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,x encapsulatedx lesion,x inx dermisx orx subcutaneousx layer,x filledx withx liq
uidx orx semisolidx material.
Example-x Sebaceousx cyst,x cysticx acne.
Telangietasiax -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -Fine,x irregular,x redx linesx producedx byx capillaryx dilation.
Example-x Telangiectasiax inx rosacea.
Scalex -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Heapedx upx keratinizedx cells,x flakyx skinx irregular,x thickx orx thinx dryx orx oilyx variationx inx size
.
Example-
x Flakingx ofx skinx withx seborrheicx dermatitisx orx aſterx ax dogx reactionx dryx skin.
,x
Lichenificationx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Roughx thickenedx epidermisx secondaryx tox persistentx rubbing,x itching,x orx skinx irritation,x oſten
involvesx flexx surfacex ofx extremity.
Example-x Chronicx dermatitis.
Keloidx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Irregularlyx shapedx elevatedx progressivelyx enlargingx scar,x growsx beyondx thex boundariesx ofx th
ex woundx causedx byx excessivex collagenx formationx duringx healing.
Example-x keloidx formationx aſterx surgery.
Scarx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Thinx tox thickx fibrousx tissuex thatx replacesx normalx skinx aſterx injuryx orx lacerationx tox thex der
mi
s.
Example-x Healedx woundx orx surgicalx incision.
Excoriationx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Lossx ofx thex epidermisx linearx hollowedx outx crustedx area.
Example-x Abrasionx orx scratchx scabies.
Fissurex -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Linearx crackx orx breakx fromx thex epidermisx tox thex dermisx mayx bex moistx orx dry
.
Example-x Athlete'sx foot,x cracksx atx thex cornerx ofx thex mouth.
Erosionx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Lossx ofx partx ofx thex epidermis,x depressed,x moist,x glistening,x followsx rupturex ofx ax vesiclex orx
b
ulla.
Example-x Varicella,x variolax aſterx rupture.
Ulcerx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Lossx ofx epidermisx andx dermisx concavex variesx inx size.
Example-x Decubiti,x Stasisx 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,x encapsulatedx lesion,x inx dermisx orx subcutaneousx layer,x filledx withx liq
uidx orx semisolidx material.
Example-x Sebaceousx cyst,x cysticx acne.
Telangietasiax -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -Fine,x irregular,x redx linesx producedx byx capillaryx dilation.
Example-x Telangiectasiax inx rosacea.
Scalex -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Heapedx upx keratinizedx cells,x flakyx skinx irregular,x thickx orx thinx dryx orx oilyx variationx inx size
.
Example-
x Flakingx ofx skinx withx seborrheicx dermatitisx orx aſterx ax dogx reactionx dryx skin.
,x
Lichenificationx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Roughx thickenedx epidermisx secondaryx tox persistentx rubbing,x itching,x orx skinx irritation,x oſten
involvesx flexx surfacex ofx extremity.
Example-x Chronicx dermatitis.
Keloidx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Irregularlyx shapedx elevatedx progressivelyx enlargingx scar,x growsx beyondx thex boundariesx ofx th
ex woundx causedx byx excessivex collagenx formationx duringx healing.
Example-x keloidx formationx aſterx surgery.
Scarx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Thinx tox thickx fibrousx tissuex thatx replacesx normalx skinx aſterx injuryx orx lacerationx tox thex der
mi
s.
Example-x Healedx woundx orx surgicalx incision.
Excoriationx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Lossx ofx thex epidermisx linearx hollowedx outx crustedx area.
Example-x Abrasionx orx scratchx scabies.
Fissurex -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Linearx crackx orx breakx fromx thex epidermisx tox thex dermisx mayx bex moistx orx dry
.
Example-x Athlete'sx foot,x cracksx atx thex cornerx ofx thex mouth.
Erosionx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Lossx ofx partx ofx thex epidermis,x depressed,x moist,x glistening,x followsx rupturex ofx ax vesiclex orx
b
ulla.
Example-x Varicella,x variolax aſterx rupture.
Ulcerx -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Lossx ofx epidermisx andx dermisx concavex variesx inx size.
Example-x Decubiti,x Stasisx ulcers.
