Chapter 23 Part 2

Question 1

posterior region of the bottom portion of the nasal cavity that consists of skeletal muscle

Answer 1

Soft palate

Question 2

Muscles of tongue that change the size and shape of your tongue, as well as to stick it out; facilitates swallowing and speech

Answer 2

Intrinsic muscles of tongue

Question 3

Muscles of tongue that (1) position food for optimal chewing, (2) gather food into a bolus (rounded mass), and (3) position food so it can be swallowed.

Answer 3

Extrinsic muscles of tongue

Question 4

Contains taste buds

Answer 4

Papillae

Question 5

midline mucous membrane fold that attaches the inner surface of the lips to the gums

Answer 5

Labial frenulum

Question 6

mucous membrane fold that attaches the bottom of the tongue to the floor of the mouth

Answer 6

Lingual frenulum

Question 7

Gland that secretes a watery solution that contains salivary amylase

Answer 7

Parotid gland

Question 8

Gland that secretes a solution that contains amylase but in a liquid thickened with mucus

Answer 8

Submandibular gland

Question 9

Gland that secrete the thickest saliva with the least amount of salivary amylase.

Answer 9

Sublingual gland

Question 10

midline, chisel-shaped tooth used for cutting into food

Answer 10

Incisors

Question 11

(also, canine) pointed tooth used for tearing and shredding food

Answer 11

Cuspids

Question 12

(also, bicuspid) transitional tooth used for mastication, crushing, and grinding food

Answer 12

Premolar

Question 13

tooth used for crushing and grinding food

Answer 13

Molar

Question 14

portion of tooth visible superior to the gum line

Answer 14

Crown

Question 15

bone-like tissue immediately deep to the enamel of the crown or cementum of the root of a tooth

Answer 15

Dentin

Question 16

bone-like tissue covering the root of a tooth

Answer 16

Cementum

Question 17

covering of the dentin of the crown of a tooth

Answer 17

Enamel

Question 18

deepest portion of a tooth, containing nerve endings and blood vessels

Answer 18

Pulp cavity

Question 19

portion of a tooth embedded in the alveolar processes beneath the gum line

Answer 19

Root

Question 20

part of the pharynx continuous with the oral cavity that functions in respiration and digestion

Answer 20

Oropharynx

Question 21

part of the pharynx that functions in respiration and digestion

Answer 21

Laryngopharynx

Question 22

smooth muscle sphincter that regulates food movement from the esophagus to the stomach

Answer 22

Lower esophageal sphincter

Question 23

skeletal muscle sphincter that regulates food movement from the pharynx to the esophagus

Answer 23

Upper esophageal sphincter

Question 24

Contains bicarbonate mucus that helps to neutralize stomach acids and has tight junctions that prevents gastric juices from entering junctions

Answer 24

Mucosal barrier

Question 25

is the point where the esophagus connects to the stomach and through which food passes into the stomach

Answer 25

Cardia

Question 26

dome-shaped region of the stomach above and to the left of the cardia

Answer 26

Fundus

Question 27

mid-portion of the stomach

Answer 27

Body

Question 28

lower, funnel-shaped part of the stomach that is continuous with the duodenum

Answer 28

Pylorus

Question 29

wider, more superior part of the pylorus

Answer 29

Pyloric antrum

Question 30

sphincter that controls stomach emptying

Answer 30

Pyloric sphincter

Question 31

fold of alimentary canal mucosa and submucosa in the empty stomach and other organs

Answer 31

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