Digestive Process
Taking food into the body (aka eating)
What is ingestion?
What is a fluid secreted by the salivary glands 99.5% water and 0.5% solute
What is saliva?
J-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal inferior to the diaphragm
What is the stomach?
The outermost covering of the crown of the tooth to protect from wear and tear
What is enamel?
A structure that is about 10 inches long?
What is the esophagus?
The breaking down of large food molecules into molecules small enough to be used by the body's cells for growth repair and energy production.
What is digestion?
What is a digestive enzyme that breaks down CHO in the mouth?
What is salivary amylase?
The beginning of the small intestine that is attached to the stomach
What is the duodenum?
A large cavity enclosed by the dentin that is filled with pulp.
What is the pulp cavity?
A structure that weighs about 1.4 kg
What is the liver?
Passage of food through the alimentary canal.
What is Propulsion or movement?
Destroys bacteria in the mouth
What is Lysozyme?
An oblong gland that lies posterior to the greater curvature of the stomach
What is the pancreas?
A sharp, tearing tooth that has 2 on atop and 2 on the bottom.
What is a canine?
Hoffman's best ice cream flavor
What is S'mores?
Grinding of teeth to soften food.
Churning of food by smooth muscles to mix with digestive enzymes.
What is mechanical digestion?
Stored in the gallbladder
What is bile?
When the stomach is empty, the large folds that mucous lie in
What is rugae?
One to three projections of the tooth that are embedded in the sockets of the alveolar processes of the mandible and maxilla
What is roots?
What is the average life of a taste bud?
What is 10 days?
A series of catabolic reactions that break down large molecules into smaller molecules.
What is chemical digestion?
The thin liquid mixture or food and digestive juices
What is chyme?
Secretes mucous to protect the stomach mucosa from the acidic enviornment
What is a goblet cell?
A dense, fibrous connective tissue that is attached to the socket walls and the cemental surface of the roots of the teeth.
What is the periodontal ligament?
What is jess's favorite food?
What is a steak?