Function of molar teeth - Answers grind food
function of incisor teeth - Answers cutting, biting
Dentin - Answers Primary material found in teeth. It is covered by the enamel and cementum in
the root.
enamel - Answers hard, outermost layer of a tooth
Cementum - Answers Specialized, calcified connective tissue that covers the root of a tooth.
Function is to attach tooth to alveolar bone
dental pulp - Answers connective tissue found in the center of the tooth. Sensory in function
function of canines - Answers piercing and tearing
Line angle - Answers The junction of two surfaces
keratinized membrane - Answers surface layers are dead cells without nuclei
Parakerantinized membrane - Answers both keratinizated and partially keratinized cells
nonkeratinized - Answers Surface layer cells are living
nonkeratinized mucosa in the oral cavity - Answers Lining of cheeks, lips, floor of the mouth,
soft palate and ventral surface of the tongue
anklyoglossia - Answers tongue-tied, short lingual frenulum
crypt - Answers early tooth socket
lining mucosa - Answers Mucous membrane that lines the cheeks, vestibule, lips, soft palate,
and underside of the tongue
Masticatory mucosa - Answers Oral mucosa on the hard palate, dorsum of the tongue, and
gingiva
Specialized mucosa - Answers Mucous membrane on the tongue
paratoid gland - Answers largest gland, located beside the ears
rugae - Answers small ridges on the hard palate
Incisive papilla - Answers a raised area of tissue behind the max centrals
posterior nasal spine - Answers palatine bone