Connective tissue histology
Anatomy · Topic 66
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume I · Anatomy · Topic 66 · combined PDF page 144
Practice questions
- Histology of the superior mesenteric vessels in the cited study identified a membranous layer with which composition?
- In the superior mesenteric vessel study, the thin membranous connective tissue (TMCT) separates the vessels from which adjacent tissue?
- A surgeon is using the histologically identified TMCT as a landmark during robotic D3 lymphadenectomy. What role did the study propose for this structure?
- Among 78 robotic D3 procedures in the cited study, TMCT was graded as clearly visible in what proportion of cases?
- Which conclusion about factors associated with TMCT visibility is supported by the 78-case review?
- Which pattern of collagen-bundle orientation was visualized in peri-implant connective tissue around Morse-tapered or conometric components?
- Which imaging approach was highlighted for three-dimensional visualization of peri-implant collagen architecture?
- A reviewer observes collagen bundles around an implant component and claims this proves preservation of marginal bone over the long term. Which appraisal best fits the supplied review?
- In the Komodo dragon third eyelid study, Type I collagen-associated birefringence was reported in which location?
- In the same Komodo dragon study, Type III collagen-associated birefringence was reported in which region?
- In the rat dental-socket repair study, which combination of histological measures was explicitly quantified?
- Between 30 and 60 days in the dental-socket study, which pattern was reported in the material-treated groups?
- In the ovariectomized rat groups, how did inflammatory-cell counts compare with sham-operated groups at the sampled time points?
- Which interpretation of osteoporosis and socket healing is supported by the rat study?
- At 60 days in the socket study, new bone formation was reported in which treated groups?
- In the rat socket study, what was the reported comparative repair pattern for MTA and the epoxy resin-based sealer containing calcium hydroxide?
- In the rat implant-infection model, the multifunctional coating was associated with which histological response?
- Which interpretation best describes the coating study's evidence about tissue remodeling?
- In the peri-implant biopsy analysis comparing zirconia with porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns, what had the more prominent reported association with inflammatory infiltrate and fibroblast density?
- Which statement best represents the trial analysis comparing monolithic zirconia and porcelain-fused-to-metal implant crowns?
- In the peri-implant biopsy analysis, where was the highest inflammatory infiltrate reported around implants?
- Around natural teeth in the same histological analysis, the highest inflammatory infiltrate was reported in which region?
- In the cryo-cross-section and histology study of PENG block injectate, where was the injectate predominantly localized?
- Which neural structure was not consistently involved by injectate in the PENG cadaver study?
- What histological observation in the PENG study was proposed as potentially relevant to the block's analgesic effect?
- A report describes a collagen-rich perivascular layer as a reproducible operative plane. Which evidence most directly supports identifying it as a histological structure rather than an assumed gross landmark?
- A learner concludes that collagen bundles seen around an implant must be oriented identically in every peri-implant connective tissue. What is the best correction?
- Which statement best captures how histological sampling region affected interpretation in the peri-implant crown study?
- Which study design combination was used to assess the anatomical and histological basis of injectate spread after a PENG block?
- Which conclusion about connective-tissue structure and clinical function is most defensible from the supplied implant-interface review?