Exam 2: Periodontium: Anatomic Characteristics and Host Response

The attached gingiva is demarcated from alveolar mucosa by the:

The function of Langerhans cells is ____________________________________.

The process by which inflammatory cells are attracted to the body by stimuli,including trauma or microbial influences,is called:

The embrasure space is the slight depression in the gingiva appearing between the buccal and lingual interdental papillae.

A ________ is a resorbed area of bone over the facial surface of a tooth root.

List the functions of the cementum: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

The anatomical structure surrounding the tooth,creating a collar of epithelium,is called the __________________.

The name of the structure that surrounds the tooth and creates a cuff or collar of epithelium extending approximately 1.5 mm is:

The alveolus (plural form is alveoli)is the:

Interdental gingiva and papillae refer to the same anatomical structures.

The functions of the dentogingival unit (junctional epithelium,attached fibers,and connective tissue)are considered to be all of the following except one function.Which is the exception?

The __________________ are the connection between the free and attached gingiva and the underlying connective tissue,occurring in ridges.

Cementum contains all of the following elements except one.Which element is the exception?

Sharpey fibers course through the periodontal ligament.They provide the brushlike attachment of the periodontal ligament fibers to the cementum and bone.

The col is lined with nonkeratinized epithelium.

The __________________ is the anatomical name of the slight depression in the gingiva between the buccal and lingual interdental papillae.