10.1 Oral Cavity

Question 1

Full thickness defect of lip or palate due to failure of facial prominences to close

Answer 1

Cleft lip/palate

Question 2

Painful, superficial ulceration of the oral mucosa that is characterized by a grayish base surrounded y erythema

Answer 2

Aphthous ulcer

Question 3

Recurrent pathos ulcers, genital ulcers, and uveitis due to immune complex vasculitis involving small vessels; can be seen after viral infection

Answer 3

Behcet syndrome

Question 4

Vesicles involving oral mucosa that rupture, resulting in shallow, painful, red ulcers

Answer 4

HSV1

Question 5

HSV1 remains dormant in the ganglia of the

Answer 5

trigeminal nerve

Question 6

Malignant neoplasm of squamous cells lining the oral mucosa; floor of mouth most common location

Answer 6

squamous cell carcinoma

Question 7

two major risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity

Answer 7

tobacco and alcohol

Question 8

A white plaque in the oral cavity that cannot be scraped away; often represents squamous cell dysplasia

Answer 8

Leukoplakia

Question 9

White deposit on the tongue that is easily scraped away; associated with immunocompromise

Answer 9

Oral candidiasis

Question 10

White, rough (‘hairy’) patch that arises on the lateral tongue; due to EBV-induced squamous cell dysplasia; not premalignant; assoc w/ immunocompromise

Answer 10

Hairy leukoplakia

Question 11

Represents vascularized leukoplakia and is highly suggestive of squamous cell dysplasia

Answer 11

erythroplakia (red plaque)