Mammalogy Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Tooth Structure Includes... | Enamel; Dentine; Pulp; Cementum; Alveolus |
Placement Can Be In... | Premaxilla; Maxilla; Mandible |
Incisors | Interior most teeth; Premaxilla; Cutting and gnawing |
Canines | One pair; Single cusp and root; Piercing, tearing, and holding; Sometimes tusks |
Premolars | Many cusps; One root |
Molars | Many cusps; Three roots; Get molars once only |
Crown Types | Brachydont; Hypsdont |
Brachydont | Crown Type; Low crown; In Carnivores and Omnivores |
Hypsdont | Crown Type; High Crown; In Herbivores |
Occlusal Surfaces | Bunodont; Lophodont; Selenodont; Carnassial |
Bunodont | Occlusal Surface; Omnivores; Crushing and grinding |
Lophodont | Occlusal Surface; Herbivores; Cusps form ridges |
Selenodont | Occlusal Surface; Herbivores; Crescent ridge; Single cusp |
Carnassial | Occlusal Surface; Carnivores; Blade-like, for sheering |
Tooth Replacement | Diphyodont; Vertically come in usually |
Primitive Metatherian Dental Formulae | 5/4, 1/1, 3/3, 4/4 = 50 |
Primitive Eutherian Dental Formulae | 3/3, 1/1, 4/4, 3/3 = 44 |
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