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ch6 defintions Flashcards

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prognathia

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mandible that is overshot (aka sow mouth)

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brachygnathia

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shortened mandible (aka parrot mouth)

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labia

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lips (singular labium)

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buccal

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pt or directed towards cheeck

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rugae

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mucous membranes with irregular folds (hard palate/stomach)

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palate parts

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hard: bony/rostral AND soft: flexible/caudal (closes off nasal during swallowing)

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tongue’s job

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grooming, tasting, articulating sound, processing food

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Papillae types

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filiform (threadlike), fungiform (mushroom like), vallate (cupshaped) latter two contain taste buds

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frenulum

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connective band of tissue (tongue to ventral surface of oral cavity)

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dentition

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how teeth are arranged in mandibular and maxillary arcades

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deciduous dentition

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baby teeth

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permanent dentition

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adult teeth

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retained deciduous dentition

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unshed baby tooth

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4 types of teeth

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1 incisor (front/used for cutting): abbrev I
2 canine, fang, or cuspid: one point, abbrev C
3 premolar or bicuspids: two points, abbrev P
4 molar: grinding use, abbrev M

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Dental formula

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how animals number/type of teeth written in shorthand
* add all together is total dentition (teeth count)

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Triadan system

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each tooth has 3 digit number
* Pt upper: right/left/, lower: left/right

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Tooth parts crown

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enamel; hard/bonelike
dentin: connective tissue surrounding pulp
pulp (tooth middle): nerves/blood vessels/loosed connective tissue

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tooth parts neck

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gingiva: gums

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tooth parts roots

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cementum: (bone like/connective tissue, covers root)
apical foramen: where nerves/ blood vessels enter tooth
alveolar bone: compact bone- forms tooth socket (singular alveoli)
periodontia: structures that support teeth
periodontal ligament: collagen fibers anchors to cementum/bone

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