Module 6

Question 1

Aphtha

Answer 1

a little white or reddish ulcer

Question 2

Crust

Answer 2

Dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while it is healing; an accumulation of sebum and pus, sometimes mixed with epidermal material.

Question 3

cyst

Answer 3

closed, epithelial-lined sac that contains fluid

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

back side

Question 5

Epidermis

Answer 5

Outer most layer of skin

Question 6

Corium

Answer 6

true skin, under dermis (contains nerves & blood vessels)

Question 7

Erosion

Answer 7

soft tissue, slightly depressed lesion in which the epithelium above the basal layer is “naked”

Question 8

Erythema

Answer 8

Rash

red skin, reaction to irritation, radiation, or injury

Question 9

Exophytic

Answer 9

grow outward

Question 10

Exostosis

Answer 10

Bone spur: bony growth projecting from the surface of the bone

Question 11

Fissure

Answer 11

Narrow, slitlike opening in the epidermis (can be painful or have inflammation)

Question 12

Forensic

Answer 12

related to or used in courts of law

Question 13

Idiopathic

Answer 13

unknown cause

Question 14

Indurated

Answer 14

hardened

Question 15

Lymphadenophathy

Answer 15

(disease) Enlargement of lymph node

Question 16

Morphology

Answer 16

science that reveals form & structure

Question 17

Palpation

Answer 17

touch

Question 18

Papilla

Answer 18

small, nipple-like projection

Question 19

Patch

Answer 19

flat lesion different color/texture from surrounding tissue, typically larger than 1 cm, larger than a macule:

Question 20

Pedunclulated

Answer 20

elevated lesion attached by thin stalk

Question 21

Petechia

Answer 21

hemorrhagic nonraised spot, size of a pinhead

Question 22

Polyp

Answer 22

any growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane

Question 23

Pseudomembrane

Answer 23

loose membrane

Question 24

Punctate

Answer 24

Dotted with pits or with translucent, sunken glands, or with colored dots

Question 25

Purulent

Answer 25

Pus-like

Question 26

rubefacient

Answer 26

reddening of the skin

Question 27

Scar

Answer 27

mark remaining after healing

Question 28

Sclerosis

Answer 28

hardening

Question 29

Sessile

Answer 29

elevated lesion, wide base

Question 30

Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)

Answer 30

Pain in the TMJ. Symptoms of clicking, lock jaw, and jaw pain

Question 31

Torus

Answer 31

Bony growth: bony elevation or prominence usually located on the midline of the hard palate and the lingual surfaces of the mandible in the premolar area

Question 32

Trismus

Answer 32

Inability to open the jaw due to pain; trigeminal nerve

Question 33

Ventral

Answer 33

inferior surface; Front

Question 34

Verruca

Answer 34

wartlike growth