A. A band
B. I band
C. H Zone
D. Sarcomere
D. Sarcomere
Which is the functional unit of striated muscle?
A. Primary intention
B.
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C. Repair
D. Secondary intention
B. Regeneration
Slightly damaged tissue completely returns to its normal structure and function in which healing process?
A. Basophils
B. Lymphocytes
C. Monocytes
D. Neutrophils
D. Neutrophils
In a normal differential blood count, which is the most numerous white blood cell?
A. The maxillary first molars only
B. the maxillary second molars only
C. the maxillary third molars only
D. both maxillary first and second molars
B. the maxillary second molars only
The two buccal roots are normally about the same length in:
A. aneurysm of the heart wall
B. coronary thrombosis
C. fibrous pericarditis
D. valvular prolapse
B. coronary thrombosis
The most common autopsy finding in instances of sudden death as a result of myocardial infarction is:
A. block binding of bacteria to pellicle
B. enhance binding of bacteria to tooth surfaces
C. interact with calcium and phosphate in hydroxyapatite
D. result from lysis of bacterial cell walls
B. enhance binding of bacteria to tooth surfaces
Which is not a characteristic of salivary glycoproteins?
A. it involves the nodes of Ranvier
B. it is associated with unmyelinated axons
C. it is energy saving
D. it is faster
B. It is associated with unmyelinated axons
Each of the following statements is correct regarding saltatory conduction except one. What is the exception?
A. debride infectious debris
B. provide effective environment for host immune response
C. select agent to which infecting organism is susceptible
D. select agent with broadest spectrum of activity
D. Select agent with broadest spectrum if activity
Each of the following is a rule for antibiotic selection when managing an oral infection except one. Which is the exception?
A. metabolic rate and heart production
B. oxygen consumption, breathing, and cardiac output
C. production of thyroid stimulating hormone by the pituitary gland
D. protein synthesis and enzyme production by cells
C. production of thyroid stimulating hormone by the pituitary gland
Thyroxine increases each of the following except one. Which is the exception?
A. assists in the formation of trilaminar germ disc
B. located on the endoderm
C. located on the mesoderm
D. precursor of the bilaminar germ disk
D. precursor of the bilaminar germ disk
Which is correct concerning the primitive groove?
A. Abrasion
B. Attrition
C. Bruxism
D. Erosion
B. Attrition
Which is a pathologic wearing away of tooth structure through some abnormal mechanical process?
A. adherence to pellicle
B. formation of bacterial coaggregations
C. multiplication in an aerobic environment
D. survival in an acid environment
D. adherence to pellicle
Which characteristic of bacteria influences relative numbers in early plaque?
A. 0.005
B. 0.009
C. 0.018
D. 0.036
B. 0.009
How many milligrams of epinephrine is contained in a dental cartridge of prilocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine?
A. Agranulocytosis
B. Lupus erythematosus
C. orthostatic hypotension
D. severe depression
C. orthostatic hypotension
Guanethidine is especially prone to produce which adverse effect?
A. DNA
B. Protein
C. Ribosomal RNA
D. Transfer RNA
C. Ribosomal RNA
Which is produced in the nucleolus?
A. Mandibular central incisors
B. mandibular first molars
C. maxillary central incisors
D. maxillary first molars
A. mandibular central incisors
Which primary teeth are the first to erupt?
A. external carotid artery
B. internal carotid artery
C. external jugular vein
D. internal jugular vein
D. internal jugular vein
Deep cervical lymph nodes are distributed along which vessel?
A. 5mL
B. 30 mL
C. 500 mL
D. 1,000 mL
B. 30 mL
One fluid ounce is equal to:
A. Gate control
B. pattern
C. perception
D. specificity
A. Gate control
Pain sensation might be blocked from going to the central nervous system by other stimuli. This is best explained by which theory of pain?
A. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
B. Campylobacter rectus
C. Provotella intermedia
D. Tannerella forsythia
B. Campylobacter rectus
Which microorganism found in periodontal pockets is motile?
A. anomalies of crown formation
B. appropriate use of space maintainers
C. mesiodistal width of the primary incisors
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