MA700 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What three processes does food undergo in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅digestion, absorption,
metabolism
What is ingestion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅taking food into the mouth
What is mechanical digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physical breakdown of large pieces of food into
smaller pieces
What is chemical digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The chemicals in food being broken down by
enzymes
What is deglutition? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the act of swallowing
What is peristalsis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rhythmic contractions of the intestine that move food
along the digestive tract
What is absorption? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Passage of digestive end products from the
gastrointestinal tract into the blood or lymph.
What is defacation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Eliminating waste from the body
What is the function of the lips and cheeks when eating? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Help hold food in the
mouth and keep it in place for chewing
What are the main components of the cheek? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Buccinator muscle
What is the palate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅roof of the oral cavity
, What is the lingual frenulum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fold of mucous membrane that secures the
tongue to the floor of the mouth
What are papillae and what do they do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tiny projections that provide friction
for manipulating food in the mouth and contain the taste buds
What are the two sets of teeth that develop in the mouth? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅deciduous teeth
and permanent teeth
Primary teeth contain how many? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20
Secondary teeth contain how many? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅32
What is the purpose of incisors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Biting food
What is the purpose of cuspids (canines)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Grasping and tearing food
What is the purpose of Bicuspids (premolars)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Crushing and grinding
What is contained in the upper region of the pharynx? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nasopharynx
What is contained in the middle region of the pharynx? What does it open into? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Oropharynx & it opens into the fauces
What is contained in the lower region of the pharynx? What does it open into? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Laryngopharynx & it opens into the esophagus and larynx
What is the function of the esophagus? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Serves as a passageway for food
between the pharynx and stomach
What three processes does food undergo in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅digestion, absorption,
metabolism
What is ingestion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅taking food into the mouth
What is mechanical digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physical breakdown of large pieces of food into
smaller pieces
What is chemical digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The chemicals in food being broken down by
enzymes
What is deglutition? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the act of swallowing
What is peristalsis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rhythmic contractions of the intestine that move food
along the digestive tract
What is absorption? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Passage of digestive end products from the
gastrointestinal tract into the blood or lymph.
What is defacation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Eliminating waste from the body
What is the function of the lips and cheeks when eating? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Help hold food in the
mouth and keep it in place for chewing
What are the main components of the cheek? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Buccinator muscle
What is the palate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅roof of the oral cavity
, What is the lingual frenulum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fold of mucous membrane that secures the
tongue to the floor of the mouth
What are papillae and what do they do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tiny projections that provide friction
for manipulating food in the mouth and contain the taste buds
What are the two sets of teeth that develop in the mouth? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅deciduous teeth
and permanent teeth
Primary teeth contain how many? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20
Secondary teeth contain how many? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅32
What is the purpose of incisors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Biting food
What is the purpose of cuspids (canines)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Grasping and tearing food
What is the purpose of Bicuspids (premolars)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Crushing and grinding
What is contained in the upper region of the pharynx? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nasopharynx
What is contained in the middle region of the pharynx? What does it open into? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Oropharynx & it opens into the fauces
What is contained in the lower region of the pharynx? What does it open into? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Laryngopharynx & it opens into the esophagus and larynx
What is the function of the esophagus? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Serves as a passageway for food
between the pharynx and stomach
