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Enamel is what 96-97%
percentage
hydroxyapatite
Cementum is what 45-50%
percentage
hydroxyapatite
Dentin is what 70%
percentage
hydroxyapatite
Cementum is mineralized Bone
similar to...
Order of oral tissues enamel, dentin, cementum
from hardest to
softest.
Only tooth with an Maxillary 1st molar
oblique ridge...
Frequently has three Mandibular 2nd premolar
cusps...
Mandibular 1 facial, 2 lingual
second premolar
cusp locations
Cusps of carabelli are Maxillary 1st molar
often present on what
tooth
How many Mammelons 3
are typically present
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on a tooth?
Only artery that carries Pulmonary artery (R side)
deoxygenated blood?
Only frenulum without Maxillary AKA labial frenum
muscle fibers...
Describe Fixed, enlarged, tender, palpable LN
lymphadenopathy
First branch of the Ophthalmic or V1
trigeminal
Second branch of the Maxillary or V2
trigeminal
Third branch of the Mandibular or V3
trigeminal
Is the Trigeminal sensory, Both
motor, or both?
V1 sensory, motor, or Sensory
both?
V2 sensory, motor, or Sensory
both?
V3 sensory, motor, or Both
both?
V1 exits through... Superior orbital fissure
V2 exits through... Foramen rotundum
V3 exits through... Foramen ovale
12 cranial nerve Oh, oh, oh, topless Tiffany and fat Vickie got vaginitis
mnemonic and herpes
Cranial nerves sensory, Some say money matters but my brother says big
motor, or both boobs matter more
mnemonic
Trigeminal nerve Sensory from face to mouth, motor for mastication
functions
Do Afferent nerves In (brain and spinal cord)
go in or out of the
CNS?
Do Efferent nerves go Out (into the periphery or body)
in or out of the CNS?
major salivary glands Parotid, submandibular, sublingual
Which salivary gland Submandibular
produces the most
saliva?
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ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
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Terms in this set (465)
Enamel is what 96-97%
percentage
hydroxyapatite
Cementum is what 45-50%
percentage
hydroxyapatite
Dentin is what 70%
percentage
hydroxyapatite
Cementum is mineralized Bone
similar to...
Order of oral tissues enamel, dentin, cementum
from hardest to
softest.
Only tooth with an Maxillary 1st molar
oblique ridge...
Frequently has three Mandibular 2nd premolar
cusps...
Mandibular 1 facial, 2 lingual
second premolar
cusp locations
Cusps of carabelli are Maxillary 1st molar
often present on what
tooth
How many Mammelons 3
are typically present
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on a tooth?
Only artery that carries Pulmonary artery (R side)
deoxygenated blood?
Only frenulum without Maxillary AKA labial frenum
muscle fibers...
Describe Fixed, enlarged, tender, palpable LN
lymphadenopathy
First branch of the Ophthalmic or V1
trigeminal
Second branch of the Maxillary or V2
trigeminal
Third branch of the Mandibular or V3
trigeminal
Is the Trigeminal sensory, Both
motor, or both?
V1 sensory, motor, or Sensory
both?
V2 sensory, motor, or Sensory
both?
V3 sensory, motor, or Both
both?
V1 exits through... Superior orbital fissure
V2 exits through... Foramen rotundum
V3 exits through... Foramen ovale
12 cranial nerve Oh, oh, oh, topless Tiffany and fat Vickie got vaginitis
mnemonic and herpes
Cranial nerves sensory, Some say money matters but my brother says big
motor, or both boobs matter more
mnemonic
Trigeminal nerve Sensory from face to mouth, motor for mastication
functions
Do Afferent nerves In (brain and spinal cord)
go in or out of the
CNS?
Do Efferent nerves go Out (into the periphery or body)
in or out of the CNS?
major salivary glands Parotid, submandibular, sublingual
Which salivary gland Submandibular
produces the most
saliva?
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