Dead tracts in ground section appears as_____________?
Correct answer: A. Black in transmitted light and white in reflected light
- A. Black in transmitted light and white in reflected light
- B. Coarse fibril bundles arranged at right angle to the dentinal surface
- C. Dentinal tubules
- D. White in transmitted light and dark in reflected light
Explanation
Dead tracts are tubules containing air after the odontoblast processes have degenerated, so they appear black in transmitted light and white in reflected light.
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