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Question 1 pts
Digestive System Overview
1. Name the two main divisions of the digestive system organs.
2. Name the seven parts of the gastrointestinal tract.
3. Name the six digestive system accessory organs.
4. Review all the figures and diagrams, including the GI tract and
accessory organs.
Your Answer:
1. alimentary and accessory digestive organs
2. mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine,
and anus
3. teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, and placenta
4. done
, Digestive System Overview
1. The human digestive organs can be divided into those of the
alimentary canal and the accessory digestive organs.
2. The gastrointestinal tract is composed of the mouth, pharynx,
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus.
3. The accessory organs are the teeth, tongue, gallbladder,
salivary glands, liver and pancreas.
4. See module –review all figures and diagrams
Question 2 pts
Anatomy of the mouth, pharynx & esophagus
5. What structures respectively form these parts of the mouth?
a. Opening
b. Floor
c. Walls
d. Roof
6. List the two bones and the membrane to which the tongue is attached.
7. How many teeth are there in an adult human and what do they do?
8. What are the four types of teeth, how many of each type are there and
what does each type do?
9. What is the specific function of the salivary gland in the process of
digestion?
, 10. Where are taste buds located?
Your Answer:
5. a. opening- Lips b. Floor= tongue c. Walls= Cheeks d. Roof= hard/soft
palates
6. the tongue is attached to the hyoid bone and the mandible and the
membranous lingual frenulum
7. 32 teeth; they tear, crush, and grind food to mechanically digest food.
8. 2 chisel-shaped incisors for biting; 1 pointed canine for tearing; 2 flat
pre-molars for grinding; 3 flat molars for crushing
9. Food is mixed and moistened with saliva containing enzymes that
begin the process of chemical digestion by breaking down starches.
10. Primarily on the tongue but also on the surface of the mouth and the
wall of the pharynx.