Chapter 6 Terms Flashcards
Combining form for Jaw
Gnath/o
An animal that has an elongated mandible
Prognathia
An animal that has a shortened mandible
Brachygnathia
Lips
Labia
Forms the roof of the mouth
Palate
This Specialized mucous membrane contains irregular folds called….
Rugae
Palate/o
Combining form for palate
Buccal
Pertaining to or directed toward the cheek
Moving muscular organ
Tongue
Papillae
Dorsum part of the tongue (elevation)
Most caudally permeant cheek tooth used for grinding
Molar
Front tooth used for cutting
Incisor
Combining term for teeth
Dent/o
Dentition
Teeth as a whole
Temporary set of teeth that erupt in young animals
Deciduous
Cheek tooth found between the canine and molars
Premolar
Long pointed bone like tooth found between the incisors and the pre molars
Canine
The hard white substance covering the dentin
Enamel
Bone like connective tissue that covers the root of the tooth.
Cementum