Teeth and shiz

Question 1

Tooth pulp

Answer 1

Internal soft tissue of tooth

Question 2

Layers/components of tooth

Answer 2

pulp; enamel and cementum (surface layer), dentin (lies between the surface layer and the pulp)

Teeth have an enamel-covered crown, a cementum-covered root, and a cervix (region where the two surface materials meet)

Question 3

Calcified dental tissue is composed of ____.

Answer 3

calcium hydroxyapatite

Question 4

Ameloblasts produce

Answer 4

enamelin and amelogen

Question 5

enamelin

Answer 5

fibrous high molecular weight glycoprotein found in enamel made by ameloblasts (during crown formation)

Question 6

amelogen

Answer 6

fibrous high molecular weight glycoprotein found in enamel made by ameloblasts (during crown formation)

Question 7

Components of enamel matrix

Answer 7

highly calcified (matrix), 2 fibrous high molecular weight glycoproteins - amelogen and enamelin

Question 8

True or false: Enamel can be repaired.

Answer 8

False. (At least enamel cannot repair itself after tooth eruption)