Digestive - Oral Cavity Terminology

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Across
  1. 6. substance which holds the root of a tooth within the alveolar socket; modified HAP
  2. 7. ligament connecting teeth to bone
  3. 9. term for swallowing
  4. 11. term for lib (singular)
  5. 15. rhythmic contractions of smooth muscle tissue which moves substances through tubular organs
  6. 18. term for taste
  7. 19. substance which grows in tubules within the body of the tooth; modified HAP
  8. 20. ridges on the hard palate
  9. 21. hard (calcified) bacterial biofilm on teeth
  10. 22. calcium salts which give bone strength (abbreviation)
Down
  1. 1. structure superior of the larynx and inferior of the nasopharynx
  2. 2. the superficial covering of the tooth; hardest substance in the human body; modified HAP
  3. 3. 28 - 32 total in adults
  4. 4. term for the area between the teeth and lips
  5. 5. soft bacterial biofilm on teeth
  6. 8. the 'ball' of food and/or drink which travels from the oral cavity to the stomach
  7. 10. thin skin surrounding teeth
  8. 12. term for chewing
  9. 13. projection of the surface of a tooth
  10. 14. structure which holds lips (inf. or sup.) to gums or tongue in oral cavity
  11. 16. name of cells within the pulp cavity of teeth which create and maintain the matrix
  12. 17. salivary gland which creates 70% of all saliva