Oral Mucosa and Salivary Glands
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- Q1
Which layer of oral epithelium has the highest mitotic activity?
Basal
Granular
Superficial
Prickle
30s - Q2
Which mucosa is tightly bound and keratinized for masticatory function?
Soft Palate
Buccal
Labial
Gingiva
30s - Q3
Which papillae lack taste buds but aid in mechanical food processing?
Fungiform
Filiform
Circumvallate
Foliate
30s - Q4
Why is sublingual mucosa more permeable than hard palate?
Thick Keratin
Thin Epithelium
Fewer Glands
Bone Under Mucosa
30s - Q5
What makes junctional epithelium prone to bacterial invasion?
Fewer Layers
Wide Spaces
Poor Blood Supply
More Keratin
30s - Q6
What layer contains keratohyalin granules in orthokeratinized mucosa?
Granular
Prickle
Basal
Superficial
30s - Q7
Which area has non-keratinized mucosa and is highly flexible?
Buccal
Hard Palate
Gingiva
Dorsal Tongue
30s - Q8
Which epithelium forms the initial seal around a tooth?
Oral
Junctional
Crevicular
Sulcular
30s - Q9
What mucosa covers the dorsal surface of the tongue?
Lining
Specialized
Alveolar
Masticatory
30s - Q10
Why does the attached gingiva resist mechanical forces?
Loose Lamina
Vascularity
More Glands
Dense CT & Keratin
30s - Q11
Which gland secretes mainly serous saliva rich in amylase?
Parotid
Submandibular
Labial
Sublingual
30s - Q12
Which duct type modifies electrolyte content of saliva?
Excretory
Striated
Terminal
Intercalated
30s - Q13
Which salivary structure actively contracts to expel saliva?
Myoepithelial
Striated Duct
Acinar
Plasma
30s - Q14
Which cells dominate in the mucous acini of sublingual glands?
Serous
Mucous
Plasma
Basal
30s - Q15
What gland type is primarily responsible for baseline unstimulated flow?
Ebner's
Parotid
Submandibular
Labial
30s