Digestive System Part II

What are the building blocks of proteins?

amino acids

Name the two sets of teeth we get:

Deciduous teeth and Permanent teeth

Deciduous teeth emerge around age ___ and permanent emerge around age ___.

6 months …….6 years

All 20 Deciduous teeth are fully developed in the mouth around age ____.

2

Which type of permanent teeth emerge first and at what age?

Molars; at age 6

Name the 4 types of teeth.

Incisors (8) (4t & 4b),

Pre-Molars or Bicuspids (8) (4t & 4b),

Molars (12) (6t & 6b),

Canine or Cuspids (4) (2 & 2)

The "third set” of molars are also known as

Wisdom teeth

Incisors are needed for _____.

Cuspids are used for _______.

Premol/Bicus are used for ____.

Molars are used for ______.

- biting

-Tear and piece food

-mashing and crushing

-mashing and crushing

A single tooth is made up of…..

Highly mineralized bone called dentin with a pulp cavity inside and enamel that covers the crown

What is the name of the hardest material in the body that covers the crown of a tooth and it's most resistant to decay?

Enamel

The exposed visible surface of a tooth below the gingiva is called?

The crown

Define gingiva

Another name?

The root of the tooth

-gums

What ligament holds the tooth in the socket?

Periodontal ligament

Importance of Pulp cavity

It contains blood vessels and nerve endings

What connects the neck to the tooth?

The root