What are the front teeth called?
INCISORS
What is peristalsis?
Pushes food down the tube.
What are the three salivary glands and where are they located?
Parotid Gland (Sits in front of the ear on each side)
Submandibular Gland ( sit on the floor of the mouth)
Sublingual Gland ( lies on the floor of the oral cavity)
What is the roof of the oral cavity called (2 part answers)?
Palate and Ulva
What food is called after it has been broken down into paste?
Chyme
What is the function of the pancreas?
Secretes insulin which breaks down sugars
What are the papillae and where are they located?
The little bumps on top of the tongue and is located on the tounge
What are the two types of movements within the alimentary canal?
What are their functions?
Mixing and propelling movements
mix food with digestive juice and pushes food down the tube.
What structure connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth?
Frenulum
What digestive enzyme is produced by the salivary glands?
Amylase
What valve open from the esophagus to the stomach?
What valve opens from the stomach to the small intestine?
cardiac sphincter and plyoric
What are the three sections of the Pharynx?
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
What is bile?
yellowish-green liquid aids in digestion, break down fat
what is the hardest substance found in the body?
Tooth enamel
What is a root canal?
Treatment to repair and save a badly damaged/ infected toot instead of removing it
What is tonsillitis and what are the symptoms?
inflammation of the tonsils
symptoms are red, swollen tonsils, sore throat, white or yellow coating or patches on the tonsils, etc
Hepatitis ( A, B, or C) affects which organ of the digestive system?
The liver
In order what is the path of food from the stomach and through all of the parts of the small intestine?
Which section is the longest?
Duodenum > Jejunum > Ileum
Ileum is the longest section
What is another name for gastroesophageal reflux disease?
Acid reflex
How can you contract Cholera?
infected water supplies
What does Celiac disease do to people?
Damages the villi and leaves the body unable to absorb nutrients necessary for health and growth.
What is the name of the opening where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm?
Esophageal Hiatus
What are the layers of the alimentary canal and what do they look like?
Draw on the board.
What are stomach ulcers and What are the symptoms?
JUST NAME A FEW SYMPTOMS
Burning of the upper abdominal pain
Burning stomach pain, feeling of fullness, bloating, heartburn, and nausea.
What is scurvy and what happens to the body?
Disease caused by a lack of vitamin C.
The body can no longer produce collagen.