Test 1

Question 0

Macule

Answer 0

A flat lesion, even with the skin, has a distinct color change; a freckle, for example.

Question 1

Bulla

Answer 1

A circumscribed, elevated lesion that is > 5mm in diameter

Question 2

Papule

Answer 2

A small, elevated, circumscribed lesion usually < 1cm

Question 3

Pedunculated

Answer 3

Attached by a stalk-like base, similar to a mushroom

Question 4

Pustules

Answer 4

Elevated lesions that contain pus

Question 5

Vesicle

Answer 5

A small, elevated lesion, < 1cm containing serous fluid

Question 6

Nodule

Answer 6

A palpable, solid lesion up to 1cm

Question 7

Erythema

Answer 7

Abnormal redness of the mucosa or gingiva

Question 8

Corrugated

Answer 8

Wrinkled appearance

Question 9

Papillary

Answer 9

Small, nipple-like projections, found in clusters

Question 10

Fordyce Granules

Answer 10

Clusters of ectopic sebaceous glands

Question 11

Melanin

Answer 11

The pigment that gives color to the skin, eyes, etc.

Question 12

Retrocuspid Papilla

Answer 12

A sessile nodule on the gingival margin, lingual to #22 and 27

Question 13

Lingual Varicosities

Answer 13

Prominent lingual veins

Question 14

Hairy tongue

Answer 14

Increase accumulation of keratin on the filiform papilla

Question 15

After arriving at a different diagnosis, information from which of the above categories will establish a final or definitive diagnosis

Answer 15

Microscopic

Question 16

When response to the application of an antifungal ointment to angular chelitis is used as a diagnostic procedure, which diagnostic process is being used?

Answer 16

Therapeutic

Question 17

Which of the above diagnostic categories would the dental hygienist most easily apply to the preliminary evaluation of an oral lesion

Answer 17

Clinical

Question 18

Which of the following terms would be used to describe mandibular tori?

Answer 18

Lobulated

Question 19

Historical diagnosis can include

Answer 19

Age and sex, family history, race and medical history, and duration of lesion

Question 20

In the study discussed in the Staumbaugh article, what % of the conventional keyboards/mouse devices not disinfected or cleansed in the initial evaluation harbored coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species?

Answer 20

88.6%

Question 21

Acute

Answer 21

Of short duration, or short and severe course

Question 22

Atrophy

Answer 22

Decrease in size and function of a cell, tissue or organ

Question 23

Chemotaxis

Answer 23

The directed movement of WBC to the area of injury by chemical mediators

Question 24

Chronic

Answer 24

Of long duration

Question 25

Exudate

Answer 25

Inflammatory fluid formed as a reaction to injury

Question 26

Hyperemia

Answer 26

An excess of blood in a part of the body

Question 27

Hyperplasia

Answer 27

An enlargement of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the number of normal cells

Question 28

Hypertrophy

Answer 28

An enlargement of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the size of the cells

Question 29

Leukocytosis

Answer 29

A temporary increase in the number of WBC circulating in the blood

Question 30

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 30

Enlarged and palpable lymph nodes

Question 31

Necrosis

Answer 31

Pathological death of one or more cells

Question 32

Peripheral

Answer 32

Located away from the center

Question 33

Phagocytosis

Answer 33

The process of ingestion and digestion of cells

Question 34

Regeneration

Answer 34

The process by which injured tissue is replaced with identical tissues

Question 35

Repair

Answer 35

The restoration of damaged or diseased tissue

Question 36

Autozomes

Answer 36

None-sex chromosomes, identical for men and women

Question 37

Carrier

Answer 37

Clinically normal who can transmit a recessive trait

Question 38

Diploid

Answer 38

Having two sets of chromosomes

Question 39

Dominant

Answer 39

A trait or characteristic, carried by only one of a pair is manifested

Question 40

Hypotrichosis

Answer 40

Presence of less than the normal amount of hair

Question 41

Syndrome

Answer 41

Set of signs and symptoms occurring together

Question 42

Meiosis

Answer 42

Two step cellular division of the original germ cells

Question 43

Mutation

Answer 43

Permanent change in the arrangement of genetic material

Question 44

Trisomy

Answer 44

Pair of chromosomes with an identical extra chromosome

Question 45

Hypohydrosis

Answer 45

Abnormally diminished secretion of sweat

Question 46

Patients with an X-linked hereditary condition:

Answer 46

Are generally affected more severely in men

Question 47

Which of the following is the most serious component of Gardner syndrome?

Answer 47

Intestinal polyposis

Question 48

This inheritance pattern, also known as Osler-Rendu-Parkes Weber Syndrome, is characterized by multiple capillary dilations of the skin and mucous membranes

Answer 48

Hereditary Hemorrhaghic Telangiectasia

Question 49

Taurodontic Teeth

Answer 49

Are pyramidal in shape

Question 50

Which of the following is true for Von Recklinghausen disease?

Answer 50

Patients have multiple neurofibromas

Question 51

Gross chromosomal abnormalities are the result of the alteration of numbers during development of the alteration of the structure. Euploid refers to:

Answer 51

A complete second set of chromosomes

Question 52

The major concern for a dental hygienist when treating a patient with cyclic neutropenia should be:

Answer 52

The number of circulating neutrophils

Question 53

Exophytic boney projections developing on the buccal surface are called:

Answer 53

Exostosis

Question 54

Occurring in 1 in 20,000 births, this defect is known for a defect in collagen formation resulting in easily fractured bones

Answer 54

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Question 55

In Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic defect in collagen and connective tissue synthesis, all of the following complications exist except:

Answer 55

Hypodontia of primary teeth