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Contents of Canines

Upper Jaw

Incisors

Incisors

Incisors

Canine

Premolar

Carnassial Teeth

Carnassial Teeth

Molars

Upper Skull

Lower Jaw

Lower Incisor

Lower incisor

Lower Incisor

Canine

lower carnassial Teeth

LOwer Premolar

Lower Premolar

Lower Jaw

Eye Piece

Canines

Lecture Notes

Each jaw also has one pair of elongated canines, which interlock when the jaw is closed. The function of the canines is for grasping and killing prey.