NEET MCQs on Dentition
Q. Which of the following types of teeth are absent in the primary dentition of a human being?
(a) Canines
(b) Premolars
(c) Incisors
(d) Molars
Answer: : (b)
Q. Which of the following cells secrete enamel?
(a) Ameloblast
(b) Dontoblast
(c) Odontoblast
(d) Osteoblast
Answer: : (a)
Q. Which of the following cells secrete dentine?
(a) Chondroblast
(b) Osteoblast
(c) Odontoblast
(d) Elaioblast
Answer: : (c)
Q. The dentition of amphibians is
(a) heterodont
(b) acrodont
(c) thecodont
(d) lophodont
Answer: : (b)
Q. Human teeth are
(a) diphyodont
(b) thecodont
(c) heterodont
(d) all of the above
Answer: : (d)
Q. When teeth are embedded in the jaw bone, it is called
(a) diphyodont
(b) thecodont
(c) heterodont
(d) all of the above
Answer: : (b)
Q. An adult human being has a total of 32 permanent teeth, which are of four types. They are called
(a) lophodont
(b) thecodont
(c) heterodont
(d) diphyodont
Answer: : (c)
Q. The arrangement of teeth in the upper and lower half of the jaws is represented by
(a) dentology
(b) odontology
(c) enamel
(d) dental formula
Answer: : (d)
Q. Which of the following is the hardest substance found in vertebrates?
(a) Chondrin
(b) Dentine
(c) Keratin
(d) Enamel
Answer: : (d)
