🏡 H - Teeth (Brain POP & Quizizz)

How do teeth aid in digestion?

• They release enzymes and chemicals that dissolve food

• They break food into easy-to-swallow bits

• They produce spit, which moistens food

• They contain taste buds, which aid in nutrition

Adults have ___ more teeth than young children.

• no

• 6

• 12

• 32

If you've lost your two front teeth, you're missing a pair of:

• incisors

• canine teeth

• bicuspids

• molars

You have fewer _____ than other types of teeth.

• molars

• canine teeth

• incisors

• bicuspids

Cows eat plants, which they need to squash and crush. Therefore, they tend to have large:

• incisors

• canine teeth

• eyelashes

• molars

Lions rip flesh from their prey. Therefore, they tend to have large:

• biceps

• molars

• canine teeth

• premolars

Place the following in order, from outermost to innermost: A) Dentin; B) Enamel; C) Pulp

• B, A, C

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• A, C, B

If your teeth lacked cementum, what might happen?

• your teeth might grow soft or brittle

• your teeth might fall out of your jaw easily

• your enamel would gradually wear away

• you would never lose your baby teeth

What is the best synonym for "cavity?"

• bacteria

• plaque

• infection

• hole

Your wisdom teeth are most likely to erupt when you're:

• baby

• 6

• 13

• 20