DENTITION AND TEETH

Question 1

Possession of teeth of various shapes for different functions.

Answer 1

Heterodonty

Question 2

Having two successive sets of teeth: deciduous and permanent.

Answer 2

Diphyodont

Question 3

Short-crowned teeth with enamel restricted to the crown.

Answer 3

Brachydont

Question 4

Long-crowned teeth; enamel extends below gumline.

Answer 4

Hypsodont

Question 5

Teeth with rounded cusps, as in pigs.

Answer 5

Bunodont

Question 6

Teeth with crescent-shaped ridges, seen in ruminants.

Answer 6

Selenodont

Question 6

Teeth with transverse ridges, typical of horses.

Answer 6

Lophodont

Question 7

Natural gap between incisors and cheek teeth

Answer 7

Diastema

Question 8

Rudimentary first premolar in horses.

Answer 8

Wolf Tooth

Question 9

Shearing teeth in carnivores: last upper premolar and first lower molar.

Answer 9

Carnassial Teeth

Question 10

Exposed part of the tooth above the gumline.

Answer 10

Tooth Crown

Question 11

Part of the tooth embedded in the jawbone.

Answer 11

Root

Question 12

Junction between the crown and root.

Answer 12

Neck

Question 13

Hardest substance in the body, covers the crown in brachydont teeth and entire tooth in hypsodont teeth.

Answer 13

Enamel

Question 14

Covers the root in brachydont teeth and both crown and root in hypsodont teeth.

Answer 14

Cementum

Question 15

Main structure of the tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity.

Answer 15

Dentine

Question 16

Central chamber of the tooth housing nerves and blood vessels.

Answer 16

Pulp Cavity

Question 17

Tough structure replacing upper incisors and canines in ruminants.

Answer 17

Dental Pad

Question 18

Filing of sharp enamel edges on horse cheek teeth.

Answer 18

Floating