1. Gestational period consists of the following except
Germinal period
Embryonic period
Fertilization period
Foetal period
2. Umbilical cord contains
3 arteries & 1 vein
1 artery & 3 veins
1 artery & 1 vein
2 arteries & 1 vein
3. Hoff Bauer’s cells are present in
Pituitary gland
Parathyroid
Placenta
Pineal gland
4. Hyaline cartilage developed from
Mesoderm
Ectoderm
Ectomesoderm
Endoderm
5. Branchial fistula is persistent of
1st branchial cleft
1st branchial arch
2nd brachial arch
2nd branchial cleft
6. Period of embryo is
4-16 weeks
Fertilization to 2 weeks
2-8 weeks
8 weeks to birth
7. Palatine process began to fuse at
10 weeks post fertilization
8 weeks post fertilization
6 weeks post fertilization
12 weeks post fertilization
8. Number of somatic chromosome
42
41
46
44
9. Muscles of tongue are derived from
1st pharyngeal swelling
Lateral lingual swelling
Occipital myotomes
Preoptic myotome muscles
10. All are developed from muscles of 1st arch except
Tensor tympani & tensor veli palatine
Posterior belly of digastric
Masticatory muscles
Mylohyoid
Answers with explanations
1. C
2.D
3. C
Hoffbauer cells are the tissue macrophages of placenta
4. A
skeletal system is derived from mesoderm germ layer. Many cartilages develop from mesoderm. Few craniofacial cartilages like Meckel’s cartilage are ectomesenchymal (neural crest) in origin.
5. C
6 C
7. A
The maxillary arches develop at 6 week from which the palatine process develop. The palatine process elevate at 8 weeks, begin to fuse at 10 weeks & complete fusion by 12 weeks.