Deck 9: Dental Pulp

Question 1

Which of the following is not found in the central part of the pulp?

A) Fibroblasts
B) Cementoblasts
C) Collagen fibers
D) Veins and arteries

Answer 1

Cementoblasts

Question 2

Pulpal capillaries are lined with _____.

A) epithelial cells
B) endothelial cells
C) myelinated axons
D) nonmyelinated axons

Answer 2

endothelial cells

Question 3

Pulpal cells ___________ with age or trauma.

A) increase
B) decrease
C) disappear
D) stay the same

Answer 3

decrease

Question 4

Accessory canals can result from blood vessels that have obstructed ________ formation.

A) pulp
B) dentin
C) enamel
D) foramen

Question 5

Most pulpal nerve endings are located in which area?

A) Pulp horns
B) Central pulp
C) Apical foramen
D) Dentinoenamel junction

Question 6

The pulp becomes smaller with age.

Question 7

The apical foramen is slightly larger in _____ teeth.

A) anterior
B) posterior
C) maxillary
D) mandibular

Question 8

Odontoblasts are the second most prevalent type of cell found in the pulp.

Question 9

Which cell type is predominant in the cell-rich zone?

A) Fibroblasts
B) Osteoblasts
C) Erythroblast
D) Odontoblasts

Question 10

Tight junctional complexes are communication openings between odontoblasts that transmit electrical impulses and small molecules.

Question 11

In which theory is pain the result of odontoblastic movement into nerve endings?

A) Transduction
B) Hydrodynamic
C) Pain transmission
D) Direct innervation

Question 12

Pulpal fibrosis is associated more with aging than injury.

Question 13

Odontoblasts continually form dentin throughout life.

Question 14

Desmosomes maintain the positional relationship between cells.

Question 15

The term radicular pulp is best defined as which of the following?

A) Dental pulp located in the roots of teeth
B) Pulp with a soft, gelatinous consistency
C) The opening of root pulp into the periodontium
D) Dental pulp that occupies the crown of the tooth

Question 16

Pulp stones are ectopic calcifications produced by microtrauma.

Question 17

Which of the following best defines the zone of Weil?

A) Cell-free region
B) High cell density
C) Concentrated plexus of nerves
D) Large veins, arteries, and pericytes

Question 18

Odontoblasts produce which type of collagen?

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

Question 19

Inflammation of the pulp may spread to the ______.

A) dentin
B) enamel
C) predentin
D) peridontium

Question 20

Coronal pulp is much smaller than root pulp.

Question 21

Pulp stones only occur in erupted teeth.

Question 22

List five functions of pulp tissue.

Question 23

Teeth only perceive the sensation of pain.

Question 24

Compared with radicular pulp,coronal pulp is smaller and contains fewer elements.

Question 25

Radicular pulp is singular in all permanent teeth.

Question 26

The ________ of the odontoblast is the largest part of the cell.

Question 27

Odontoblasts appear ___________________________ in the pulp horn area.

Question 28

Dental pulp is not responsive to temperature change.

Question 29

How many pulps are present in the permanent dentition?

Question 30

Name the three types of pulp stones.

Question 31

The odontogenic zone is composed of a cell-free zone,a cell-rich zone,odontoblasts,and the parietal plexus of nerves.

Question 32

The largest blood vessels in dental pulp are controlled by the ______ nervous system.

Question 33

The largest blood vessels found in the dental pulp are __________.