Oral Pathology For The Dental Hygienist Chpt 2

Front 1

A decrease in the size and function of a cell, a tissue, an organ, or the whole body is referred to as:

Back 1

Atrophy

Front 2

The first response of the body to injury is:

Back 2

Anaphylaxis

Front 3

Which type of inflammation occurs when the injury is minimal and brief and its source is removed from the tissue?

Back 3

Local

Front 4

Which cell is the first to arrive at the site of injury and is the primary cell involved in acute inflammation?

Back 4

Neutrophil

Front 5

Which one of the following is not a classic local sign of inflammation?
A. Redness
B. Swelling
C. Leukocytosis
D. Loss of normal tissue function

Back 5

Leukocytosis

Front 6

Healing of an injury in which there is little loss of tissue such as in a surgical incision is referred to as healing by:

Back 6

Primary intention

Front 7

The wearing away of tooth structure during mastication is called:

Back 7

Attrition

Front 8

The loss of tooth structure seen in bulimia is caused by:

Back 8

Erosion

Front 9

This patient comes to the office as an emergency. The patient complains of a toothache in the left mandibular posterior area. On clincial examination you notice a gray-to-white patch on the left posterior buccal mucosa. On questioning, the patient tells you that this area is also painful. After reviewing the patient's medical history, you question the patient regarding his recent use of:

Back 9

Aspirin

Front 10

This white raised line observed anterior-posterior on the buccal mucosa along the occlusal plane is?

Back 10

Linea alba

Front 11

Which one of the following occurs when WBC adhere to the walls of a blood vessel during inflammation?

Back 11

Pavementing

Front 12

Which one of the following is a systemic sign of inflammation?

Back 12

Fever

Front 13

The enlargement of lymph nodes is called?

Back 13

Lymphadenopathy

Front 14

The first microscopic event in the inflammatory response is?

Back 14

Constriction of the microcirculation

Front 15

Serous exudate is composed of:

Back 15

Plasma fluids and proteins with few white blood cells.

Front 16

When formation of exudate is excessive, a drainage tract may develop through the injured tissue. This channel is often called?

Back 16

A fistual

Front 17

Neutrophils constitute how much of the entire WBC population?

Back 17

65%

Front 18

All of the following are true concerning the neutrophil except that the neutrophile is:
A. The first cell at the site of injury
B. The primary cell in acute inflammation.
C. The primary cell in chronic inflammation.
D. A phagocyte.

Back 18

The primary cell in chronic inflammation.

Front 19

Which system in the blood mediates inflammation by causing increased dilation of the blood vessels at the site of injury and increases the permeability of local blood vessels?

Back 19

Kinin system

Front 20

Which one of the following is a steroidal anti-inflammatory drug?
A. Aspirin
B. Prednisone
C. Ibuprofen
D. Motrin

Back 20

Prednisone

Front 21

Which of the following is defined as an increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ?

Back 21

Hyperplasia

Front 22

Excessive scarring in skin is called:

Back 22

A keloid

Front 23

The first sign of attrition is:

Back 23

Disappearance of mamelons on incisors.

Front 24

Which one of the following is not a cause of abrasion?
A. Pipe placement in pipe smokers.
B. Musicians who play wind instruments.
C. Holding needles or pins with the teeth.
D. Frequent sucking on lemons.

Back 24

Frequent sucking on lemons.

Front 25

This type of erosion is classically associated with?
a. Anorexia nervosa
b. bulimia
c. sucking lemons
d. abrasive toothpaste

Back 25

Bulimia

Front 26

Aspirin burn on the oral mucosa is caused how?

Back 26

It is caused by placing the aspirin on the tooth with the toothache, causing the surrounding mucosa to become necrotic.

Front 27

Electric burns in the oral area are usually seen in?

Back 27

infants and young children

Front 28

The diagnosis of a traumatic ulcer is usually based on?

Back 28

History of the lesion

Front 29

The major cause of a mucocele is

Back 29

trauma to to a minor duct

Front 30

Necrotizing sialometaplasia is thought to result from?

Back 30

Lack of blood supply to the area

Front 31

Which of the following is most likely to result in frictional keratosis?

Back 31

Chewing on an edentulous ridge.

Front 32

This lesion on the palate typically is associated with heavy pipe and cigar smoking?

Back 32

Nicotine stomatitis

Front 33

Traumatic neuroma is a lesion caused by injury to?

Back 33

a peripheral nerve

Front 34

Which of the following is a lesion that occurs on the gingiva or alveolar process and contains many multi nucleated giant cells, red blood cells and chronic inflammatory cells?

Back 34

Peripheral giant cell granuloma

Front 35

Epulis fissuratum is caused by?

Back 35

an ill-fitting denture flange

Front 36

This granular, erythematous papillary surface of the palatal vault was caused by?

Back 36

an ill-fitting suction area of the denture.

Front 37

The most common site for the pulp polyp is?

Back 37

the occlusal surface of a large open carious tooth.

Front 38

Which one of the following does not cause gingival enlargement?

Back 38

Nitroglycerin

Front 39

Which one of the following inflammatory periapical lesions is most painful?

Back 39

Periapical abscess

Front 40

Resorption of tooth structure from outside the tooth is called?

Back 40

external resorption