The Dental Anatomy quiz.

Dental Anatomy Quiz

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1 / 11

Name the type of tissue that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This calcified substance covers the surface of a tooth's root(s).

Periodontal Ligament

Cementum

Tooth Dentin

2 / 11

Name the part of a tooth that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This the portion of a tooth where its crown and root(s) merge.

Pulp Chamber

Cementum

Tooth Neck

3 / 11

Name the type of tissue that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This soft tissue is contained inside a tooth. In part, it is composed of nerve tissue and blood vessels.

Periodontal Ligament

Cementum

Dental Pulp

4 / 11

Name the type of tissue that the green arrows point to.
Hint: The bulk of a tooth is composed of this mineralized tissue.

Tooth Enamel

Dental Pulp

Tooth Dentin

5 / 11

Name the type of tissue that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This is the soft tissue that surrounds the teeth and covers the jaw bones.

Gum Tissue

Periodontal Ligament

Cementum

6 / 11

Name the part of a tooth that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This is the portion of a tooth that is anchored in the jaw bone. Different types of teeth have one, two or even three of these.

Tooth Root(s)

Cementum

Periodontal Ligament

7 / 11

Name the type of tissue that the green arrows point to.
Hint: A tooth's roots are encased in this type of calcified tissue.

Tooth Dentin

Bone

Periodontal Ligament

8 / 11

Name the type of tissue that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This soft tissue binds a tooth to the bone that surrounds its roots.

Dental Pulp

Periodontal Ligament

Gum Tissue

9 / 11

Name the part of a tooth that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This is the portion of the tooth that lies above the gum line.

Tooth Dentin

Tooth Crown

Pulp Chamber

10 / 11

Name the type of tissue that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This is the hardest and most highly mineralized type of tissue found in the human body.

Tooth Enamel

Cementum

Tooth Dentin

11 / 11

Name the part of a tooth that the green arrows point to.
Hint: This is a hollow area inside a tooth that is occupied by soft tissues, including blood vessels and nerve tissue.

Pulp Chamber

Tooth Crown

Tooth Neck

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Questions list for the Dental Anatomy quiz.

Here’s a listing of each of the questions you’ll be asked when you take the Dental Anatomy quiz. If you’d like to do some studying about teeth and jaws before you take the exam, you can find the lesson materials you need on our
Dental Anatomy lesson – Terms and definitions page.

For each quiz question, an arrow in the picture will point to a dental anatomical feature. You will be asked to identify it. The possible answers for the questions are: Tooth Enamel, Tooth Dentin, Cementum, Dental Pulp, Pulp Chamber, Periodontal Ligament, Gum Tissue, Bone, Tooth Crown, Tooth Neck, Tooth Root(s). Good luck with the exam!

You’ll be asked: Name the part of a tooth that the arrows point to.

Question #1: This is the soft tissue that surrounds the teeth and covers the jaw bones.

Question #2: The bulk of a tooth is composed of this mineralized tissue.

Question #3: This is a hollow area inside a tooth that is occupied by soft tissues, including blood vessels and nerve tissue.

Question #4: This calcified substance covers the surface of a tooth’s root(s).

Question #5: This is the portion of a tooth that is anchored in the jaw bone. Different types of teeth have one, two or even three of these.

Question #6: This soft tissue is contained inside a tooth. In part, it is composed of nerve tissue and blood vessels.

Question #7: This is the hardest and most highly mineralized type of tissue found in the human body.

Question #8: A tooth’s roots are encased in this type of calcified tissue.

Question #9: This is the portion of the tooth that lies above the gum line.

Question #10: This soft tissue binds a tooth to the bone that surrounds its roots.

Question #11: This the portion of a tooth where its crown and root(s) merge.