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The digestive tract is also known as gastrointestinal tract
the: 3 multiple choice options
Which of the following makes up the all are correct
digestive tract?
3 multiple choice options
All of the following are accessory kidneys
organs of the digestive system except:
3 multiple choice options
The taking in of food is known as: ingestion
3 multiple choice options
Food is broken down into smaller mechanical digestion
particles through the mixing actions of
3 multiple choice options
the stomach through a process known
as:
What is the term for the process of deglutition
swallowing? 3 multiple choice options
What is the term for the removal of defecation
indigestible wastes through the anus?
3 multiple choice options
What is the term for the rhythmic peristalsis
waves of contractions that propel
3 multiple choice options
food particles through the digestive
tract?
,What is the innermost layer of the mucosa
digestive tract?
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What is the function of the sensory the judge the temperature and texture of foods
receptors located in the lips?
3 multiple choice options
What muscle makes up the cheek? buccinator muscle
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following directs food soft palate and uvula
away from the nasal cavity and into 3 multiple choice options
the oropharynx during swallowing?
Which of the following forms the roof palate
of the oral cavity?
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following contains taste papillae
buds and provides friction for 3 multiple choice options
manipulating food in the mouth?
All of the following are functions of secretes digestive enzymes
the tongue except: 3 multiple choice options
Which of the following connects the lingual frenulum
tongue anteriorly to the floor of the
3 multiple choice options
mouth?
What is the total of secondary teeth? 32
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following teeth have incisors
sharp edges that are used for biting
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food?
, Which salivary glands are located on parotid
each side of the head, just in front of 3 multiple choice options
the ears?
All of the following are functions of begins the chemical digestions of proteins
saliva except: 3 multiple choice options
Which of the following opens into laryngopharynx
both the esophagus and larynx?
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following provides a esophagus
passageway for food between the 3 multiple choice options
pharynx and stomach?
Which of the following acts as a valve pyloric sphincter
between the stomach and small
3 multiple choice options
intestine?
Longitudinal folds in the wall of the rugae
stomach that allow the stomach to 3 multiple choice options
expand are known as:
Which of the following aids in the intrinsic factor
absorption of vitamin B12 from the 3 multiple choice options
digestive tract?
Which of the following begins the pepsin
chemical digestion of protein? 3 multiple choice options
What is the name of the semifluid that chyme
results when food is broken down in 3 multiple choice options
the stomach?
What causes the release of gastric presence of food in the stomach
juice during the gastric phase of
3 multiple choice options
digestion?