How are cats teeth different from human teeth?

Answer 1

A cat's teeth are designed to to hold down, kill and eat prey. The canines are very long in cats because these teeth help the cat hold on to its prey. They can also be use to kill the prey. Human canines are very blunt and are used to help tear meat.

Cats and humans both have premolars and molars, but a cat's back teeth are sharp and serrated and act like scissors; cutting up meat into bite-size chunks in order for the cat to swallow. A cat's jaw only moves up and down, so a cat cannot chew its food.

Human premolars and molars are grinding teeth, much like a herbivore. They are flat and our jaws can move side to side which aid in chewing our food thoroughly before swallowing.

The incisors in a human are the same size as all our other teeth and are primarily used for cutting food into bite-size chunks so we can chew it. A cat's incisors are very very small, and are mostly used for grooming.

Answer 2

A cat's teeth are designed to to hold down, kill and eat. The canines are very long in cats because these teeth help the cat hold on to its prey. They can also be used to kill the prey.

Cats, like humans, have premolars and molars, but a cat's back teeth are sharp and serrated and act like scissors; cutting up meat into bite-size chunks in order for the cat to swallow. A cat's jaw only moves up and down, so a cat cannot chew its food.

Answer 3

dental formulas are different in humans and cats because humans are omnivores meaning we eat both plants and meat so we have to have flatter molar teeth to grind up the vegetables and cats are carnivores meaning they only eat meat and they have to have sharper knife like teeth to cut and shred through the meat.

Answer 4

because............. their teeth is adapted for their kind of food

plus you spelt TEETH wrong!

Answer 5

Rat's teeth grow constantly. Human teeth don't.

Answer 6

Many animal teeth (cats) are much sharper than the same teeth in humans.