The various kinds of teeth present in human beings are:

Premolars and canines

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Molars and incisors

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Muscular pharynx and molars

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Incisors, canines, premolars and molars

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Solution

The correct option is D Incisors, canines, premolars and molars
There are several types of teeth and each performs its own special function in the chewing process, depending on its size, shape, location within the jaws. Starting from the midline, the permanent dentition (arrangement of teeth) is comprised of incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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Question 2
Which of the following pair of teeth differ in structure but are similar in function?

(a) Canines and incisors
(b) Molars and premolars
(c) Incisors and molars
(d) Premolars and canines

Which one of the following pairs of types of teeth perform one common function as stated against it ?

(a) Incisors, canines - Holding

(b) Canines, premolars - Tearing

(d) Molars, incisors - Tearing

Q. Study the following passage:
Most of the vertebrates have jaws with teeth. The mode of arrangement of teeth on the jaws is called dentition.
The various types of teeth seen in mammals are incisors (I) canines (C) premolars (P) and molars (M). They are used for biting, tearing, chewing and grinding, respectively.
Canines, the tearing teeth are well-developed in carnivores and ill-developed or absent in herbivores.

Now answer the following:
(i) In frogs, all the teeth in the upper jaw look-alike, whereas in human beings they are different. The type of dentition in human beings can be called .........
(a) Homodont (b) Isodont (c) Heterodont (d) Acrodont
(ii) The dental formula of a mammal is written as ICPM=2023/1023. The teeth missing in it are ................
(a) Incisors (b) Canines (c) Premolars (d) Molars

Q. The number of incisors, molars, premolars and canines in the buccal cavity is

Q. During a dental check up in school, the dentist asked a group of students to name the teeth from the back of the mouth to the front in the correct order. He got four different answers. Identify the one that shows the correct order.
(a) 3 incisors, 2 canines, 1 molar, 2 premolars.
(b) 2 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, 2 molars.
(c) 2 molars, 3 premolars, 2 canines, 1 incisor.
(d) 3 molars, 2 premolars, 1 canine, 2 incisors.

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