digestion and absorption Flashcards
space between lips and teeth is called __ aka ___
vestibule
tobacco cavity
___ separates nasal and buccal cavity
palate
anterior palate is made of __ boNE
palatine bone (hard bone)
posterior palate is made of ___
muscle (aka soft palate)
in hard palate there are permanent ridges called __
rugae
swallowing is aka
deglutittion
tongue is made of __ muscle and is covered by
skeletal
mucus memb.(epithelium that secretes mucus)
tongue is free from anterioror posterior end
anterior
tongue is attached posteriorly to __bone
hyoid
___ is the visible part of a tooth
crown
____ part of tooth is surrounded by gum
neck
___ is the hardest substance of the body
enamel
is enamel vascular
no
enamel arises from embryonic cell called
ameloblast
func. of periodental ligament
connect root if tooth to jaw soket
acrodont teeth have ____ attachment with jaw bone and they are directed in ____ and ____ direction
superficial
upward.,downward
examples of animals with acrodont teeth
frog, amphibians
pleurodont teeth have ___ attachment with jawbone and are directed towards ___ side
inward
pleurodont teeth are seen in
reptiles like snake
___ teeth are embedded into jaw bone within bony socket
thecodont
thecodont teeth are found in
mammals crocodile (the only reptile with thecodont teeth)
teeth which show similar external appearence
homodont/ isodont
homdont teeth are found in
amphbians and reptiles
heterodont teeth are found in
mammals