Dentosphere : World of Dentistry

Whether it’s a short respite from your work on a hot summer afternoon or a meeting with your college friend after many years, carbonated soda drinks are essentially one of the drinks you consume. Some of the few to name are: Cocacola, Fanta, Sprite, Pepsi, Mountain Dew , Mirinda, etc. These go harmoniously with any casual fast foods like mo:mo: , chowmein, pizza, burger, etc. So, it’s not absurd if you find yourself drinking 2-3 drinks daily on a regular basis. But, you might want to know few things about these so called soft drinks, because they are necessarily not as soft as you might have assumed

Anatomy 1. The taste buds, composed of modified epithelial cells, in tongue have a varied distribution. In which part are these buds most numerous?? Foliate Papillae Fungiform Papillae Vallate Papillae Central region of the dorsum of tongue 2. The infrahyoid group of muscles includes sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid , and omohyoid muscles. Which one of these muscles is supplied by fibers from the first cervical spinal nerve only? Sternothyroid Sternohyoid Thyrohyoid Omohyoid

1. The immobility produced by by general anesthetics in response to painful surgical stimuli is primarily due to their action on: Motor cortex Basal ganglia Thalamus Spinal cord 2. The minimal alveolar concentration(MAC) of an inhalational anesthetic is the measure of its: Potency Therapeutic index Diffusibility Oil:water partition coefficient

1: The part of nephron least permeable to water is? Proximal Tubule Descending limb of Loop of Henle Ascending limb of loop of Henle Collecting Tubule 2. Tubular maximum for glucose is? 180 mg/dl 325 mg/dl 375 mg/min 375 mg/dl

1. Which of the following is not secreted by pituitary gland? Prolactin MSH Oxytocin ACTH 2. Which of the organs are capable of releasing hormones? Endocrine gland Brain Heart Liver All of the above

1.The first permanent tooth to erupt in the oral cavity is the: Mandibular central incisor Mandibular First Molar Maxillary Central Incisor Maxillary First Molar 2. The age of a child having 12 permanent and 12 deciduous teeth is:? Four and half years Eight and half years Eleven and half years Thirteen years Fourteen years

# The most common side effect of the oral administration of ampicillin is :  A. Anaphylactic shock B. Diarrhoea C. Oral Candidiasis D. Renal failure # Which of the following drugs is likely to damage the eighth cranial nerve when administered for a long period of time ? A. Ethambutol B. Isoniazide C. Rifampicin D. Streptomycin