Teeth

Question 1

What vertebrate group is the only group that has different types of teeth?

Answer 1

Mammals

Question 2

What do incisors do?

Answer 2

Bitting off food

Question 3

What do canines?

Answer 3

Stabbing and holding prey

Question 4

What do molars do?

Answer 4

grinding

Question 5

What do pre molars do?

Answer 5

Grinding

Question 6

Where are insisors?

Answer 6

At the front of the mouth

Question 7

Where are canines?

Answer 7

At the side of your mouth

Question 8

Where are molars and premolars?

Answer 8

At the back of your mouth

Question 9

What would happen if you didn’t have any teeth?

Answer 9

You wouldn’t be able to eat any solid foods and would have to eat liquid foods like soup all the time.

Question 10

What is the first set of teeth called?

Answer 10

Milk teeth

Question 11

How many milk teeth do we have?

Answer 11

20

Question 12

What does the adult set of teeth have in addition to the milk teeth?

Answer 12

Wisdom teeth so altogether there are 32 teeth

Question 13

What is the outer surface of the tooth covered in?

Answer 13

Enamel - hardest substance in the body

Question 14

What is the softer layer below the enamel called?

Answer 14

Dentine - contains living cells and decays easily

Question 15

What is the centre of the tooth called?

Answer 15

A hollow pulp cavity - contains nerves and blood vessels

Question 16

What holds the tooth in its socket?

Answer 16

Cement and periodontal fibres

Question 17

The ….. Step of …… …….. Food takes place in the …….. Here, our ……. Help to …… ……. The food before ……. …….. Begins

Answer 17

1 - first
2 - breaking down
3 - mouth
4 - teeth
5 - physically digest
6 - chemical digestion