Chapter 8 modern dental assisting Oral Embryology and Histology |231 questions |with correct answers

alveolar crest CORRECT ANSWER Highest point of the alveolar ridge alveolar socket CORRECT ANSWER cavity within the alveolar process that surrounds the root of a tooth. ameloblasts CORRECT ANSWER cells that form enamel anatomic crown CORRECT ANSWER Portion of the tooth that is covered with enamel apex CORRECT ANSWER Tapered end of each root tip. apical foramen CORRECT ANSWER Natural opening in the root cementoblasts CORRECT ANSWER cells that form cementum cementoclasts CORRECT ANSWER cells that resorb cementum cementum CORRECT ANSWER specialized, calcified connective tissue that covers the anatomic root of a tooth. clinical crown CORRECT ANSWER That portion of the tooth that is visible in the oral cavity. conception CORRECT ANSWER union of the male sperm and the female ovum. coronal pulp CORRECT ANSWER part that lies within the crown portion of the tooth