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,c encapsulatedc lesion,c inc dermisc orc subcutaneousc layer,c filledc withc liq
uidc orc semisolidc material.
Example-c Sebaceousc cyst,c cysticc acne.
Telangietasiac -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -Fine,c irregular,c redc linesc producedc byc capillaryc dilation.
Example-c Telangiectasiac inc rosacea.
Scalec -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Heapedc upc keratinizedc cells,c flakyc skinc irregular,c thickc orc thinc dryc orc oilyc variationc inc size.
Example-c Flakingc ofc skinc withc seborrheicc dermatitisc orc aſterc ac dogc reactionc dryc skin.
,c
Lichenificationc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Roughc thickenedc epidermisc secondaryc toc persistentc rubbing,c itching,c orc skinc irritation,c oſten
involvesc flexc surfacec ofc extremity.
Example-c Chronicc dermatitis.
Keloidc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Irregularlyc shapedc elevatedc progressivelyc enlargingc scar,c growsc beyondc thec boundariesc ofc th
ec woundc causedc byc excessivec collagenc formationc duringc healing.
Example-c keloidc formationc aſterc surgery.
Scarc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Thinc toc thickc fibrousc tissuec thatc replacesc normalc skinc aſterc injuryc orc lacerationc toc thec dermi
s.
Example-c Healedc woundc orc surgicalc incision.
Excoriationc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -Lossc ofc thec epidermisc linearc hollowedc outc crustedc area.
Example-c Abrasionc orc scratchc scabies.
Fissurec -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Linearc crackc orc breakc fromc thec epidermisc toc thec dermisc mayc bec moistc orc dry.
Example-c Athlete'sc foot,c cracksc atc thec cornerc ofc thec mouth.
Erosionc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Lossc ofc partc ofc thec epidermis,c depressed,c moist,c glistening,c followsc rupturec ofc ac vesiclec orc b
ulla.
Example-c Varicella,c variolac aſterc rupture.
Ulcerc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -Lossc ofc epidermisc andc dermisc concavec variesc inc size.
Example-c Decubiti,c Stasisc 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,c encapsulatedc lesion,c inc dermisc orc subcutaneousc layer,c filledc withc liq
uidc orc semisolidc material.
Example-c Sebaceousc cyst,c cysticc acne.
Telangietasiac -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -Fine,c irregular,c redc linesc producedc byc capillaryc dilation.
Example-c Telangiectasiac inc rosacea.
Scalec -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Heapedc upc keratinizedc cells,c flakyc skinc irregular,c thickc orc thinc dryc orc oilyc variationc inc size.
Example-c Flakingc ofc skinc withc seborrheicc dermatitisc orc aſterc ac dogc reactionc dryc skin.
,c
Lichenificationc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Roughc thickenedc epidermisc secondaryc toc persistentc rubbing,c itching,c orc skinc irritation,c oſten
involvesc flexc surfacec ofc extremity.
Example-c Chronicc dermatitis.
Keloidc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Irregularlyc shapedc elevatedc progressivelyc enlargingc scar,c growsc beyondc thec boundariesc ofc th
ec woundc causedc byc excessivec collagenc formationc duringc healing.
Example-c keloidc formationc aſterc surgery.
Scarc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Thinc toc thickc fibrousc tissuec thatc replacesc normalc skinc aſterc injuryc orc lacerationc toc thec dermi
s.
Example-c Healedc woundc orc surgicalc incision.
Excoriationc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -Lossc ofc thec epidermisc linearc hollowedc outc crustedc area.
Example-c Abrasionc orc scratchc scabies.
Fissurec -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Linearc crackc orc breakc fromc thec epidermisc toc thec dermisc mayc bec moistc orc dry.
Example-c Athlete'sc foot,c cracksc atc thec cornerc ofc thec mouth.
Erosionc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -
Lossc ofc partc ofc thec epidermis,c depressed,c moist,c glistening,c followsc rupturec ofc ac vesiclec orc b
ulla.
Example-c Varicella,c variolac aſterc rupture.
Ulcerc -c CORRECTc ANSWERc -Lossc ofc epidermisc andc dermisc concavec variesc inc size.
Example-c Decubiti,c Stasisc ulcers.
