MCQs on Oral Histology - Development and Growth of Teeth Part 2

# The formation of the dental lamina is initiated by:
A. Forebrain
B. Rathke's Pouch
C. Neural Crest Cells
D. Odontoblasts

# Accessory canals result from :
A. Defects in cementogenesis
B. Dividing epithelial bridges
C. Break in Hertwig's root sheath
D. Adherent epithelial rests

# The Hertwig's epithelial root sheath is essential to development of the root because it:
A. Gives rise to cementoblasts that produce cementum of the root
B. Moulds the shape of roots and stimulates differentiation of odontoblasts
C. Gives rise to odontoblasts that lay dentin of thee root
D. Remains as an essential constituent of the periodontal ligament

# A supernumerary tooth results from a deviation during:
A. Initiation
B. Differentiation
C. Apposition
D. Calcification


# Which of the following anomalies occur during the initiation and proliferation of tooth development ?
A. Amelogenesis imperfecta
B. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
C. Enamel hypoplasia
D. Oligodontia

# Blood supply of ameloblast for most of its life cycle comes from :
A. Dental papilla
B. Reduced enamel organ
C. Dental sac
D. Dental pulp

# The successors of deciduous teeth develops from:
A. Successional lamina
B. Dental lamina
C. Stellate reticulum
D. Neural ectodermal cells

# Lip furrow band is :
A. Vestibular lamina
B. Successional lamina
C. Dental lamina
D. Basal lamina

# Outer and inner enamel epithelium is first seen in:
A. Bud stage
B. Advanced bell stage
C. Cap stage
D. Bell stage

# Temporary structures in enamel organ are :
A. Enamel cord
B. Enamel knot
C. Both of the above
D. Enamel Cuticle

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MCQs on Oral Histology - Development and Growth of Teeth

# The bud, cap and bell stage of the developing tooth are based on growth of the:
A. Stellate reticulum
B. Dental papilla
C. Enamel organ
D. Dental sac

# Dental lamina is active up to :
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years

MCQs on Oral Histology - Enamel Part 6

# Gnarled enamel is seen in :
A. Proximal surface of tooth
B. Cervicl region of tooth
C. Cusp tips of tooth
D. All of the above

# The key hole pattern appearance in the cross section is a feature of :
A. Aprismatic enamel
B. Prismatic enamel
C. Intertubular dentin
D. Intratubular dentin

# Neonatal lines are seen in :
A. Enamel of deciduous incisors
B. Enamel of permanent incisors
C. Enamel of premolars
D. Dentin of all teeth as it is formed first

# The shallow furrows on the enamel surface where Striae of Retzius end are known as:
A. Cracks
B. Pellicle
C. Perikymata
D. Enamel lamellae
# Maximum amount of phosphate is seen in:
A. Bone
B. Enamel
C. Gingiva
D. Dentin

# Dark bands that are present in enamel rods at intervals of 4 micrometers are:
A. Neonatal Bands
B. Cross striations
C. Striae of Retzius
D. Hunter Schreger bands

# Which of the following is correct about enamel crystals?
A. Same as dentin crystals
B. Contains organic portion in the center
C. Roughly hexagonal in shape
D. Their diameter is about 5 microns in size

# Water content in enamel by volume is :
A. 2-3 %
B. 6-7 %
C. 20- 25 %
D. 10-12 %

# Non acidic, non ionic protein which helps in enamel mineralization:
A. Tuftelin
B. Sheathlin
C. Enamelin
D. Amelogenin

# Enamel can act in a sense like a :
A. Permeable membrane
B. Impermeable membrane
C. Semipermeable membrane
D. Infrapermeable membrane

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MCQs on Oral Histology - Enamel Part 5

# The small ridges , perikymata, seen on facial surfaces of canines are the result of:
A. Hyperplasia
B. Hypocalcification
C. Normal development
D. Interstitial development

# Among the following , the structure that is most calcified is :
A. Enamel lamella
B. Enamel rod
C. Enamel spindle
D. Enamel tuft

# Enamel spindles are formed by :
A. Cracks
B. Ameloblasts
C. Odontoblasts
D. Hypocalcified Rods

# Neonatal line is also referred to as:
A. Retzius line
B. Line of cross striations
C. Incremental lines
D. Line of enamel tufts
# Incremental lines of Retzius appear:
A. as lines in the enamel running at right angles to the enamel surface
B. as lines in the dentin running at right angles to the Dentinoenamel junction
C. in enamel and follow the apposition pattern
D. in dentin and follow the apposition pattern

# Nutritional supply of ameloblasts during most of their life cycle is from the:
A. Dental pulp
B. Odontoblastic processes
C. Dental sac
D. Reduced dental organ

# Enamel rods at the cervical area and at the occlusal edge and incisal tip in permanent teeth are :
A. Straight
B. Shallow
C. Bent
D. Curved

# Metalloproteins are used in which stage of amelogenesis ?
A. Organising
B. Formative/Secretory
C. Protective
D. Desmolytic

