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Alimenation Flashcards

1
Q

What are teeth made of in the enamal?

A

Hydroxyapatite

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2
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What are teeth made of in the dentine?

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Collagen

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3
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What are teeth eroded by?

A

Acid

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4
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How many pairs of salivary glands are there?

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3

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5
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What cranial nerves control the salivary glands?

A

7 and 9

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6
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How much saliva do the three pairs of salivary glands produce a day

A

0.5L

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7
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Saliva is hypotonic; what does this mean?

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Has a lower osmotic pressure

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8
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What 6 things are contained in saliva?

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  1. 100mM NaCl in mucous
  2. Salivary amylase
  3. HCO3-
  4. SCN-
  5. I-
  6. Lysosome
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