Basal layer in primordial cyst is arranged in the form of:_________?

Correct answer: B. Picket fence

  • A. Tennis racket
  • B. Picket fence
  • C. Linear
  • D. Irregular

Explanation

The lining of a primordial cyst, now usually termed an odontogenic keratocyst, has a continuous palisaded basal layer resembling a picket fence. This orderly basal arrangement is a key microscopic feature.

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