Fruit and bread, a scientific diet . Fig. 6.—Teeth op the Swine (Omnivorous). The Teeth of Man.—Let us now consider thehuman teeth. Their most striking peculiarityis their perfect articulation: the opposing teethof each jaw meeting uniformly, and leavingno interval in the under jaw, opposite thecanines, as is the case with the their perfect and complete state, there arethirty-two teeth, sixteen in each jaw; viz.,four incisors, two cuspids or canine teeth,four bicuspids, and six molars. The incisorshave a broad, chisel-shaped body, with aslightly serrated, cutting edge. The cuspi
Fruit and bread, a scientific diet . Fig. 6.—Teeth op the Swine (Omnivorous). The Teeth of Man.—Let us now consider thehuman teeth. Their most striking peculiarityis their perfect articulation: the opposing teethof each jaw meeting uniformly, and leavingno interval in the under jaw, opposite thecanines, as is the case with the their perfect and complete state, there arethirty-two teeth, sixteen in each jaw; viz.,four incisors, two cuspids or canine teeth,four bicuspids, and six molars. The incisorshave a broad, chisel-shaped body, with aslightly serrated, cutting edge. The cuspidsare round and strong, with a long, taperingroot. The bicuspids, or false molars, have arounded body, terminating on its grindingedge in two points, with a rough groove TEETH OF VARIOUS AXIMALS. 27 between them. The molars are placed be-hind all the other teeth. The crown has asquared or cuboid form, with four points onthe masticating surface, separated by Fig. 7.—Teeth of Man (Frugivorous). Front view.
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