610 MODULE 3- MARTY’S QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER -
A flat circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin, < 1 cm in diameter.
Examples - freckles, flat moles (nevi), petechiae, measles.
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER -An elevated, firm, circumscribed area, < 1 cm in diameter.
Examples- wart (verruca), elevated moles, lichen planus.
Patch - CORRECT ANSWER -
A flat nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule > 1 cm in diameter.
Examples: Vitiligo, port wine stains, hyperpigmented macule, café au lait patch.
plaque - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface > 1 cm in diameter.
Example- Psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinic keratosis.
Wheal - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema solid transient variable diameter.
Example: insect bites urticaria allergic reaction.
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated firm circumscribed lesion deeper in dermis than papule 1-2 cm in diameter.
Example- Erythema nodosum , lipoma.
Mass - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated and solid lesion, may or may not be clearly demarcated, deeper in dermis > 2 cm
in diameter.
,Example: Neoplasms, benign tumor, lipoma.
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis, filled with serous fluid, < 1 cm in diam
eter.
Example- Varicella, herpes zoster.
Bulla - CORRECT ANSWER -Vesical > 1 cm in diameter
Example- Blister, pemphigus vulgaris.
pustule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated superficial lesion, similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid.
Example- Impetigo, acne.
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated, Circumscribed, encapsulated lesion, in dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liq
uid or semisolid material.
Example- Sebaceous cyst, cystic acne.
Telangietasia - CORRECT ANSWER -Fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary dilation.
Example- Telangiectasia in rosacea.
Scale - CORRECT ANSWER -
Heaped up keratinized cells, flaky skin irregular, thick or thin dry or oily variation in size.
Example- Flaking of skin with seborrheic dermatitis or after a dog reaction dry skin.
, Lichenification - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rough thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation, often
involves flex surface of extremity.
Example- Chronic dermatitis.
Keloid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Irregularly shaped elevated progressively enlarging scar, grows beyond the boundaries of th
e wound caused by excessive collagen formation during healing.
Example- keloid formation after surgery.
Scar - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after injury or laceration to the dermi
s.
Example- Healed wound or surgical incision.
Excoriation - CORRECT ANSWER -Loss of the epidermis linear hollowed out crusted area.
Example- Abrasion or scratch scabies.
Fissure - CORRECT ANSWER -
Linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis may be moist or dry.
Example- Athlete's foot, cracks at the corner of the mouth.
Erosion - CORRECT ANSWER -
Loss of part of the epidermis, depressed, moist, glistening, follows rupture of a vesicle or b
ulla.
Example- Varicella, variola after rupture.
Ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER -Loss of epidermis and dermis concave varies in size.
Example- Decubiti, Stasis ulcers.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER -
A flat circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin, < 1 cm in diameter.
Examples - freckles, flat moles (nevi), petechiae, measles.
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER -An elevated, firm, circumscribed area, < 1 cm in diameter.
Examples- wart (verruca), elevated moles, lichen planus.
Patch - CORRECT ANSWER -
A flat nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule > 1 cm in diameter.
Examples: Vitiligo, port wine stains, hyperpigmented macule, café au lait patch.
plaque - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface > 1 cm in diameter.
Example- Psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinic keratosis.
Wheal - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema solid transient variable diameter.
Example: insect bites urticaria allergic reaction.
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated firm circumscribed lesion deeper in dermis than papule 1-2 cm in diameter.
Example- Erythema nodosum , lipoma.
Mass - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated and solid lesion, may or may not be clearly demarcated, deeper in dermis > 2 cm
in diameter.
,Example: Neoplasms, benign tumor, lipoma.
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis, filled with serous fluid, < 1 cm in diam
eter.
Example- Varicella, herpes zoster.
Bulla - CORRECT ANSWER -Vesical > 1 cm in diameter
Example- Blister, pemphigus vulgaris.
pustule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated superficial lesion, similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid.
Example- Impetigo, acne.
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elevated, Circumscribed, encapsulated lesion, in dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liq
uid or semisolid material.
Example- Sebaceous cyst, cystic acne.
Telangietasia - CORRECT ANSWER -Fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary dilation.
Example- Telangiectasia in rosacea.
Scale - CORRECT ANSWER -
Heaped up keratinized cells, flaky skin irregular, thick or thin dry or oily variation in size.
Example- Flaking of skin with seborrheic dermatitis or after a dog reaction dry skin.
, Lichenification - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rough thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation, often
involves flex surface of extremity.
Example- Chronic dermatitis.
Keloid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Irregularly shaped elevated progressively enlarging scar, grows beyond the boundaries of th
e wound caused by excessive collagen formation during healing.
Example- keloid formation after surgery.
Scar - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after injury or laceration to the dermi
s.
Example- Healed wound or surgical incision.
Excoriation - CORRECT ANSWER -Loss of the epidermis linear hollowed out crusted area.
Example- Abrasion or scratch scabies.
Fissure - CORRECT ANSWER -
Linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis may be moist or dry.
Example- Athlete's foot, cracks at the corner of the mouth.
Erosion - CORRECT ANSWER -
Loss of part of the epidermis, depressed, moist, glistening, follows rupture of a vesicle or b
ulla.
Example- Varicella, variola after rupture.
Ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER -Loss of epidermis and dermis concave varies in size.
Example- Decubiti, Stasis ulcers.
