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anatomy Flashcards

1
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The front surface of the anterior teeth

A

facial

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2
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Another name for chewing surface

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occlusal

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3
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Surface toward the midline

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mesial

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4
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Surface away from the midline

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distal

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5
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Surface toward the tongue

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lingual

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6
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Surface toward the cheek

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buccal

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7
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Front teeth are called ___ teeth

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anterior

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8
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Back teeth are called ___ teeth

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posterior

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9
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Name of the top arch

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maxillary

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10
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Name of the bottom arch

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mandibular

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11
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Where two teeth meet/touch

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contact area/point

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12
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The jaw joint

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tempomandibular joint

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13
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Another name for baby teeth

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deciduous

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14
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Another name for bad bite

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malocclusion

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15
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The pointed chewing point of tooth

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cusp

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16
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The flat edge of the front teeth

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incisal

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17
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Term used to say that the teeth are coming through the gums into the mouth

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erruption

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18
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Term used to say that the baby teeth are falling out of the mouth

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exfoliate

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19
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Bumps on the roof of your mouth

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rugae

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20
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Roof of mouth behind the top front teeth

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hard palate

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21
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The roof of the mouth where your gag reflex is

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soft palate

22
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Dangly tissue in the back of the mouth at the end of the soft palate

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uvula

23
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The glands on either side of the back of the throat are called

A

tonsils

24
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The saliva gland in your cheek is called

A

parotid gland

25
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A band of tissue that connects two structures

A

frenum

26
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Top of the tongue

A

dorsum

27
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The underneath of the tongue

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ventral

28
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The space that we measure with the perio probe between the tooth and gum

A

sulcus

29
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Toward/pertaining to the apex

A

apical

30
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Under the gum is called

A

subgingival

31
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Another name for gum tissue

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gingiva

32
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Pertaining to gum tissue

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gingival

33
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The part of the tooth you see in the mouth

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crown

34
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Part of the tooth that is in the gum and bone

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root

35
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The neck of the tooth is called

A

cervix

36
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Another name for toothless

A

edentulous

37
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Triangle of tissue/space between teeth

A

embrasure

38
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Tip of the root is called

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apex

39
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Type of bone our teeth are in

A

alveolar

40
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The membrane that surrounds the root of a tooth

A

periodontal ligament

41
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The hole that the tooth sits in

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tooth socket

42
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The small bump on the lingual of an anterior tooth

A

cingulum

43
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The outside shell of the tooth is called

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enamel

44
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The second layer of the tooth, under the enamel

A

dentin

45
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What is covering the outside of the ROOT of a tooth

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cementum

46
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What do we call the nerve/living center of the tooth

A

pulp

47
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Imaginary line that divides the right and left side of our mouth

A

midline

48
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When your mouth is divided into fourths

A

quadrants

49
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When we describe all the upper OR all the lower teeth

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arch

50
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Division of the max and mandible into thirds

A

sextants

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