PULP Flashcards

1
Q

Where does the dental pulp originate

A

Mesenchyme

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2
Q

Occupies the internal cavities of the tooth

A

Dental pulp

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3
Q

Where the pulp lies

A

Pulp cavity

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4
Q

Pulp chamber

A

Coronal pulp

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5
Q

Root canal / pulp canal

A

Radicular pulp

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6
Q

Functions of the pulp

A

Nutritive, sensory, defensive

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7
Q

Forms the dentin

A

Odontoblast

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8
Q

Primary function

A

Formative

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9
Q

Carry nutrients to the tooth

A

Blood vessels

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10
Q

Responsible for the mediation of pain

A

Sensory nerves and receptors

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11
Q

For protection

A

Reparative dentin

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12
Q

Size of the pulp cavity

A

Age of the tooth, history of trauma

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13
Q

Formed throughout life as a normal process

A

Secondary dentin

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14
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Size of the pulp cavity is bigger in young children than in adults

A

TRUE

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15
Q

Formed in response to carious processes, abrasion, and attrition and other operative procedures

A

Irritation or reparative dentin

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16
Q

Supplies the internal contents of the pulp

A

Neurovascular junction

17
Q

Where does the neurovascular bundle enter?

A

Apical foramen

18
Q

It is possible go have a l number of apical foramina-

A

Supplementary or lateral canals

19
Q

If the root canal breaks up into multiple tiny canals

A

Delta system

20
Q

Projections or prolongations in the roof of the pulp chamber that correspond to the various major cusps or lobes of the crown

A

Pulp horns

21
Q

The opening of the pulp canal

A

Canal orifice

22
Q

The number of canal orifices depends on the number of?

A

Root canals

23
Q

How many root canals does the anteriors have?

A

Single

24
Q

How many root canals does the maxillary first premolar have?

A

2

25
Q

How many root canals does the max 2nd premolar snd man premolars have?

A

1

26
Q

Molars how many canals?

A

3-4

27
Q

Soft tissue component of the tooth

A

Dental pulp