Question

Compare and contrast the human and cat mouth and throat structures

Answer 1

Answer: Human and Can have similar structure of the mouth and throat with little differences

Explanation:

The structure of the human mouth are the

1) Teeth: They tear and grind food taken in into small pieces that are suitable for digestion

2) Tongue: They are responsible for positioning and mixing of food and also carry sensory receptors for taste

3) Palete: They help to separates the mouth from the nasal cavity, allowing separate passages for air and for food.

WHILE

The structure of the cat's mouth consist of

1) The tongue: This is an elongated muscular organ covered on the surface withs PAPILLAE. These papillae contain tiny holes or pores that lead to taste buds. The bulk of the tongue consists of muscle bundles mixed with connective (strong/tough) and adipose (fat) tissue. It has many blood vessels and bleeds profusely when lacerated. The tongue is surrounded by the openings of the ducts of the salivary glands, which pour their secretions (saliva) into the oral cavity.

2) Teeth

Cats have two sets of teeth:

1) Deciduous teeth(may be called temporary teeth)

2)The adult teeth: They are larger than the deciduous teeth. Each teeth consists of four types of tissue which includes pulp, dentin, enamel and cementum.

Other structures of the cat's mouth includes upper and lower jaw, cheeks and glands.

Answer 2

In regard to the human as well as the cat differences in regard to the structures in the mouth specifically the tongue, the human papillae have blunted,less numerous as well as softer while cat has many papillae, sharp and bristly filiform. For the teeth,cat have 3 incisors while humans have two.