610 MODULE 3- MARTY’S QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
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,z encapsulatedz lesion,z inz dermisz orz subcutaneousz layer,z filledz withz liq
uidz orz semisolidz material.
Example-z Sebaceousz cyst,z cysticz acne.
Telangietasiaz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Fine,z irregular,z redz linesz producedz byz capillaryz dilation.
Example-z Telangiectasiaz inz rosacea.
Scalez -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Heapedz upz keratinizedz cells,z flakyz skinz irregular,z thickz orz thinz dryz orz oilyz variationz inz size.
Example-z Flakingz ofz skinz withz seborrheicz dermatitisz orz aſterz az dogz reactionz dryz skin.
,z
Lichenificationz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Roughz thickenedz epidermisz secondaryz toz persistentz rubbing,z itching,z orz skinz irritation,z oſten
involvesz flexz surfacez ofz extremity.
Example-z Chronicz dermatitis.
Keloidz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Irregularlyz shapedz elevatedz progressivelyz enlargingz scar,z growsz beyondz thez boundariesz ofz th
ez woundz causedz byz excessivez collagenz formationz duringz healing.
Example-z keloidz formationz aſterz surgery.
Scarz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Thinz toz thickz fibrousz tissuez thatz replacesz normalz skinz aſterz injuryz orz lacerationz toz thez dermi
s.
Example-z Healedz woundz orz surgicalz incision.
Excoriationz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Lossz ofz thez epidermisz linearz hollowedz outz crustedz area.
Example-z Abrasionz orz scratchz scabies.
Fissurez -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Linearz crackz orz breakz fromz thez epidermisz toz thez dermisz mayz bez moistz orz dry.
Example-z Athlete'sz foot,z cracksz atz thez cornerz ofz thez mouth.
Erosionz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Lossz ofz partz ofz thez epidermis,z depressed,z moist,z glistening,z followsz rupturez ofz az vesiclez orz b
ulla.
Example-z Varicella,z variolaz aſterz rupture.
Ulcerz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Lossz ofz epidermisz andz dermisz concavez variesz inz size.
Example-z Decubiti,z Stasisz ulcers.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
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,z encapsulatedz lesion,z inz dermisz orz subcutaneousz layer,z filledz withz liq
uidz orz semisolidz material.
Example-z Sebaceousz cyst,z cysticz acne.
Telangietasiaz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Fine,z irregular,z redz linesz producedz byz capillaryz dilation.
Example-z Telangiectasiaz inz rosacea.
Scalez -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Heapedz upz keratinizedz cells,z flakyz skinz irregular,z thickz orz thinz dryz orz oilyz variationz inz size.
Example-z Flakingz ofz skinz withz seborrheicz dermatitisz orz aſterz az dogz reactionz dryz skin.
,z
Lichenificationz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Roughz thickenedz epidermisz secondaryz toz persistentz rubbing,z itching,z orz skinz irritation,z oſten
involvesz flexz surfacez ofz extremity.
Example-z Chronicz dermatitis.
Keloidz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Irregularlyz shapedz elevatedz progressivelyz enlargingz scar,z growsz beyondz thez boundariesz ofz th
ez woundz causedz byz excessivez collagenz formationz duringz healing.
Example-z keloidz formationz aſterz surgery.
Scarz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Thinz toz thickz fibrousz tissuez thatz replacesz normalz skinz aſterz injuryz orz lacerationz toz thez dermi
s.
Example-z Healedz woundz orz surgicalz incision.
Excoriationz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Lossz ofz thez epidermisz linearz hollowedz outz crustedz area.
Example-z Abrasionz orz scratchz scabies.
Fissurez -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Linearz crackz orz breakz fromz thez epidermisz toz thez dermisz mayz bez moistz orz dry.
Example-z Athlete'sz foot,z cracksz atz thez cornerz ofz thez mouth.
Erosionz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Lossz ofz partz ofz thez epidermis,z depressed,z moist,z glistening,z followsz rupturez ofz az vesiclez orz b
ulla.
Example-z Varicella,z variolaz aſterz rupture.
Ulcerz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Lossz ofz epidermisz andz dermisz concavez variesz inz size.
Example-z Decubiti,z Stasisz ulcers.
