Digestion Flashcards
(19 cards)
spinchter muscle opening and closing of mouth
Orbicularis oris
Shalu depression above upper lip
Philtrum
Space between lip and gum
Vestibula
Acrodont teeth
Jaw and teeth connected
Example: fish
Pleurodont teeth
Snake
Thecodont teeth
Teeth embedded in sockets and have well developed root
Example: humans
Diphyodont teeth
Have both milk teeth and permanent teeth
Humans have 20 milk teeth and 30 permanent teeth
Monophydont teeth
Occurs only once in a lifetime
12 teeth and human
Homodont teeth
All the teeth have the same shape
Heterodont teeth and its types
It can be of different shapes and have a dental formula Incisors Canine Pre molar: bicuspid Molar
Enamel is secreted by
Ameloblast which are ectodermal in origin
What are crown and root composed of
It is composed of dentine secreted by odontoblast which are mesodermal in origin
How is tongue attached to the floor of mouth
Frenulum
Enlarged pharyngeal tonsils are called
Adenoids
What is removal of tonsils called
Tonsillectomy
Pathologically and last tonsils are called
Adenoids which causes nasal congestion
Arrangement of lymphoid tissues in oral cavity
Waldeys’s lymphatic ring
Circular muscle and longitudinal muscle helps in
Peristalsis which is controlled by a bunch of autonomic nerve fibres called auerbach’s plexus
Submucosa have a bunch of auto nerve fibres called
Meissners plexus