the most common site for oral cancer?

A

Posterior 1/3 sides of tongue

31
Q

A melanoma in the lower lip is more worrisome than the upper lip? T/F

A

False

32
Q

What type of lip is more susceptible to melanomas?

A

Multicolored lip

33
Q

Melanomas are most commonly found on?

A

Dermis NOT mouth

34
Q

The sides of the tongue are made up of what epithelium?

A

Lining Non-masticatory

35
Q

The tongue is divided into an ant 2/3 and a post 1/3 by what structure?

A

Terminal sulcus and foremen cecum

36
Q

What papilla are highly keratinized?

A

Filliform

37
Q

What is the lesion of the tongue due to a fungal infection which leave the papilla denuded at the back of the tongue?

A

Median Rhomboid Glossitis

38
Q

What is the term used for a broad and short lingual frenum?

A

Ankyloglossia (tongue tied)

39
Q

What makes the appearance of a hairy tongue?

A

Elongated filiform papilla

40
Q

What causes hairy tongue?

A

Normal flora destruction and fungus overgrowth

41
Q

Hairy tongue can occur with a prolonged ______medication

A

Antibiotic

42
Q

What is another name for geographic tongue

A

Benign migratory glossitis

43
Q

Geographic tongue presents clinically as?

A

Red lesions with grey borders

44
Q

Atrophic glossitis is a ______of papilla

A

Absence or loss

45
Q

What causes strophic glossitis?

A

Yeast infection
b-vitamin deficiency
Anemia

46
Q

What is the number 1 reason for pt complaint of “burning mouth”?

A

Low grade fungal infection

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