VMT chapter 6 exam
1. digestive system, alimentary system, gastrointestinal system, and GI system-
: describe the body that is a long, muscular tube beginnig at the mouth and ending at the anus
2. aliment/o: the combining form for nourishment
3. oral cavity: contains the lips and cheeks, hard and soft palates, salivary glands, tongue, teeth, and periodontium
4. or/o, stomat/o: combining form for mouth
5. prognathia: has an elongated mandible, or a mandible that is overshot; sow mouth
6. brachygnathia: A shortened mandible or a mandible that is undershot. Also called parrot mouth
7. labia: the medical term for lips
8. labium: a single lip
9. cheil/o, labi/o: combining forms for lips
,10. bucc/o: the combining forms for cheek
11. buccal: pertaining to or directed toward the cheek
12. palate: forms the roof of the mouth
13. hard palate: forms the bony rostral portion of the palate that is covered with specialized mucous membrane
14. rugae: specialized mucous membrane that contains irregular folds
15. rug/o: the combining form for wrinkled or fold
16. soft palate: forms the flexible caudal portion of the palate
17. palat/o: palate
18. tongue: movable muscular organ in the oral cavity used for tasting and processing food, grooming, and
articulating sound
19. papillae: the dorsum of the tongue has elevations called
20. filiform: types of papillae located on the dorsum of the tongue may appear threadlike
,21. fungiform: types of papillae located on the dorsum of the tongue may appear mushroomlike
22. vallate: types of papillae located on the dorsum of the tongue may appear cup-shaped
23. frenulum: the tongue is connected to the ventral surface of the oral cavity by a band of connective tissue called
24. gloss/o, lingu/o: the combining forms for tongue
25. lingual surface: side adjacent to the tongue
26. dent/o, dent/i, odont/o: combining forms for teeth
27. dentition: refers to the teeth as a whole, that is, the teeth arranged in the maxillary (upper) and mandibular
(lower) arcades
28. deciduous dentition: the temporary set of teeth that erupt in young animals and are replaced at or near
maturity
, 29. decidu/o: the combining form for shedding
30. permanent dentition: the set of teeth designed to last the lifetime of an animal
31. retained deciduous tooth: the deciduous tooth that has not been shed and may be extracted profes-
sionally
32. incisor: front tooth used for cutting; an incision is a cut; abbreviated I
33. canine: long, pointed bonelike tooth located between the incisors and premolars; also called fang and cuspid;
abbreviated C
34. premolar: cheek tooth found between the canine teeth and molars; also called bicuspids because they have
two points; abbreviated P
35. molar: most caudally located permanent cheek tooth used for grinding; abbreviated M
36. dental formula: represents the type of tooth and the number found in that species
37. cheek teeth: premolars and molars
38. needle teeth: deciduous canines and third incisor of pigs
1. digestive system, alimentary system, gastrointestinal system, and GI system-
: describe the body that is a long, muscular tube beginnig at the mouth and ending at the anus
2. aliment/o: the combining form for nourishment
3. oral cavity: contains the lips and cheeks, hard and soft palates, salivary glands, tongue, teeth, and periodontium
4. or/o, stomat/o: combining form for mouth
5. prognathia: has an elongated mandible, or a mandible that is overshot; sow mouth
6. brachygnathia: A shortened mandible or a mandible that is undershot. Also called parrot mouth
7. labia: the medical term for lips
8. labium: a single lip
9. cheil/o, labi/o: combining forms for lips
,10. bucc/o: the combining forms for cheek
11. buccal: pertaining to or directed toward the cheek
12. palate: forms the roof of the mouth
13. hard palate: forms the bony rostral portion of the palate that is covered with specialized mucous membrane
14. rugae: specialized mucous membrane that contains irregular folds
15. rug/o: the combining form for wrinkled or fold
16. soft palate: forms the flexible caudal portion of the palate
17. palat/o: palate
18. tongue: movable muscular organ in the oral cavity used for tasting and processing food, grooming, and
articulating sound
19. papillae: the dorsum of the tongue has elevations called
20. filiform: types of papillae located on the dorsum of the tongue may appear threadlike
,21. fungiform: types of papillae located on the dorsum of the tongue may appear mushroomlike
22. vallate: types of papillae located on the dorsum of the tongue may appear cup-shaped
23. frenulum: the tongue is connected to the ventral surface of the oral cavity by a band of connective tissue called
24. gloss/o, lingu/o: the combining forms for tongue
25. lingual surface: side adjacent to the tongue
26. dent/o, dent/i, odont/o: combining forms for teeth
27. dentition: refers to the teeth as a whole, that is, the teeth arranged in the maxillary (upper) and mandibular
(lower) arcades
28. deciduous dentition: the temporary set of teeth that erupt in young animals and are replaced at or near
maturity
, 29. decidu/o: the combining form for shedding
30. permanent dentition: the set of teeth designed to last the lifetime of an animal
31. retained deciduous tooth: the deciduous tooth that has not been shed and may be extracted profes-
sionally
32. incisor: front tooth used for cutting; an incision is a cut; abbreviated I
33. canine: long, pointed bonelike tooth located between the incisors and premolars; also called fang and cuspid;
abbreviated C
34. premolar: cheek tooth found between the canine teeth and molars; also called bicuspids because they have
two points; abbreviated P
35. molar: most caudally located permanent cheek tooth used for grinding; abbreviated M
36. dental formula: represents the type of tooth and the number found in that species
37. cheek teeth: premolars and molars
38. needle teeth: deciduous canines and third incisor of pigs
