Comparative Dental Anatomy

Question 1

Classifications on number of dentitions

Answer 1

MONOPHYODONT
DIPHYODONT
POLYPHYODONT

Question 2

Animals that has single set of dentition (ex.rodents)

Answer 2

MONOPHYODONT

Question 3

Animal that has two sets of dentitions (ex.man)

Answer 3

DIPHYODONT

Question 4

Animals that has several sets of tooth (ex. Sharks)

Answer 4

POLYPHYODONT

Question 5

Classification of food intake

Answer 5

CARNIVORE (meat)
HERBIVORE (veggies)
OMNIVORE (both) man**
PISCIVORE (fish)

Question 6

Classifications on ways of attachment

Answer 6

ACRODONT
PLEURODONT
THECODONT **
ANKYLOSIS **
GOMPHOSIS **

Question 7

Attached on the external surface

Answer 7

ACRODONT

Question 8

Doesn’t have mandibular movement. Attached on the back inner portion

Answer 8

PLEURODONT

Question 9

Tooth is inserted inside the bony pocket

Answer 9

THECODONT

Question 10

The case where root is directly fused to bone

Answer 10

ANKYLOSIS

Question 11

Relationship between root and bone where there is suspensory ligament or periodontal ligament

Answer 11

GOMPHOSIS

Question 12

Classifications on height of crowns

Answer 12

BRACHYODONT

HYPOSODONT

Question 13

Crown is shorter than the roots

Answer 13

BRACHYODONT

Question 14

Crown is larger that the root

Answer 14

HYPOSODONT

Question 15

Classifications on shape of teeth

Answer 15

HAPLODONT (triangle)
HOMODONT (same)
HETERODONT **

Question 16

They have tubercles on molars for cutting edges

Answer 16

SECODONT

Question 17

Moon shaped tooth

Answer 17

SELENODONT

Question 18

Hoofed

Answer 18

LINGULATE

Question 19

Big pulp chamber after eruption

Answer 19

TAURODONT

Question 20

Teeth having two ridges

Answer 20

BILOPHODONT

Question 21

Pointed shaped natural teeth

Answer 21

CARNASSIAL

Question 22

Hill liked teeth

Answer 22

BUNODONT**

Question 23

DF Monkeys

Answer 23

I 2/2
C1/1
P2/2
M3/3

Question 24

DF wolves and foxes

Answer 24

I3/3
C1/1
P4/4
M2/3

Question 25

DF Cats

Answer 25

I3/3 C1/1 P3/2 M1/1

Question 26

DF Cow

Answer 26

I 0/3 C 0/1 P3/3 M3/3

Question 27

DF Horses and Zebras

Answer 27

I3/3 C1/1 M4/4/ P3/3

Question 28

DF Rabbits

Answer 28

I 2/1 C 0/0 P3/2 M3/3