Question 1

All of the following are examples of symptoms EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Itching 
B)  Pain 
C)  Soreness 
D)  Leukoplakia 
A)  Itching 
B)  Pain 
C)  Soreness 
D)  Leukoplakia

Question 2

Pathognomonic features are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific characteristics of a particular disease or lesion 
B)  Nonspecific symptoms experienced by the patient 
C)  Always present in infectious diseases 
D)  Not diagnostic 
A)  Specific characteristics of a particular disease or lesion 
B)  Nonspecific symptoms experienced by the patient 
C)  Always present in infectious diseases 
D)  Not diagnostic

Question 3

Which of the following is not a true statement about tori?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represent excessive growths of normal bone. 
B)  They are exostoses. 
C)  They can occur in the palate or bilaterally along the lingual aspect of the mandible. 
D)  They most commonly occur in the presence of other disease processes. 
A)  They represent excessive growths of normal bone. 
B)  They are exostoses. 
C)  They can occur in the palate or bilaterally along the lingual aspect of the mandible. 
D)  They most commonly occur in the presence of other disease processes.

Question 4

Which of the following describes a generalized translucent covering of the buccal mucosa, most commonly observed in dark-skinned individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physiological pigmentation 
B)  Leukoedema 
C)  Linea alba 
D)  Fordyce granules 
A)  Physiological pigmentation 
B)  Leukoedema 
C)  Linea alba 
D)  Fordyce granules

Question 5

Which of the following terms best describes a flat, slightly raised patch or layer of material deposited on a tissue surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Macule 
B)  Plaque 
C)  Fissure 
D)  Erosion 
A)  Macule 
B)  Plaque 
C)  Fissure 
D)  Erosion

Question 6

Papules are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Palpable masses that arise within the deeper tissues 
B)  Small solid elevations that are not fluid- or pus-filled 
C)  Blister-like elevations containing pus 
D)  Commonly seen in pemphigus and pemphigoid 
A)  Palpable masses that arise within the deeper tissues 
B)  Small solid elevations that are not fluid- or pus-filled 
C)  Blister-like elevations containing pus 
D)  Commonly seen in pemphigus and pemphigoid

Question 7

Iatrogenic means a lesion:

Accepted Answer

A)  Occurred as a result of treatment 
B)  Is due to a genetic abnormality 
C)  Was caused by an infection 
D)  Was self-inflicted 
A)  Occurred as a result of treatment 
B)  Is due to a genetic abnormality 
C)  Was caused by an infection 
D)  Was self-inflicted

Question 8

Which of the following describes a white line observed bilaterally along the plane of occlusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linea alba 
B)  Leukoedema 
C)  Fordyce granules 
D)  Physiological pigmentation 
A)  Linea alba 
B)  Leukoedema 
C)  Fordyce granules 
D)  Physiological pigmentation

Question 9

Which of the following can be used to identify the DNA of HIV?

Accepted Answer

A)  DNA-PCR 
B)  Electromyography 
C)  Bacteriologic culture 
D)  CBC 
A)  DNA-PCR 
B)  Electromyography 
C)  Bacteriologic culture 
D)  CBC

All of the following are examples of symptoms EXCEPT:

Pathognomonic features are:

Which of the following is not a true statement about tori?

Which of the following describes a generalized translucent covering of the buccal mucosa, most commonly observed in dark-skinned individuals?

Which of the following terms best describes a flat, slightly raised patch or layer of material deposited on a tissue surface?

Papules are:

Iatrogenic means a lesion:

Which of the following describes a white line observed bilaterally along the plane of occlusion?

Which of the following can be used to identify the DNA of HIV?

Orofacial Injury and Reactive Disorders

Infectious Diseases

Immunologic Disease

Developmental Disorders

Disorders of Genetics and Inheritance

Neoplasms of the Oral Soft Tissues and Facial Skin

Neoplasms of the Bones of the Mandible and Maxilla

Systemic Pathology and Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

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Exam 1: Introduction to Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

All of the following are examples of symptoms EXCEPT:

Pathognomonic features are:

Which of the following is not a true statement about tori?

Which of the following describes a generalized translucent covering of the buccal mucosa, most commonly observed in dark-skinned individuals?

Which of the following terms best describes a flat, slightly raised patch or layer of material deposited on a tissue surface?

Papules are:

Iatrogenic means a lesion:

Which of the following describes a white line observed bilaterally along the plane of occlusion?

Which of the following can be used to identify the DNA of HIV?

Orofacial Injury and Reactive Disorders

Infectious Diseases

Immunologic Disease

Developmental Disorders

Disorders of Genetics and Inheritance

Neoplasms of the Oral Soft Tissues and Facial Skin

Neoplasms of the Bones of the Mandible and Maxilla

Systemic Pathology and Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

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