oral histology Mcqs
251. Principal fibres of periodontal ligament are attached to_____________?
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A. Lamellar bone

B. Alveolar bone proper

C. Bundle bone

D. Cortical bone

252. Which of the following statement is correct?
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A. Enamel cannot form in absence of dentin

B. Enamel formation can occur in absence of dentin

C. The formation of enamel and dentin are independent of each other

D. None of the above

253. Matrix vesicles_______________?
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A. Contain collagen

B. Produce alkaline phosphatase

C. Inhibit mineralization

D. Are found in mantle dentin
254. Collagen molecule exhibits all of the following features except_____________?
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A. Mostly contains glycine residues

B. Intracellular in nature

C. Triple pleated sheath

D. Exhibit cross striations at 64 ?m

255. The cells that form secondary dentin are_______________?
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A. Cementoblasts

B. Odontoblasts

C. Osteoblasts

D. Fibroblasts

256. Cellular cementum and compact bone contain____________?
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A. Canaliculi and incremental lines

B. Sharpehys fibres and elastic fibres

C. Collagen fibres and blood vessels

D. Lacunae and elastic fibres

257. Chronic periapical inflammation is usually associated with____________?
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A. Hypertrophy of cementum

B. Ankylosis

C. Hyperplasia of cementum

D. Resorption of cementum

259. The primary function of the dental pulp is____________?
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A. Nutritive

B. Production of dentin

C. Vascular supply to the teeth

D. Production of enamel

260. Weils zone of pulp is__________?
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A. Cell degenerated zone

B. Cell regenerated zone

C. cell free zone

D. Cell rich zone

262. Enamel is laid down______________?
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A. Only on odontoblasts

B. Mainly by odontoblasts

C. Mainly by ameloblasts

D. Only by ameloblasts
264. The cell free zone in pulp lies____________?
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A. In pulp horn

B. Above odontoblast

C. In radicular pulp

D. Below odontoblast
266. The cap stage in tooth development is characterized by_____________?
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A. Formation of hammock ligament

B. Increased mitotic activity

C. reversal of functional polarity

D. morphodifferentiation

267. The dentin adjacent to the dentinoenamel junction is called the______________?
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A. Circumpulpal dentin

B. Mantle dentin

C. Predentin

D. Secondary dentin

268. All of the following are true about functions of dental pulp except______________?
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A. Formation of dentin

B. Nerve supply to enamel through fibres

C. Sends impulses to CNS

D. Nerve supply to dentin

269. Secondary cementum is generally confined to_____________?
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A. Cervical third of the root

B. No secondary cementum forms

C. Apical third of the root

D. Middle third of the root

270. Protein secreted by odontoblast_____________?
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A. Collagen

B. Elastin

C. Chitin

D. Keratin

271. Length of enamel rods is_____________?
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A. Greater than the thickness of enamel

B. None of the above

C. Equal to the thickness of enimal

D. Less than the thickness of enamel

272. In adult teeth, the type of dentin present underlying dentin-enamel junction is_______________?
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A. Tertiary dentin

B. Interglobular dentin

C. Mantle dentin

D. Predentin

274. The successors of deciduous teeth develops form_______________?
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A. Stellate reticulum

B. Successional lamina

C. Neutral ectodermal cells

D. Dental lamina

275. Dead tracts in ground section appears as_____________?
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A. Coarse fibril bundles arranged at right angle to the dentinal surface

B. White in transmitted light and dark in reflected light

C. Black in transmitted light and white in reflected light

D. Dentinal tubules

276. Neonatal line is also referred to as______________?
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A. Retzius line

B. Incremental lines

C. Line of enamel tufts

D. Line of cross striations

277. Enamel can act in a sense like a_______________?
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A. Permeable membrane

B. Impermeable membrane

C. Infrapermeable membrane

D. Semipermeable membrane
278. All are true about the striae of retzius except___________?
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A. Constitute the rest lines with in the enamel rods

B. Have high inorganic content

C. They are areas of increased porosity

D. Allow the movement of water and small ions

279. Cementum that forms in conjunction with root end formation and eruption_____________?
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A. Cellular cementum

B. Acellular cementum

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

280. Dentinogenesis by odontoblasts first begins at_____________?
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A. Pulpal end

B. Cusp tip

C. Cervical area

D. Tooth bud stage

283. Sharpeys fibres are derived from_____________?
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A. Alveolar bone

B. Dental follicle

C. Epithelial rests of malassez

D. Hertwigs root sheath

284. Centre of the disc in TMJ is_____________?
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A. Avascular & deviod of nervous tissue

B. Avascular

C. None of the above

D. Devoid of nervous tissue

285. The disturbances occurred during Calcification stage of tooth development is seen in_____________?
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A. Peg laterals

B. Microdontia

C. Supernumerary tooth

D. Interglobular dentin
286. Which of the following is correct about enamel crystals ?
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A. Their diameter is about 5 microns in size

B. Roughly texagonal in shape

C. Same as dentin crystals

D. Contains organic portion in the center

287. Bundle bone is part of____________?
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A. Longbones

B. Alveolar bone

C. Periodontal ligament

D. Cementum

288. Aging process affects pulp tissue by_____________?
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A. Increase cellular component at the expenses of fibre component

B. Decreasing the size and shape of pulp tissue and cellular component

C. Increases vascularity of the pulp

D. Decrease the calcific component of the pulp

291. Remnants of the Hertwigs root sheath are found in____________?
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A. Cementum

B. Periodontal ligament

C. Alveolar bone

D. Gingiva

292. Which of the following is a rare occurrence______________?
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A. Enamel meet cementum at a point

B. Enamel overlaps cementum

C. Cementum overlaps enamel

D. Both never meet

293. Intermediate cementum is____________?
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A. Highly defined cellular zone near cemento dentinal junction (CDJ)

B. Highly defined fibrillar zone near CDJ

C. Poorly defined zone near cemento-dentinal junction

D. Both a and B

294. Vitality of pulp depends on________________?
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A. Blood supply

B. Nerve supply

C. Lymphatic supply

D. All of the above

295. Anchoring fibrills are composed of_____________?
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A. Type IV collagen

B. Type V and VII collagen

C. Type I and III collagen

D. Type IV and III Collagen

296. The dental pulp contains nerve endings/receptors for____________?
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A. Pain

B. Proprioception

C. Temperature

D. Pressure

297. Membrana performative is seen in_________________?
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A. Cap stage

B. Advanced bell stage

C. Bud stage

D. Bell stage
298. At the CEJ cementum overlaps enamel about____________?
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A. 70 to 75%

B. 60 to 65%

C. 65 to 70%

D. 55 to 60%

299. Hardness of fully mineralized cementum is_____________?
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A. Equal dentin

B. None of the above

C. More than dentin

D. Less than dentin