Oral Histology Mcqs - Set 5

1)   Fibres of periodontal ligament embedded in the bone are_____________?

a. Sharpey’s fibres
b. Tomes fibres
c. Elastic fibres
d. Ray’s fibres
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sharpey’s fibres

Explanation:
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2)   The attached apparatus of tooth is composed of______________?

a. Gingiva, cementum and alveolar bone
b. Gingiva and cementum
c. Cementum and periodontal ligament
d. Peridontal ligament the cementum and the alveolar bone
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peridontal ligament the cementum and the alveolar bone

Explanation:
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3)   Age changes in periodeontal ligament include which of the following ?

a. Increased fibroplasia
b. Increased vascularity
c. Increased thickness
d. Decreased in number of cementicles
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increased fibroplasia

Explanation:
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4)   Collagen molecule exhibits all of the following features except_____________?

a. Triple pleated sheath
b. Mostly contains glycine residues
c. Exhibit cross striations at 64 μm
d. Intracellular in nature
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Intracellular in nature

Explanation:
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5)   Which of the following is not the principle fibre group of the periodontal ligament___________?

a. Horizontal
b. Oblique
c. Alveolar crest
d. Transseplat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transseplat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   A special feature of the periodontal ligament fibroblasts is______________?

a. The number or organelles
b. Presence of actin fibres and shape change
c. size of the cells
d. Collagen fibre formation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Presence of actin fibres and shape change

Explanation:
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7)   The component of future T.M.J shows development at _____________?

a. 6 weeks
b. 10 weeks
c. 18 weeks
d. 16 weeks
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10 weeks

Explanation:
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8)   Centre of the disc in TMJ is_____________?

a. Avascular
b. Devoid of nervous tissue
c. Avascular & deviod of nervous tissue
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Avascular & deviod of nervous tissue

Explanation:
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9)   Narrowing of periodontal ligament in labially placed mandibular canine with age is due to_____________?

a. Due to deposition of cementum and bone
b. Down growths of gingival epithelium
c. Gingival cysts formed from cell rests
d. Reversal of function of horizontal and oblique fibres
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Due to deposition of cementum and bone

Explanation:
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10)   The main function of horizontal fibres of P.D ligament is____________?

a. Prevent extrusion
b. Prevent rotation
c. Maintains the mesiodistal width
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Maintains the mesiodistal width

Explanation:
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11)   The rest of malassez in the periodontal ligament are derived from_____________?

a. Dental pulp
b. Lamina propria
c. Odontogenic epithelium
d. Vestibular lamina
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Odontogenic epithelium

Explanation:
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12)   The most abundant group of fibres in the PDL are_____________?

a. Trans-septal
b. Horizontal
c. Oblique
d. Apical
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oblique

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   True about osteoclasts_____________?

a. Monocytes are precursor cells of osteoclasts
b. The plasma membrane of osteoclasts adjacent to bone that is being resorbed is known as striated or ruffled border
c. Contain lysosomes with acid phosphates
d. All of the above are true
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above are true

Explanation:
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14)   Sharpey’s fibres are present in_______________?

a. Bone
b. Periosteum
c. Periodontal ligament
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bone

Explanation:
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15)   Intermediate plexus is absent in which of the following principle fibres_____________?

a. Gingival
b. Oblique
c. Horizontal
d. Transseptal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gingival

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   The calcified mass found in the PDL are_____________?

a. Cementicles
b. Osteoblasts
c. Cementoclasts
d. Osteoclasts
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cementicles

Explanation:
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17)   Principal fibres of periodontal ligament are attached to_____________?

a. Alveolar bone proper
b. Bundle bone
c. Lamellar bone
d. Cortical bone
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bundle bone

Explanation:
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18)   Collagen biosynthesis occurs inside the______________?

a. Chondroblasts
b. Odontoblasts
c. Osteoblasts
d. Fibroblasts
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fibroblasts

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Bone adjacent to periodontal ligament that contains a great number of sharpey’s fibres is known as______________?

a. Lamina dura
b. Bundle bone
c. Lamina propria
d. Lamina densa
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bundle bone

Explanation:
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20)   Intermediate plexus is seen in the____________?

a. Cementum
b. PDL
c. Pulp
d. Dentin
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: PDL

Explanation:
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21)   The vascular supply of the periodontal ligament is______________?

a. Greatest in the middle-third of a single rotted tooth
b. Greatest in the middle-third of a multirooted tooth
c. A net like plexus that runs closer to the cementum than to the bone
d. A net like plexus that runs closer to the bone than to the cementum
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A net like plexus that runs closer to the bone than to the cementum

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   All of the following cells of periodontal ligament are of mesenchymal origin except______________?

a. Fibroblasts
b. Multi totipotent cells
c. Cementoblasts
d. Cell rests of malassez
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cell rests of malassez

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Remnants of the Hertwig’s root sheath are found in____________?

a. Gingiva
b. Alveolar bone
c. Periodontal ligament
d. Cementum
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Periodontal ligament

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Anchoring fibrills are composed of_____________?

a. Type V and VII collagen
b. Type I and III collagen
c. Type IV collagen
d. Type IV and III Collagen
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Type V and VII collagen

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   The periodontal ligament_____________?

a. Derives its blood supply primarily from the branches of vessels entering the pulp
b. Has a slow rate of turn over
c. Contains epithelial cells
d. Comprises primarily of type II collagen
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Contains epithelial cells

Explanation:
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26)   Which dental tissue doesn’t contain nerves ?

a. Bone
b. Dentin
c. Cementum
d. Pulp
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cementum

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Which of the following is least mineralized ?

a. Cementoid
b. Incremental line
c. Cellular cementum
d. Acellular cementum
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cementoid

Explanation:
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28)   Root lengthening is contributed by____________?

a. Cellular cementum
b. Acellular cementum
c. Intermediate cementum
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cellular cementum

Explanation:
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29)   Trauma or excessive occlusal forces causes_____________?

a. Hyperplasia of cementum
b. Hypertrophy of cementum
c. Resorption of cementum
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Resorption of cementum

Explanation:
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30)   At the CEJ cementum overlaps enamel about____________?

a. 55 to 60%
b. 60 to 65%
c. 65 to 70%
d. 70 to 75%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 60 to 65%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!