Chapters 4-5

Question 0

What covers the crown of a tooth?

Answer 0

Enamel

Question 1

Name a digestive juice in the mouth

Answer 1

Saliva

Question 2

What is the hardest substance in your body?

Answer 2

Enamel

Question 3

What is the hard bonelike tissue which forms and shapes the tooth?

Answer 3

Dentin

Question 4

What is the inner part of a tooth called?

Answer 4

Pulp

Question 5

What is the thin covering over the root of a tooth?

Answer 5

Cementum

Question 6

What is a layer of tissue between the cementum and the jaw bone?

Answer 6

Periodontal membrane

Question 7

What is a sticky colorless film of harmful bacteria?

Answer 7

Plaque

Question 8

What happens when many acid attacks causes the enamel to break down?

Answer 8

Dental caries

Question 9

What is sugar changed to when it is broken down by plaque?

Answer 9

Acid

Question 10

When is the best time to eat sugar rich foods?

Answer 10

At meal times

Question 11

When should you brush your teeth?

Answer 11

As soon as possible after you eat and again at bedtime

Question 12

What is another name for bad smelling breath?

Answer 12

Halitosis

Question 13

When are plaque producing bacteria the most active?

Answer 13

At night

Question 14

What is the hard deposit formed when plaque builds up

Answer 14

Calculus

Question 15

What is it called when the upper and lower teeth do not fit together properly?

Answer 15

Malocclusion

Question 16

What is a dentist who specializes in treating malocclusions called?

Answer 16

Orthodontist

Question 17

What disease affects the tissues and bones that support the teeth?

Answer 17

Periodontal disease

Question 18

What is a balanced diet?

Answer 18

A variety of foods containing all the nutrients necessary to keep you healthy

Question 19

If a tooth is knocked out what part of the tooth should you not touch?

Answer 19

Root

Question 20

How often should you floss your teeth?

Answer 20

Once a day

Question 21

What are the tiny parts that make up your skin called?

Answer 21

Cells

Question 22

What is another name for the outer skin?

Answer 22

Epidermis

Question 23

What is an extra thick hard layer of epidermis developed from constant rubbing or pressure called?

Answer 23

Callus

Question 24

What is a raised part of epidermis that is filled with a watery substance called?

Answer 24

Blister

Question 25

What are the signs of infection?

Answer 25

Redness, swelling, pus, throbbing pain

Question 26

What is the name for the coloring matter?

Answer 26

Pigment

Question 27

What is a dark colored pigment that gives the skin a brownish color?

Answer 27

Melanin

Question 28

What is the name of people that have no pigment in their skin?

Answer 28

Albinos

Question 29

dermis

Answer 29

What is the layer of skin beneath the epidermis?

Question 30

Name a little sac that each hair root grows in.

Answer 30

Hair follicle

Question 31

What are the harmful rays of the sun called?

Answer 31

Ultraviolet rays

Question 32

What layer of skin lies below the dermis

Answer 32

Subcutaneous

Question 33

What are the glands connected to the hair follicles?

Answer 33

Sebaceous glands

Question 34

Name the oily substance produced by sebaceous glands.

Answer 34

Sebum

Question 35

Which glands help your body maintain a normal temperature?

Answer 35

Sweat glands

Question 36

How should you treat a first degree burn?

Answer 36

Put the burn area under cool water or apply a cold wet cloth on it

Question 37

What is the sunshine vitamin?

Answer 37

Vitamin D

Question 38

What bone weakening disease is caused by a lack of vitamin D?

Answer 38

Rickets

Question 39

Name four ways to guard against disease

Answer 39

Proper nutrients, vigorous exercise, sufficient water, adequate rest

Question 40

Name some proper nutrients you should get

Answer 40

Protein, vitamin A, vitamin D, B vitamins, fat, vitamin C, zinc

Question 41

What is a cream or lotion which screens out harmful ultraviolet rays

Answer 41

Sunscreen

Question 42

What is the most common form of cancer

Answer 42

Skin cancer