Dentition - linked to nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
Incisors - explain the role and location
A
teeth at the front, sharp and used to cut food
2
Q
Canines - explain the role and location
A
corners of the mouth, used for grasping and tearing food up, long roots
3
Q
Premolars - explain the role and location
A
behind the canine teeth, a flat surface because they have been evolved for chewing
4
Q
Molars - explain the role and location
A
back of the mouth and they are bigger than premolars and have flatter surface because their function is to chew smaller pieces of food
5
Q
carnivore teeth
A
canines
inciosors
premolars
few molars
6
Q
herbivore teeth
A
incisors
molars
premolars
no canines
7
Q
omnivore teeth
A
combination of sharp front teeth and molars for grinding
