Oral Pathology Final Question and Answer
[2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Complete
Exam Prep
• erythematous -✓✓ implies red or inflamed
• leukoplakia -✓✓ implies white lesion; does not rub off
• nodule (2 types) -✓✓ small, firm, palpable lesion above or below surrounding
surface level
1) pedunculated-narrow base that grows on a stalk
2) sessile- wide base without stalk
• papule -✓✓ small, elevated growth usually <5 mm in diameter
• macule -✓✓ small, nonelevated lesion usually of a different color than normal
tissue ("freckle")
• vesicle -✓✓ fluid-filled blister <5 mm in diameter
• bulla -✓✓ fluid-filled blister >5 mm in diameter
• pustule -✓✓ vesicle or bulla filled with pus
• corrugated -✓✓ wavy elevations and depressions, also wrinkled
, • fissured -✓✓ deep grooves with no cracks or ulcerations
• papillary -✓✓ rough surface with small projections
• unilocular -✓✓ only one radiolucent compartment
• multilocular -✓✓ several radiolucent compartments with the same or varied sizes
• honeycombed -✓✓ several radiolucent compartments of the same size
• well-circumscribed -✓✓ well-defined border with clearly defined margins
• diffuse -✓✓ poorly identifiable margins that blend into normal tissue
• sclerotic -✓✓ appears more radiopaque than normal
• ankyloglossia -✓✓ tongue-tie; lingual frenum is too short or attached too
anteriorly
• lingual varices -✓✓ enlarged tortuous veins on ventral surface of tongue
• fissured -✓✓ deep dorsal surface grooves; usually developmental on adults
• hairy tongue -✓✓ proliferation of filiform papillae; color varies due to
chromogenic bacteria
[2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Complete
Exam Prep
• erythematous -✓✓ implies red or inflamed
• leukoplakia -✓✓ implies white lesion; does not rub off
• nodule (2 types) -✓✓ small, firm, palpable lesion above or below surrounding
surface level
1) pedunculated-narrow base that grows on a stalk
2) sessile- wide base without stalk
• papule -✓✓ small, elevated growth usually <5 mm in diameter
• macule -✓✓ small, nonelevated lesion usually of a different color than normal
tissue ("freckle")
• vesicle -✓✓ fluid-filled blister <5 mm in diameter
• bulla -✓✓ fluid-filled blister >5 mm in diameter
• pustule -✓✓ vesicle or bulla filled with pus
• corrugated -✓✓ wavy elevations and depressions, also wrinkled
, • fissured -✓✓ deep grooves with no cracks or ulcerations
• papillary -✓✓ rough surface with small projections
• unilocular -✓✓ only one radiolucent compartment
• multilocular -✓✓ several radiolucent compartments with the same or varied sizes
• honeycombed -✓✓ several radiolucent compartments of the same size
• well-circumscribed -✓✓ well-defined border with clearly defined margins
• diffuse -✓✓ poorly identifiable margins that blend into normal tissue
• sclerotic -✓✓ appears more radiopaque than normal
• ankyloglossia -✓✓ tongue-tie; lingual frenum is too short or attached too
anteriorly
• lingual varices -✓✓ enlarged tortuous veins on ventral surface of tongue
• fissured -✓✓ deep dorsal surface grooves; usually developmental on adults
• hairy tongue -✓✓ proliferation of filiform papillae; color varies due to
chromogenic bacteria
