The Name of This Benign Tumor That Is Slow Growing

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Multiple Choice

The name of this benign tumor that is slow growing but locally aggressive and derived in association with an impacted tooth and dentigerous cyst is:

• A)calcifying odontogenic cyst.
• B)odontogenic myxoma.
• C)compound odontoma.
• D)ameloblastoma.

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A thick band of nerve fibers that divides the cerebral cortex lobes into left and right hemispheres, facilitating communication between the two sides of the brain.

Roger Sperry

A neuropsychologist and neurobiologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on the split-brain research which advanced our understanding of the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres.

Epilepsy

A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Somatosensory Cortex

A part of the brain that processes sensory input from various parts of the body, including touch, temperature, and pain.