# The thickness of prismless enamel in deciduous teeth is:
A. 25 micrometer
B. 50 micrometer
C. 75 micrometer
D. 100 micrometer

# The class of low molecular weight calcium binding proteins seen predominantly in developing enamel are:
A. Enamelin
B. Amelogenin
C. Tuftelin
D. Ameloplakin

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MCQs on Oral Histology - Enamel Part 4

# Hertwig's root sheath is formed from:
A. Stratum intermedium
B. Stellate reticulum
C. Outer enamel epithelium
D. Cervical loop

# Chronological hypoplasia is :
A. Hypoplasia of local origin
B. Hypoplasia of systemic origin
C. Hypoplasia of hereditary origin
D. None of the above

# Moth eaten appearance of enamel is seen in :
A. Odontodysplasia
B. Amelogenesis Imperfecta
C. Dentin dysplasia
D. Mottled enamel

# Formation of dentin by odontoblasts begin in :
A. Morphogenic stage
B. Organizing stage
C. Desmolytic stage
D. Formative stage

# Which of the following is correct ?
A. Each rod is formed by four ameloblasts
B. Each ameloblast contributes to four different rods
C. Head of the rod is formed by one ameloblast, and tail is formed by three other ameloblasts
D. All of the above
# The striking difference between enamel and other mineralised tissue is :
A. Presence of high percentage of organic matrix
B. Presence of incremental lines
C. Enamel has high reparative capacity
D. Most of the organic component is lost during mineralisation

# Shape of enamel rod is :
A. Key hole or paddle shaped
B. Square
C. Round
D. None of the above

# Enamel is laid down :
A. Mainly by odontoblasts
B. Mainly by ameloblasts
C. Only by odontoblasts
D. Only by ameloblasts

# Ameloblast is :
A. A cell from which tooth enamel is formed
B. A tissue from which tooth erupts
C. A tumour of the jaw
D. responsible to form dentin

# Synthesis of enamel matrix proteins occurs in the :
A. Outer enamel epithelium
B. Ameloblast
C. Stratum intermedium
D. Stratum granulosum

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CNS, MSK and Special Senses MCQs part 5

41. Anterior limit of the infratemporal fossa is:
Lateral pterygoid plate
Maxillary posterior wall
Pterygomaxillary fissure
Mastoid process

42. Muscle which pulls the disk of TMJ downward is:
Lateral pterygoid
Medial pterygoid
Digastric
Mylohyoid

43. The orbital opening is somewhat:
Quadrangular
oblong
circular
oval

44. The suture between the two halves of the
 frontal bone is:
Mendosal suture
symphysis
Coronal suture
Metopic suture

45. Deepest layer of deep cervical fascia is:
Prevertebral
Carotid sheath
Pretracheal
Temporal

46. Submandibular gland is situated in:
Digastric triangle
Carotid triangle
Muscular triangle
Deep to hyoglossus muscle

47. Duct of parotid gland crosses over the masseter muscle and pierces the :
Superior constrictor
Lateral Petrygoid
Buccinator
Zygomaticus major

48. Surgical excision of parotid gland endangers which of the following structures:
Hyoglossal nerve
Motor nerve of the muscles of mastication
External Carotid artery, auriculotemporal nerve, facial nerve
Lesser occipital nerve and the spinal accessory nerve

49. Duct of Rivinus is associated with :
Parotid gland
Submandibular gland
Sublingual gland
Minor salvary gland

50. Cricothyroid is supplied by:
Vagus
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Superior laryngeal nerve
Hypoglossal nerve

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CNS, MSK and Special Senses MCQs Part 4

31. Wallenberg degeneration is seen in:
Proximal cut end of nerve with cell body
Distal cut end of nerve without cell body
Both the free ends of the cut nerve
All are true

32. In cerebellar disease, all the statements are correct except:
The Romberg's sign is positive
there is adiadochokinesia
there is pendular knee jerk
there is involuntary tremor

33. Swallowing center is situated in:
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
Cerebellum

34. Hyperkinetic syndromes such as chorea and athetosis are usually associated with pathological changes in:
Motor areas of cerebral cortex
Anterior hypothalamus
Pathways for recurrent collateral inhibition in the spinal cord
Basal ganglia complex

35. Gag reflex is mediated by the cranial nerve:
VII
IX
X
XII

36. In the embryo, spinal cord extends upto the level of:
First lumbar vertebra
Fifth lumbar vertebra
Third sacral vertebra
Last coccygeal vertebra

37. Lateral part of middle cranial fossa and posterior cranial fossa are divided by:
Petrous temporal bone
Crista galli
Transverse groove
Sphenoid bone

38. Which of the following is not present on the internal surface of mandible?
Genial tubercle
Mylohyoid ridge
Lingula
Mental foramen

39. Among these foramina present in the base of skull, the one most posteriorly present is:
Foramen spinosum
Foramen rotundum
Foramen lacerum
FOramen ovale

40. The palatine bone furnishes the link between:
Maxilla and the sphenoid bone
Sphenoid and the ethmoid bone
Sphenoid and the vomer
None of the above

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