NEET MDS 2025 Preparation Strategy: Month-by-Month Study Plan Why a Month-Wise Plan Matters Preparing for NEET MDS 2025 is a marathon, not a sprint. With more than 20 dental and medical subjects to revise, a structured month-by-month plan helps you: Cover the syllabus systematically Revise multiple times before the exam Balance mock tests, theory, and […]
Comprehensive guide to the foramina of the skull — learn their locations, associated cranial fossae, and the important nerves and vessels passing through each. Ideal for dental and medical anatomy students. The skull contains multiple foramina that allow essential nerves and blood vessels to pass between the brain and body. This article lists all major cranial foramina — including the optic canal, foramen ovale, and jugular foramen — with diagrams and mnemonics for easy memorization by dental and medical students.
QUICK REVISION NOTES 📌 MOUTH (ORAL CAVITY) The mouth is the first part of the digestive system, playing a vital role in ingestion, mastication, taste, and speech. 1. Boundaries of Oral Cavity Roof: Hard and soft palate Floor: Tongue and mucosa covering mylohyoid muscle Anterior/Lateral: Lips and cheeks Posterior: Opens into oropharynx (via oropharyngeal isthmus)
TOPIC: GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY 📌 KEY POINTS: 👉 PHARMACOLOGY: The interactions between the living system and various substances (drugs). 👉 A drug is a substance used for: Prevention (e.g., BCG vaccine for TB). Diagnosis (e.g., barium sulfate in X-ray imaging). Cure (e.g., INH for TB treatment). 👉 Two important Branches of pharmacology are—1. Pharmacokinetics2. Pharmacodynamics. 🔹 PHARMACOKINETICS: […]
TOPIC: SJÖGREN SYNDROME 🔹 Definition: Chronic systemic autoimmune disease affecting salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to: Xerostomia (dry mouth) Xerophthalmia (dry eyes) → aka Keratoconjunctivitis sicca 🔸 Types: Primary: Only sicca symptoms; no other autoimmune disease Secondary: Sicca + associated autoimmune disease (commonly RA, SLE)
– Conceptual + viva-ready – I. Introduction to Dental Pulp 🔸Soft connective tissue in the center of the tooth 🔸Located in pulp chamber (crown) and root canal 🔸Embryological origin: Central cells of dental papilla 🔸Functions: Nutritive, Sensory, Formative, Defensive, Reparative 🔸Contains nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics & connective tissue
TOPIC: ANATOMY OF LARYNX 📌 INTRODUCTION: 🔹The larynx is the voice box – a short, tubular structure involved in phonation, breathing, and protection of lower airways. 🔹Extends from C3 to C6 vertebrae. 🔹Located in the anterior neck, continuous above with the laryngopharynx and below with the trachea. 1. CARTILAGES OF THE LARYNX A. Unpaired Cartilages […]
TOPIC: ANATOMY OF TONGUE 📌INTRODUCTION: The tongue is a muscular organ in the oral cavity, essential for taste, speech, mastication, deglutition, and oral hygiene. Divided anatomically and developmentally into anterior 2/3 and posterior 1/3.
TOPIC: NERVE SUPPLY OF HEAD & NECK 📌OVERVIEW 👉 The head and neck region receives motor, sensory, and autonomic innervation from: 12 Cranial nerves (CN I–XII) Cervical spinal nerves (C1–C4) – from cervical plexus Sympathetic chain – cervical part 1️⃣ CRANIAL NERVES INVOLVED A. Sensory Supply Trigeminal nerve (CN V) – main sensory nerve of […]
TOPIC: EMBRYOLOGY – Concise Notes 📌 INTRODUCTION 🔺Embryology is the study of prenatal development – from fertilization to birth. 🔺Divided into: General Embryology – early development (fertilization to trilaminar germ disc) Systemic Embryology – development of organ systems Head & Neck Embryology – especially important for dental students (pharyngeal arches, face, palate, teeth)
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