CL4 STRUCTURE OF TOOTH

Label the parts of a tooth

..................... is the outermost hard covering of the tooth.

• Pulp

• Dentine

• Enamel

• Cement

The .............. is the ........................ soft part of the tooth having .................. and ........................

• Dentine, innermost, bone and muscles

• Pulp, innermost, blood vessels and nerves

• Gum, innermost, blood vessels only.

• Pulp,middle , nerves and blood vessels

What is the function of the enamel in a tooth?

Why does a tooth have blood vessels?

Why does a tooth have nerves?

The outer visible part of a tooth is known as .............................

• Root

• Nerves

• Pulp

• crown

The ........................... present inside the gums hold the tooth in place

• Root

• crown

• neck

• pulp

The .................. connects the crown and the root.

• neck

• pulp

• dentine

• enamel

The bone like structure present below the enamel is known as..................

• dentine

• pulp

• crown

• neck