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The Anatomic Sciences portion of part I of the Dental Board exams consists of 100 test items. They are broken up into the following distribution:
Head - 28 questions broken down in this fashion:
Ultrastructure (cell organelles) - 4 questions Basic tissues - 4 questions Bone, cartilage & joints - 3 questions Lymphatic & circulatory systems - 3 questions Endocrine system - 2 questions Respiratory system - 1 question Gastrointestinal system - 3 questions Genitouirinary systems - (reproductive & urinary) 2 questions Integument - 1 question
Tooth & supporting structures - 9 questions Soft oral tissues (including dentin) - 5 questions Temporomandibular joint - 2 questions
Osteogenesis (bone formation) - 2 questions Tooth development , eruption & movement - 4 questions General embryology - 2 questions
(Answers follow at the end)
a. basophilic leukocytes b. monocytes c. lymphocytes d. eosinophilic leukocytes e. neutrophilic leukocytes
a. osteoclasts b. basophils c. red blood cells d. plasma cells e. megakaryocytes
a. neutrophilic leukocytes b. basophilic leukocytes c. mast cells d. small lymphocytes e. fibrocytes
a. neutrophils b. macrophages c. megakaryocytes d. monocytes e. mast cells
a. monocytes b. basophils c. platelets d. eosinophils e. PMN's (PMLs)
a. lamellar bone b. parallel-fibered bone c. primary vascular canals d. secondary vascular canals e. woven bone
a. the most peripheral lamella b. not calcified c. the most central lamella d. adjacent to endosteum e. adjacent to periosteum
a. non-lamellar bone b. osteoclasts c. lamellar bone d. calcified cartilage e. periosteum
a. sialic acid and other mucopolysaccharides b. osteoid c. amorphous hydroxyapatite d. canaliculi and lacunae e. collagen
a. nonlamellar b. lamellar c. intramembranous d. intercartilaginous e. endochondral
a. are found in fetal skeletons b. are found in spongy bone c. develop around Volkman's canals d. develop around a blood vessel e. are most common during rapid growth of adolescence
a. osteocytes b. osteoblasts c. osteoclasts d. monocytes e. osteoprogenitor cells
a. chondrocytes b. osteoblasts c. osteoclasts d. monocytes e. osteoprogenitor cells
a. basophilia b. elastic fibers c. perichondrium d. collagen(ic) fibers e. mineralized matrix
a. bone b. elastic cartilage c. vascular d. fibrous tissue e. hyaline cartilage
a. lamellae b. cell nests c. Haversian canals d. lacunae e. canaliculi
a. fibroblasts b. macrophages c. mast cells d. mesenchymal cells e. fat cells
a. mast cells b. macrophages c. lymphocytes d. plasma cells e. hepatocytes
a. nuclear envelope b. tRNA c. endoplasmic reticulum d. each other e. phagosomes
a. nucleolus b. endoplasmic reticulum c. lysosomes d. Golgi complex e. nucleus
a. carbohydrate b. glycolipid c. sialic acid d. phospholipid-protein complex e. interphase between lipid layers
a. Golgi apparatus b. endoplasmic reticulum c. lysosomes d. residual bodies e. mitochondria
a. mitochondrion b. ribosomes c. tight junction d. smooth endoplasmic reticulum e. plasma membrane
a. microvilli b. centrioles c. spindle fibers d. stereocilia e. microtubules
a. zonula adherens b. desmosomes c. macula adherens d. gap junctions e. tight junctions (zonula occludens)
a. are actively producing steroid hormones b. have abundant DNA in the cytoplasm c. are in the S stage d. are synthesizing large amounts of protein e. exhibit a conspicuous Golgi complex
a. colon b. appendix c. stomach d. esophagus e. small intestine
a. preganglionic parasympathetic neurons b. postganglionic sympathetic neurons c. postganglionic parasympathetic neurons d. preganglionic sympathetic neurons e. none of the above
a. villi b. gastric glands c. crypts of Lieberkuhn (intestinal glands) in the ileum d. crypts of Lieberkuhn (intestinal glands) in the duodenum e. crypts of Lieberkuhn (intestinal glands) in the colon
a. transitional b. simple columnar c. stratified squamous, keratinized d. stratified squamous, non-keratinized e. stratified cuboidal
a. glucagon b. insulin c. somatostatin d. gastrin e. pancreatic digestive enzymes
a. stratified cuboidal epithelium b. simple columnar epithelium c. simple cuboidal epithelium d. stratified squamous epithelium e. simple squamous epithelium
a. transitional b. pseudostratified columnar (ciliated) c. simple columnar d. stratified columnar e. simple squamous
