Question 348 · LDEK · Pulp
Indicate the true statements concerning odontoblasts:
1) odontoblasts are pulp cells;
2) number of odontoblasts in the coronal pulp is higher than in the radicular pulp;
3) odontoblasts form a single cell layer on the pulp periphery;
4) odontoblasts may undergo numerous divisions because they are not differentiated adult cells;
5) odontoblasts are not sensitive to tooth disease and even caries does not affect these cells.
The correct answer is:
2) number of odontoblasts in the coronal pulp is higher than in the radicular pulp;
3) odontoblasts form a single cell layer on the pulp periphery;
4) odontoblasts may undergo numerous divisions because they are not differentiated adult cells;
5) odontoblasts are not sensitive to tooth disease and even caries does not affect these cells.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 3,4,5.
- C. 1,3,4.
- D. 2,3,4.
- E. 1,4,5.
Hint
Recall whether odontoblasts are post-mitotic and how they react to caries.
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