Teeth Quiz (include mouth)

Question 1

Receives food by ingestion, breaks food into smaller particles by mastication. Mixes food with saliva.

Answer 1

Mouth (oral cavity)

Question 2

Helps hold food in mouth. Keeps food in place for chewing. Formation of words for speech.

Answer 2

Lips and Cheeks

Question 3

Determine temperature and texture of foods. Are folds of skeletal muscle. Covered with a thin, transparent epithelium. Reddish in color. Contain numerous sensory receptors which help determine temp of foods.

Answer 3

Lips

Question 4

The reddish color of the lips is composed of what underlying the epithelium?

Answer 4

blood vessels

Question 5

Main component is the buccinator muscle. Covered by skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Answer 5

Cheeks

Question 6

Lined with mucous membrane

Answer 6

Oral cavity

Question 7

Forms roof of oral cavity. Separates oral cavity from nasal cavity. What is this?
What is the anterior portion?
What is the posterior portion?

Answer 7

Palate
- Hard palate
- Soft palate

Question 8

Consists of skeletal muscle and connective tissue. What is this?
This ends in a projection called what?

Answer 8

• Soft palate
• Uvula

Question 9

During swallowing, what 2 things move upward and directs food away from nasal cavity and into oropharynx?

Answer 9

Soft palate and uvula

Question 10

What is the tongue consisted of?

Answer 10

Skeletal muscle

Question 11

Major attachment for tongue. Anchored to hyoid bone

Answer 11

Root

Question 12

Connects tongue to floor of mouth.

Answer 12

Frenulum linguae

Question 13

Tiny projections on dorsal surface of tongue. Provide friction for manipulating food in mouth. Contain the taste buds.

Answer 13

Papillae

Question 14

Embedded in posterior surface of tongue. Provide defense against bacteria that enter mouth.

Answer 14

Lingual tonsils

Question 15

Manipulate food in the mouth for mastication. What is this? Move food around to mix it with saliva, shape it into a ball-like mass known as what? and direct it toward the pharynx for swallowing.

Answer 15

Tongue muscles
- Bolus

Question 16

Appear at approximately 6 months of age. Continue to develop until about 2 1/2 years of age. Contain 10 teeth in each ja, total of 20 teeth.

Answer 16

Primary (deciduous) teeth

Question 17

6 years of age, primary teeth begin to fall out. Replaced by secondary teeth. Contain 16 teeth in each jaw. total of 32 teeth.

Answer 17

Secondary (permanent) teeth

Question 18

Chisel-shaped and have sharp edges. Used for biting food.

Answer 18

Incisors

Question 19

Cone-shaped and have points. Used for grasping and tearing food.

Answer 19

Cuspids (canines)

Question 20

Flat surfaces with rounded projections. Used for crushing and grinding food

Answer 20

Bicuspids (premolars) and molars

Question 21

Visible portion of the tooth covered by enamel.

Answer 21

Crown

Question 22

Portion embedded in the sockets (alveolar processes) of the mandible and maxilla.

Answer 22

Root

Question 23

Small region in which the crown and root meet. Adjacent to the gingival (or gum)

Answer 23

Neck

Question 24

Central core of tooth

Answer 24

Pulp cavity

Question 25

Consists of connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves

Answer 25

Pulp

Question 26

Term used to describe pulp cavity located in root of the tooth.

Answer 26

Root canal

Question 27

Opening in root of the tooth for nerves and blood vessels

Answer 27

Apical foramen

Question 28

Surrounds pulp cavity and forms bulk of tooth

Answer 28

Dentin

Question 29

Thin layer of calcified connective tissue. Surrounds dentin in root of the tooth. Attaches root to the periodontal ligaments.

Answer 29

Cementum

Question 30

Firmly anchor root in the alveolar process

Answer 30

Periodontal ligaments

Question 31

Surrounds dentin in crown of the tooth. Hardest substance in the body.

Answer 31

Enamel

Question 32

Secrete saliva into oral cavity. Mixed with food during mastication.

Answer 32

Salivary glands

Question 33

Largest of the salivary glands. Located in each side of head, just in front of the ear.

Answer 33

Parotid glands

Question 34

Located in floor of mouth

Answer 34

Submandibular glands

Question 35

Also located in floor of mouth, anterior to the submandibular glands and under the tongue.

Answer 35

Sublingual glands

Question 36

What does saliva contain?

Answer 36

Water, mucus, and amylase (enzyme)

Question 37

Act as cleansing action on the teeth. Moistens and lubricates food during mastication and swallowing. Dissolves certain molecules so that foods can be tasted. Begins chemical digestion of starches.

Answer 37

Saliva