Anatomy & Histology · single question
The dental pulp is derived embryologically from which structure?
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Correct answer: A. Dental papilla
- A. Correct. The pulp (and dentin) develops from the dental papilla, the ectomesenchymal tissue enclosed by the enamel organ.
- B. The dental follicle gives rise to the periodontal ligament, cementum, and alveolar bone — not the pulp.
- C. The enamel organ (ectoderm) forms enamel via ameloblasts.
- D. Hertwig epithelial root sheath shapes the root and induces root dentin, but does not become the pulp.
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