Chapter 6 (page 27) Flashcards
__________ and _________ - Once food is placed in the mouth, mechanical and chemical
digestion begins.
Food Ingestion
breakdown
Food is physically broken down into smaller particles by _________ .
chewing
What will happen if the food is mixed with saliva?
salivary amylase begins the chemical digestion of starch-breaking it down into maltose.
Example(s) of passageway of foods:
pharynx
esophagus
__________, __________ and ________- When food leaves the mouth, it must be swallowed.
Food propulsion
swallowing
peristalsis
What are the two processes involves in swallowing?
Voluntary buccal phase
Involuntary pharyngeal- esophagus phase
Transports food through the pharynx and esophagus.
Involuntary pharyngeal- esophagus phase
It controls the Involuntary pharyngeal- esophagus phase.
PSNS
All routes the food might take except the desired route distal into the GI tract are ___________ .
blocked off
Which statement is False?
- The tongue blocks the mouth.
- The soft palate closes nasal passages.
- The Epiglottis covers the air passageway.
- Food moves through the pharynx and esophagus by peristalsis.
none
Which statement is False?
- The tongue blocks the mouth.
- The soft palate closes nasal passages.
- The Epiglottis covers the air passageway.
- Food moves through the pharynx and esophagus by peristalsis.
none