The Mouth
Whats another term for the oral cavity?
What is buccal cavity
The pharynx is broken into 3 parts. What are those parts?
What is nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx
Where is the stomach located in our abdominal cavity?
What is "on the left side of the abdomen beneath the liver."
What is the largest internal organ?
What is Liver
What is the purpose of the gallbladder
What is mainly made of skeletal muscle and elevates when we swallow to block the nasopharynx?
What is soft palate.
The pharynx is lined with ______________ squamous epithelium, which protects it from abrasions.
What is stratified
What are the two types of digestion? Give examples.
What is chemical (acid) and mechanical (teeth chewing)
How many lobes does the liver have?
What is 4 lobes
What does the pancreas do?
When we ingest food, it mixes with saliva forming a ________________.
What is bolus
The esophagus is approximately how long?
What is 10 inches
How many layers of muscles are in the stomach?
What is 3
What is the main function of the liver (for the digestive system)?
What is "produce bile"
What is fat
Our tongues are covered in peg-like projections called _______________ that contain our tastebuds.
What is papillae
When food is pushed from the pharynx to the stomach, it is done by ____________________.
What is peristalsis
Why are the 3 layers of muscle in the stomach important?
What is "so that there is a rhythmic contraction (peristalsis) to churn our food" aka mechanical digestion.
What does bile salts do?
What is "break down fats"
Amylases help digest:
What is starches
Our teeth are made of:
What is dentin
If our lower esophageal sphincter does not close properly, we regurgitate stomach acid into the esophagus which causes what symptom?
What is heartburn
What is "a layer of mucus"
Where is the gallbladder?
What is "tucked within a crease in the liver"
What is ileocecal valve