5.2 mouth, pharynx, and esophagus

Question 1

masticate

Answer 1

to chew

Question 2

mastication

Answer 2

the process of chewing

Question 3

oral

Answer 3

pertaining to the mouth

Question 4

palate

Answer 4

roof of the mouth

Question 5

papilla

Answer 5

any small projection

Question 6

ruga

Answer 6

a fold, ridge, or crease

Question 7

taste

Answer 7

sensation form chemicals on the taste buds

Question 8

tongue

Answer 8

mobile muscle mass in mouth; bears the taste buds

Question 9

uvula

Answer 9

fleshly projection of the soft palate

Question 10

bicuspid premolar

Answer 10

having two points; a bicuspid (premolar) tooth has two points

Question 11

crown

Answer 11

part of the tooth above the gum

Question 12

cuspid

Answer 12

tooth with one point

Question 13

dentin

Answer 13

dense, ivory-like substance located under the enamel in a tooth

Question 14

enamel

Answer 14

hard substance covering a tooth

Question 15

gingiva

Answer 15

tissue surrounding teeth and covering the jaw

Question 16

gingival

Answer 16

pertaining to the gums

Question 17

immunoglobulin

Answer 17

specific protein evoked by an antigen; all antibodies are immunoglobulins

Question 18

incisor

Answer 18

chisel-shaped tooth

Question 19

lysozome

Answer 19

enzyme that dissolves the cell walls of bacteria

Question 20

molar

Answer 20

one of six teeth in each jaw that grind food

Question 21

parotid

Answer 21

parotid gland is the salivary gland beside the ear

Question 22

periodontal

Answer 22

around a tooth

Question 23

pulp

Answer 23

dental pulp is the connective tissue in the cavity in the center of each tooth

Question 24

root

Answer 24

fundamental or beginning part of a structure

Question 25

saliva

Answer 25

secretion in the mouth from the salivary glands

Question 26

salivary

Answer 26

pertaining to saliva

Question 27

sublingual

Answer 27

pertaining to underneath the tongue

Question 28

submandibular

Answer 28

pertaining to underneath the mandible

Question 29

symptom

Answer 29

departure from the normal experienced by the patient

Question 30

symptomatic

Answer 30

pertaining to the symptoms of a disease

Question 31

asymptomatic

Answer 31

absence of symptoms

Question 32

cardiac

Answer 32

pertaining to the heart

Question 33

constrictor

Answer 33

muscle that contracts or compresses an organ

Question 34

deglutition

Answer 34

the act of swallowing

Question 35

epiglottis

Answer 35

leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off larynx during swallowing

Question 36

esophagus

Answer 36

tube linking the pharynx and stomach

Question 37

esophogeal

Answer 37

pertaining to the esophagus

Question 38

nasopharynx

Answer 38

region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate

Question 39

orapharynx

Answer 39

region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate and the tip of the epiglottis

Question 40

pharynx

Answer 40

air tube from the back of the nose to the larynx

Question 41

sphincter

Answer 41

bank of muscle that encircles an opening; when it contracts, the opening squeezes closed