ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER -Circumscribed flat area of skin color change <1 cm in
diameter
Patch - CORRECT ANSWER -Circumscribed flat area of skin color change >1 cm in
diameter
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER -Small solid elevation of skin <1 cm in diameter
Plaque - CORRECT ANSWER -Large flatter elevation of skin formed by coalescing
papules
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER -Solid elevation of skin >1 cm in diameter extending into
deeper layers
Pustule - CORRECT ANSWER -Small, circumscribed elevation of epidermis filled with
purulent fluid
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER -Small, circumscribed elevation of epidermis containing
clear fluid <1 cm in diameter
Bulla - CORRECT ANSWER -Circumscribed elevation of epidermis containing clear
fluid >1 cm in diameter
Wheal - CORRECT ANSWER -Raised lesion consisting of dermal edema, also known as
hives or urticaria