Question: The radicular pulp is continous with tissues of the periapical area via the____________?

• 1. Pulp canal
• 2. Pulp chamber
• 3. Mental foramen
• 4. Apical foramen

Question: Odontoblasts are derived from______________?

• 1. Undifferentiated mesenchymal
• 2. Histocytes
• 3. Macrophages
• 4. Lymphocytes

Question: Pulp responds to all stimuli by pain because it has only_______________?

• 1. Free nerve endings
• 2. Krause end bulbs
• 3. Pacinian corpuscle
• 4. Ruffini corpuscle

Question: The dental pulp contains nerve endings/receptors for____________?

• 1. Pain
• 2. Pressure
• 3. Proprioception
• 4. Temperature

Question: Pain originate in the pulp due to_________?

• 1. free nerve ending in cell rich zone
• 2. free nerve ending at sub odontoblastic layer
• 3. Krause bulb at the center of the pulp
• 4. Meisseners corpuscles at cell rich zone

Question: Vitality of pulp depends on________________?

• 1. Blood supply
• 2. Nerve supply
• 3. Lymphatic supply
• 4. All of the above

Question: The primary response of the pulp to tissue destruction is_______________?

• 1. Necrosis
• 2. Ulceration
• 3. Calcific degeneration
• 4. Inflammation

Question: The plexus of Rashkov is present in which of the following zones in pulp ?

• 1. Cell free zone
• 2. Cell rich zone
• 3. Odontoblastic zone
• 4. Pulp core

Question: Size of pulp chamber____________?

• 1. Increases with age
• 2. Decreases with age
• 3. Increased in some cases and decreases in some cases
• 4. None of the above

Question: The average life time of primary pulp in oral cavity is__________?

• 1. 8.3 years
• 2. 2 years
• 3. 7 years
• 4. 3 years