Tooth Morphology

Questions	Answer
Function of biglycan	Help to regulate collagen fbrillogenesis
Function of tenascin	Associated with cell movements
Function of osteoadherin	Associated with mineralization
Glycoproteins in pulp	Collagen, fibronectin and tenascin
Why is odontoblast layer described as pseudostratified	The nuclei of adjacent odontoblast lie at different levels and sectioning plane cause this appearance
Cell junction present in odontoblasts are	Macula adherens, tight junctions and gap junction
The control of blood flow is under	Nervous system
The pulpal arteriolar smooth muscle is innervated by	Sympathetic nerves
The vasoconstrictor tone of pulpal arterioles are mainatined by	Sympathetic nerves and neurotransmitters are noradrnealine and neuropeptide Y
The most prominent neuropeptide in pulpal nerves are	Calcitonin -gene-related peptide and substance P