GASTROINTESTINAL EXAM 2026 PREMIUM REVIEW PACK WITH DETAILED ANSWER KEY

GASTROINTESTINAL EXAM 2026 PREMIUM
REVIEW PACK WITH DETAILED ANSWER
KEY



◉Mouth. Answer: Also know as the: Oral or Buccal cavity


◉Mastication. Answer: Chewing and breaking down the physical
size of food.


◉Saliva. Answer: Contains a digestive enzyme called amylase, ions
and IgA.


◉3 Salivary Glands. Answer: Parotid gland: Produces watery salivary
amylase
Submandibular gland: Produces amylase and thickened mucus.
Sublingual gland: Produces thicker mostly mucus.


◉Maxilla. Answer: Upper arcade of teeth


◉Mandible. Answer: Lower arcade of teeth

, ◉Occlusal Surface. Answer: Surface where the teeth come together.


◉Crown. Answer: Visible portion of teeth


◉Neck. Answer: Junction of the crown and roots (near the gum line)


◉Roots. Answer: Embedded in the socket of one, two or three roots
of a tooth.


◉Deciduous teeth. Answer: 1st set of teeth "baby teeth'


◉Permanent teeth. Answer: Replacements "adult teeth"


◉Lingual surface. Answer: "inner surface" of the lower arcade that
faces the tongue.


◉Palatal surface. Answer: "inner surface" of the upper arcade that
faces the hard palate at the roof of the mouth.


◉Labial surface. Answer: The "outer- facing" surface of the upper
and lower arcade at the front of the mouth.