Oral Histology
Question: Which of the following tissues have no reparative capacity______________?
- 1. Enamel
- 2. Dentin
- 3. Cementum
- 4. Periodontal ligament
Question: Which of the following structures is not of ectodermal origin_______________?
- 1. Hunter schreger bands
- 2. Enamel spindles
- 3. Enamel tufts
- 4. Enamel lamellae
Question: Neonatal lines are found in all of the following except____________?
- 1. Enamel of primary incisors
- 2. Enamel of permanent canines
- 3. Enamel and dentin of permanent first molars
- 4. Dentin of permanent mandibular incisors
Question: Approximately how many enamel rods will be present in a maxillary molar ?
- 1. 5 million
- 2. 7 million
- 3. 9 million
- 4. 12 million
Question: All are true regarding the enamel spindles except____________?
- 1. Produced by ameloblasts
- 2. Found in the region of cusps
- 3. Surrounded by inter prismatic enamel
- 4. Terminate as rounded process
Question: Interwining of the enamel rods at the cusp timps and the incisal edges of a tooth is called______________?
- 1. Enamel spindles
- 2. Gnarled enamel
- 3. Incremental lies of woven
- 4. Incremental lines of retzius
Question: Ratio of diameter of enamel rods in the DEJ to the enamel surface is______________?
- 1. 1:4
- 2. 1:1
- 3. 1:2
- 4. 2:1
Question: Enamel tufts are_______________?
- 1. Thin tuft like structure extending from enamel surface of dentin enamel junction
- 2. Tuft like structure arising from dentin-enamel junction towards enamel surface
- 3. Odontoblastic processes extending into enamel
- 4. None of the above
Question: The enamel of the posterior teeth is thickest at____________?
- 1. Cervical third of buccal surface
- 2. Middle third of buccal surface
- 3. Middle third of lingual surface
- 4. Occlusal surface
Question: perikymata are the external surface manifestations of_____________?
- 1. Enamel rods
- 2. Incremental lines of retzius
- 3. Nasmyth’s membrane
- 4. Pellicle