Across
- 3. inhibitor of calcification that occurs in parotid saliva of humans in variable amounts; anticalculus component of “tartar-control” dentifrices.
- 6. a surrounding framework, enabling development in a structured manner
- 7. Not made up of or containing cells
- 9. white blood corpuscle capable of amoeboid movement; functions to protect the body against infection and disease
- 10. nucleus,focus, point of origin.
Down
- 1. without definite shape or visible differentiation
- 2. crystalline mineral component of bones and teeth that contain calcium and phosphate
- 4. heterotrophic microorganism that lives and grows in complete (or almost complete) absence of oxygen
- 5. also referred to as "tartar," calculus is dent al biofilm that has been mineralized primarily with calcium and phosphorus and occurs on the teeth and prosthetic appliances worn in the mouth.
- 8. heterotrophic microorganism that can live and grow in the presence of free oxygen