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Board Question Breakdown 

(Anatomic Sciences section)

The Anatomic Sciences portion of part I of the Dental Board exams consists of 100 test items.
They are broken up into the following distribution:

Gross Anatomy 

(50 questions):

Head

 - 28 questions broken down in this fashion:

Oral cavity 

- 6 questions

Extraoral structures 

- 12 questions

Osteology

 - 6 questions

TMJ and muscles of mastication 

- 4 questions

Neck

 - 5 questions

Upper Limb 

- 3 questions

Thoracic cavity 

- 5 questions

Abdominopelvic cavity 

- 2 questions

Neuroanatomy

 (CNS, ANS +) - 7 questions

Basic Histology 

(23 questions):

Ultrastructure

 (cell organelles) - 4 questions

Basic tissues 

- 4 questions

Bone, cartilage & joints 

- 3 questions

Lymphatic & circulatory systems 

- 3 questions

Endocrine system 

- 2 questions

Respiratory system 

- 1 question

Gastrointestinal system 

- 3 questions

Genitouirinary systems 

- (reproductive & urinary) 2 questions

Integument

 - 1 question

Oral Histology 

(16 questions):

Tooth & supporting structures 

- 9 questions

Soft oral tissues 

(including dentin) - 5 questions

Temporomandibular joint 

- 2 questions

Developmental Biology 

(11 questions):

Osteogenesis

 (bone formation) - 2 questions

Tooth development

, eruption & movement - 4 questions

General embryology 

- 2 questions

Comments:

Dental Board exams (questions for histology/oral histology)

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