Introduction to Dentistry

Question 1

What does Roatral mean?

Answer 1

Located on the head towards the nose

Question 2

What is caudal?

Answer 2

Located towards the tail

Question 3

What is Maxillary?

Answer 3

Located on the upper jaw

Question 4

What is Mandibular?

Answer 4

Located on the lower jaw

Question 5

What is Lingual?

Answer 5

Towards the tongue or the centre of the mouth

Question 6

What is Buccal?

Answer 6

The cheek side of the mouth/teeth

Question 7

What is Coronal?

Answer 7

Near the crown of the tooth

Question 8

What is Apical?

Answer 8

In the direction of the root tip

Question 9

What is Occlusal?

Answer 9

The surface of the tooth that faces the crown of the opposite tooth on the same side

Question 10

What is Hypsodont?

Answer 10

Tooth with a long crown and a short root. Found in horses and rabbits

Question 11

What animals have hypsodont teeth?

Answer 11

Horses and Rabbits

Question 12

What are Brachydont teeth?

Answer 12

Tooth with a short crown and long root. Founf in dogs and cats. The tooth once matured loses the ability to grow

Question 13

What are Diphyodont teeth?

Answer 13

Any animal with two successive sets of teeth, decidious (temporary) and permanent

Question 14

What are the three head shapes of animals?

Answer 14

Brachycephalic (short)
Mesocephalic (medium)
Dolichocephalic (Long)

Question 15

How many pairs of salivary glands do dogs and cats have?

Answer 15

They have 4 pairs of salivary glands

Question 16

What are the names of the 4 pairs of Salivary glands

Answer 16

Parotid, mandibular, sublingual and zygomatic