Oral Bio General questions

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oral bio


 
  
Created May 22, 2012
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parts of periodontium
 
-cementum-PDL-bony socket-junctional epithelium-sulcular epithelium (not involved in attachment)
2
inductive signal for root dentinogenesis is from?
 
HERS
3
cementoblast origin
 
dental follicle
4
why does the outermost layer of dentin remain unmineralized during cementogenesis?
 
allows collagen fibers of dentin and cementum to mingle prior to mineralization --> provides...
5
fiber fringe attaches _____ to _____
 
cementum to dentin
6
which type of cementum forms more rapidly?
 
Cellular
7
cementoblasts derive from?
 
dental follicle (neural crest ectomesenchyme) and HERS (ectodermal epithelium)
8
molecule implicated in cementoblast induction?
 
BMPs (growth factors)
9
molecule implicated in cementoblast differentiation?
 
Runx (transcription factor)
10
ECM matrix molecules implicated in cementogenesis?
 
bone sialoprotein --> promote mineral formationosteopontin --> inhibit mineral formation
11
collagen in organic component of cementum
 
Type I (90%) and Type III (10%)
12
which cementum type is more mineralized?
 
primary
13
cells of PDL?
 
-fibroblasts (most numerous)-cementoblasts-osteoblasts-osteoclasts-epithelial rests of Malassez-immune...
14
fibroblast junctions
 
desmosomes (cell-cell) and fibronexus (cell-EMC) maintain organized nature of PDL bundle fibers...
15
fibronexus features
 
link cell (fibroblast) to ECMcytoskeleton (actin) linked to intracellular attachment plaque,...
16
fibronexus can be found in?
 
PDL
17
PDL v gingiva fibroblastsCollagen turnover?Cell volume?Proliferation rates?Collage/fibronectin?
 
FasterHigherHigherHigher (collagen almost always associated with fibronectin)
18
collagen in ECM of PDL
 
collagen type I (80%) and type III (20%)
19
what is oxytalin?
 
immature elastic fibers found in ECM of PDL
20
important function of GAGs in ground substance of PDL ECM?
 
water retention -- helps withstand compressive loads
21
what is tenacin?
 
glycoprotein concentrated around Sharpey's fibers of PDL
22
origin of bundle bone?
 
dental follicle
23
what are beta-defensins?
 
antimicrobial peptides secreted by epithelial cells
24
oral epithelia with slowest turnover? fastest?
 
slowest -- gingivafastest -- junctional epithelium (5-10 days)
25
cytokeratins assemble into what type of cytoskeleton?
 
intermediate filaments
26
epidermolysis bullosa simplex is caused by mutation to?
 
cytokeratins 5/14
27
white sponge nervus caused by mutation to?
 
cytokeratins 4/13
28
what complexes form in keratinized epithelium, and what is their function?
 
cytokeratin (tonofibril) - fillagrin complexeshelp to crowd out other organelles and promote...
29
reasons for permeability difference between keratinized and nonkeratinized epithelium
 
-desmosomes -- more numerous-membrane coating granules -- create effective barrier-membrane...
30
what is loricrin
 
protein composing cornified envelope in keratinized epithelium
31
what is elastin?
 
elastic fibers in lamina propria ECM
32
which regions of oral cavity contain no submucosa?
 
-gingiva-hard palate next to gingiva-rugae region-midian raphe-also, tongue
33
what is tas2r
 
bitter receptor
34
type of cytokeratin found in all 3 types of taste bud?
 
K19
35
which collagen type is main component of bone organic matrix?
 
type I
36
functional unit of compact bone?
 
secondary osteon
37
how is osteoclastogenesis regulated?
 
RANK receptor on preosteoclastRANKL on preosteoblast stimulates osteoclastsOPG inhibits RANK...
38
most abundant cell type of bone?
 
osteocyte
39
transcription factors involved in osteoblast differentiation?
 
Runx2 and Osx
40
which cells sense loading in bone?
 
osteocytes
41
Sharpey's fibers insert into which layer of bone?
 
bundle bone
42
alveolar bone developed from tooth germs or jaw bone?
 
tooth mesenchyme may also contribute to alveolar bone formation
43
which cell plays the largest role in tooth movement?
 
fibroblast
44
what type of nerve fibers are polymodal nociceptors?
 
C fibers
45
which receptors are slow adapting (static forces)?
 
Merkel receptors
46
which receptors are rapidly adapting (dynamic forces)?
 
Meissner's corpuscles
47
what has taste buds that are responsive to water?
 
larynx

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