a. keratinized or not keratinized b. squamous, cuboidal or columnar c. simple or stratified d. absorptive or secretory e. lining or glandular
a. may be keratinized b. may exhibit a microvillous border c. the height of each cell is typically greater than its width d. may have motile cilia e. may contain goblet cells
a. is usually supported by a basement membrane b. little intercellular space c. high cellularity d. highly vascular e. b, c, and d are all incorrect
a. their secretory product b. mode of secretion c. branching pattern of the ducts d. b and c are correct e. a, b, and c are correct
a. reticular layer b. sweat glands c. melanin d. hair follicles e. sensory corpuscles
a. mitochondria b. Golgi complex c. myoglobin d. myofilaments e. glycogen
a. lysosomes b. secretory vesicles c. T-tubules d. pinocytotic vesicles e. phagosomes
a. consist of both actin and myosin b. are present in the A band c. consist of actin d. are crossed by the Z line e. are present in the I bands
a. myofibrils b. sarcoplasmic reticulum c. sarcolemma d. endomysium e. sarcoplasm
a. endomysium b. epimysium c. sarcolemma d. perimysium e. basal lamina
a. the point of near-contact between the processes of two neurons b. characteristic of unmyelinated fibers c. a constriction of the axon d. a nerve receptor e. a junction between two Schwann cells
a. microglia b. neurons c. Schwann cells d. fibroblasts e. satellite cells
a. light touch b. pressure c. pain d. heat e. cold
a. Schwann cells b. satellite cells c. microglia d. astroglia e. oligodendroglia
a. spread of stimulus b. synaptic junctions c. axons d. protein synthesis e. myelin formation
a. one b. two c. three d. four e. more than four
a. elastic tissue b. columnar epithelium c. smooth muscle d. hyaline cartilage e. ciliated cells
a. connecting tubules b. Thin loop of Henle c. distal convoluted tubules d. proximal convoluted tubules e. collecting tubules
a. line part of the capsular space b. produce basal lamina c. possess pedicles d. form part of the blood-urinary barrier e. are joined to one another by tight junctions
a. sinusoids b. lymphatic capillaries c. discontinuous capillaries d. fenestrated capillaries e. continuous capillaries
a. endothelium b. tunica media c. tunica adventitia d. elastic tissue e. smooth muscle fibers
a. continuous type of capillaries b. lymph capillaries c. fenestrated capillaries d. postcapillary venules e. fenestrated sinusoids
a. bone lining cell b. osteoblast c. osteoclast d. monocyte e. fibroblast
a. bone lining cell b. osteoblast c. osteoclast d. monocyte e. fibroblast
a. pars distalis b. pars intermedia c. pars nervosa d. pars tuberalis e. they all secrete hormones
a. pars distalis b. pars intermedia c. pars nervosa d. pars tuberalis e. pineal gland
a. pars distalis b. pars intermedia c. pars nervosa d. pars tuberalis e. uterus
a. chromophils b. interstitial cells (of Leydig) c. basophils d. principal cells of the thyroid e. parafollicular cells of the thyroid
a. suprarenal (adrenal) glands b. thyroid gland c. testis d. ovary e. pineal gland
a. efferent ductules b. tubuli recti c. ductus deferens d. ductus epididymis e. prostatic urethra
a. prostate b. seminal vesicles c. ductus deferens d. bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands e. glands of Litre
a. prostate b. seminal vesicles c. ductus deferens d. bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands e. glands of Litre
a. colloid b. liquor follicluli c. estrogen d. progesterone e. cumulus oophorus
a. corpus luteum of menstruation b. cumulus oophorus c. theca externa d. theca lutein e. corpus albicans
a. myometrium b. functionalis layer of endometrium c. basalis layer of endometrium d. cervical epithelium e. epimetrium
a. transitional b. stratified squamous keratinizing c. stratified squamous non-keratinizing d. pseudostratified columnar e. stratified cuboidal
a. lamina propria b. epithelial rests (of Malassez) c. (Hertwig's) epithelial root sheath d. oral mucosa e. reduced enamel epithelium
a. organizing b. maturation c. morphogenic d. protection e. secretory
a. inner dental epithelium b. dental sac c. dental papilla d. stellate reticulum e. dental lamina
a. osteoblasts to form bone b. cells to produce collagen c. odontoblasts to form dentin d. cells to fight viruses e. cementoblasts to form cementum