牙尖
Cuspis dentis
- 拉丁语近义词: Cuspis coronae dentis; Cuspid
定义
牙尖是牙齿咬合面或切缘上的隆突。尖牙,又称单尖牙,每颗各具一个牙尖;前磨牙,又称双尖牙,每颗各具两个牙尖。磨牙通常具有四个或五个牙尖。在某些人群中,上颌磨牙,尤其是第一磨牙,会在近心舌侧尖上出现第五个牙尖(次要尖),称为卡拉贝利尖。
參考資料
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).