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What is the relationship between mechanical digestion and molars?
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How are a rodent's incisors and a horse's molars alike?
.there molars keep groing
What animals have molars and premolars?
Rabbits are a type of animal that has sets of both molars and premolars. However, rabbits have no sets of canine teeth.
How many molars does an African elephant have?
Four.
What animal has large grinding molars?
a penis
Which teeth are used to crush and grind things?
Molars
What does it mean when you have K-9 teeth?
it probably means you have a mechanical dog from the doctor who series stuck in between your molars.
Role of pre molars in digestion?
They flatten the food as you chew. Flat molars - crush Canines - tear Chiselled shape - bite
What are 2 types of teeth in a lion's mouth?
The canines, which tear the food, and the molars, which then grind them for better digestion.
Contrast the structure and function of incisors and molars?
Structure: Incisors, which are located in the front of the mouth, are thin compared to molars, which are located in the back of the mouth. Function: Incisors are used to break off or cut food with. Molars are used to crush, mash, or mince food to prepare it for digestion.
How can a bison's flattened teeth be an adaptation?
It allows them to bite down on grass, then regurgitate it and rechew it as cud with its flat molars when resting. Flat lower incisors act like a flat-bladed knife designed to cut or tear the grass from its lower leaves, and the molars to grind the grass or partly-digested matter it regurgitates and chews as cud. Essentially, teeth of the bison provides the mechanical or physical portion of the digestion of grass.
What is the difference between molars and premolars?
Premolars are similar to molars but differ in function. Molars only grind whereas premolars hold and grind your food. Anatomically they are different as well. Premolars have 3 cusps where molars have 4 or 5. Premolars have two roots where molars can have 2 or 3. Premolars are succedaneous where molars are non-succedaneous. Hope that helps.
What cause your cheek to get caught between your upper and lower molars?
Cellulite!
Do your molars grow back?
Adult molars do not grow back. Infant molars are replaced by adult molars, so in a sense, infant molars do grow back.
What kind of human teeth are best for grinding food?
the large flat molars in the back of your mouth
What Teeth are good for?
Teeth are good for so many things. They are the key to early digestion. You slice up chunks of food with your incisors. Canines grip and tear food using a single rounded point. Your premolars are smaller than your molars, and they grind your food, and molars have a flat edge so you can mash your food thoroughly.
What does a premolar do?
A premolar is a tooth situated in front of the molar teeth - in humans, it is between the canines and the molars.
What are examples of animals that has molars?
Elephants are animals which have molars
