Updated MCQs from Dental Anatomy Exam
Questions & Verified Correct answers (100% A+
Guarantee)
Which of the following would not be considered a hard tissue?
a. enamel
b. dentin
c. cementum
d. pulp - correct answer✔✔d. pulp
A proximal surface is:
a. facial/buccal
b. mesial
c. lingual
d. A&C - correct answer✔✔b. mesial
teeth are responsible for:
a. the digestion of food
b. the importance of speech
c. one's personal appearance
d. all of the above - correct answer✔✔d. all of the above
During the "Mixed Dentition Stage," are both the Succedaneous and Non
Succedaneous teeth present in the mouth?
a. yes
b. no
c. it depends on the patient - correct answer✔✔a. yes
The V shaped gingival tissue located between the teeth is called:
a. Plica Fimbriata
b. Interdental Papilla
c. Folate Papilla
d. Mucogingival Junction - correct answer✔✔b. Interdental Papilla
Which of the following Permanent teeth possess marginal ridges?
a. maxillary lateral incisors
b. mandibular lateral incisors
c. maxillary first premolars
, d. A&C
e. all of the above - correct answer✔✔d. all of the above
Do the permanent anterior and the permanent posterior teeth possess the same
number of line angles?
a. yes
b. no
c. it depends on the specimens - correct answer✔✔a. yes
_____ is a type of groove where there is an actual "crevice" in the union of the
developmental lobes
a. a primary developmental groove
b. a supplemental groove
c. a fissured groove
d. a transverse groove - correct answer✔✔c. a fissured groove
The fibrous attachment of the tooth that connects the cementum to the alveolar bone is
called the:
a. cervical line
b. attached gingiva
c. palatial rugae
d. periodontal ligament - correct answer✔✔d. periodontal ligament
A/an ______ is located directly next to a marginal ridge
a. triangular fossa
b. primary fossa
c. sulcus
d. inclined plane - correct answer✔✔a. triangular fossa
The stellate reticulum is responsible for ____ formation
a. pulp
b. dentin
c. cementum
d. enamel - correct answer✔✔d. enamel
At what age, in utero development, does the fetus show initial tooth formation?
a. 4 wks
b. 6 wks
c. 8 wks
Questions & Verified Correct answers (100% A+
Guarantee)
Which of the following would not be considered a hard tissue?
a. enamel
b. dentin
c. cementum
d. pulp - correct answer✔✔d. pulp
A proximal surface is:
a. facial/buccal
b. mesial
c. lingual
d. A&C - correct answer✔✔b. mesial
teeth are responsible for:
a. the digestion of food
b. the importance of speech
c. one's personal appearance
d. all of the above - correct answer✔✔d. all of the above
During the "Mixed Dentition Stage," are both the Succedaneous and Non
Succedaneous teeth present in the mouth?
a. yes
b. no
c. it depends on the patient - correct answer✔✔a. yes
The V shaped gingival tissue located between the teeth is called:
a. Plica Fimbriata
b. Interdental Papilla
c. Folate Papilla
d. Mucogingival Junction - correct answer✔✔b. Interdental Papilla
Which of the following Permanent teeth possess marginal ridges?
a. maxillary lateral incisors
b. mandibular lateral incisors
c. maxillary first premolars
, d. A&C
e. all of the above - correct answer✔✔d. all of the above
Do the permanent anterior and the permanent posterior teeth possess the same
number of line angles?
a. yes
b. no
c. it depends on the specimens - correct answer✔✔a. yes
_____ is a type of groove where there is an actual "crevice" in the union of the
developmental lobes
a. a primary developmental groove
b. a supplemental groove
c. a fissured groove
d. a transverse groove - correct answer✔✔c. a fissured groove
The fibrous attachment of the tooth that connects the cementum to the alveolar bone is
called the:
a. cervical line
b. attached gingiva
c. palatial rugae
d. periodontal ligament - correct answer✔✔d. periodontal ligament
A/an ______ is located directly next to a marginal ridge
a. triangular fossa
b. primary fossa
c. sulcus
d. inclined plane - correct answer✔✔a. triangular fossa
The stellate reticulum is responsible for ____ formation
a. pulp
b. dentin
c. cementum
d. enamel - correct answer✔✔d. enamel
At what age, in utero development, does the fetus show initial tooth formation?
a. 4 wks
b. 6 wks
c. 8 wks
