BY2 gowerton
- Created by: molly
- Created on: 09-05-13 12:37
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- Dentition
- Grazing Herbivores (sheep/cow)
- Dentition
- teeth modified to ensure tough plant material, that is hard to digest, is thoroughly ground up before swallowing.
- incisors on lower jaw only that cut against a horny pad, on the upper jaw. (canines are indistinguishable from incisors).
- diastema (gap) separates front teeth from side teeth / premolars. tongue then manipulates the plant material, in this gap, to the large cheek teeth.
- Grazing Herbivores (sheep/cow)
- teeth modified to ensure tough plant material, that is hard to digest, is thoroughly ground up before swallowing.
- incisors on lower jaw only that cut against a horny pad, on the upper jaw. (canines are indistinguishable from incisors).
- Grazing Herbivores (sheep/cow)
- jaw movement - circular grinding action in a horizontal plane.
- cheek teeth interlock - over time surfaces become worn, exposing sharp edged enamel ridges, increasing grinding effect.
- open unrestricted roots- grow throughout the mammal's life
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