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Name the accessory organs of digestion - CORRECT ANSWER-Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Food is ingested into the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER-Into the MOUTH where it is
mechanically broken down by the teeth and tongue through the process of
mastication (chewing).
What is the purpose of the mastication of food? - CORRECT ANSWER-To increase
its surface area
Increasing the food's surface area promotes easier digestion by letting enzymes
get to every portion of it.
Saliva is produced by? - CORRECT ANSWER-Three pairs of salivary glands, that
lubricates and dilutes the chewed food
What are the 3 pairs of salivary glands? - CORRECT ANSWER-Parotid glands, that
are in the CHEEKS
Submandibular glands, that are on the FLOOR of the MOUTH
Sublingual glands, that are UNDER the TONGUE
,Salvia contains an enzyme called? - CORRECT ANSWER-AMYLASE!
Amylase starts what? - CORRECT ANSWER-The digestion of complex
carbohydrates
*Bolus* - CORRECT ANSWER-A ball of food that is formed
What is the job of the muscles of the pharynx? - CORRECT ANSWER-To
force/push the food into the upper portion of the esophagus, and the food is
swallowed through the esophagus
What is the role of the EPIGLOTTIS? - CORRECT ANSWER-It prevents food from
entering the larynx as the food is swallowed
What is the esophagus? - CORRECT ANSWER-A narrow tube leading from the
pharynx to the stomach
What are the *FOUR MAIN LAYERS IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT* from the
innermost to the outermost? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mucous Layer
Submucous Layer
Muscular Layer
Serous Layer
Truculent - CORRECT ANSWER-Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively
defiant
,xpl: His days of TRUCULENT defiance were over
*Sagittal Section* - CORRECT ANSWER-A cut along the MEDIAN PLANE
*Frontal Section* - CORRECT ANSWER-A cut along the CORONAL PLANE
*Cross-Section* - CORRECT ANSWER-A cut through the TRANSVERSE PLANE
*What is the anatomic position?* - CORRECT ANSWER-The body is erect, feet
slightly apart, the head is held high, and the palms of the hands are facing
forward
*Superior is* - CORRECT ANSWER-ABOVE
*Inferior is* - CORRECT ANSWER-BELOW
*Anterior is* - CORRECT ANSWER-FACING FORWARD
*Posterior is* - CORRECT ANSWER-TOWARD THE BACK
*Medial is* - CORRECT ANSWER-TOWARD THE MIDLINE
*Lateral is* - CORRECT ANSWER-AWAY from the MIDLINE
, *Proximal is* - CORRECT ANSWER-CLOSER to the point of attachment
*Distal is* - CORRECT ANSWER-FURTHER away from the point of attachment
Dorsal Body cavity includes what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cranial and Spinal
Nerves
Ventral Body cavity includes what? - CORRECT ANSWER-The orbits and the
nasal, oral, thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities
*Histology is the study of what?* - CORRECT ANSWER-TISSUES!
A Tissue is a? - CORRECT ANSWER-Group of cells that act together to perform
specific functions
What are the 4 Fundamental Tissues of the Human Body? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Nerve Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Epithelial Cells do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cover, line, and protect the body
its internal organs
Connective Tissue is the framework of? - CORRECT ANSWER-The body, providing
support and structure for the organs