Chapter 8 - Fill in the Blanks

Question 1

Name the 3 subdivisions of the throat.

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________

Answer 1

1. nasopharynx
2. oropharynx
3. laryngopharynx

Question 2

The ______ portion of the tooth projects above the gum. The _______ is embedded in the jawbone. The ______ is the constricted portion between the crown and the root.

Answer 2

crown
root
neck

Question 3

The _____ ________ contains the dental pulp, which is richly supplied with blood vessels and nerves

Answer 3

pulp cavity

Question 4

The ____ _______ is a narrow tunnel located at the root of the tooth and blood vessels and the nerves enter through the opening called the ______ ________.

Answer 4

root canal

apical foramen

Question 5

A layer of ______ covers the dentin of the root, protecting and firmly anchoring the ligament.

Answer 5

cementum

Question 6

The bulk of the tooth is ______ and _______ covers the exposed part of the crown of the tooth and is the hardest part of the tooth.

Answer 6

dentin

enamel

Question 7

Another name for the voice box is the ______.

Answer 7

larynx

Question 8

The ________, a flap of tissue which blocks the opening of the voice box, preventing food from entering the airway leading to the windpipe.

Answer 8

epiglottis

Question 9

The ______ leads from the pharynx to the stomach. Food must pass the _______ sphincter, also called the _ _ _ ( ______ __________ _______)

Answer 9

esophagus

cardiac

LES (lower esophageal sphincter)

Question 10

Food is carried along the esophagus by a series of wavelike muscular contractions called ________.

Answer 10

peristalsis

Question 11

The ______ is a muscular sacklike portion of the alimentary canal between the esophagus and the duodenum.

Answer 11

stomach

Question 12

List the 3 portions or regions of the stomach.

1. ___________
2. __________
3. __________

Answer 12

1. fundus
2. body
3. antrum

Question 13

There are folds in the mucus membrane lining the stomach called _____.

Answer 13

rugae

Question 14

Name the 2 sets of teeth.

1. ____________
2. ___________

Answer 14

1. deciduous

2. permanent

Question 15

Located on the surface of the tongue are ________ and _____ ____.

Answer 15

papillae /and/ taste buds

Question 16

The ________ surround the necks of the teeth

Answer 16

gingivae (gin-juh-vuh)

Question 17

The stomach converts the bolus of food to a semiliquid state called ______.

Answer 17

chyme

Question 18

The _________ is the passageway for food from the pharynx to the stomach

Answer 18

esophagus

Question 19

Another name for the digestive system is the ___________ system

Answer 19

gasrointestinal

Question 20

The continuous tube beginning at the mouth and ending at the anus is known as the ________ ______ or the ___________ _____.

Answer 20

alimentary canal
/or the/
gastrointestinal tract

Question 21

What re the 3 main functions of the digestive system?

1. ________
2. _________
3. __________

Answer 21

1. digestion
2. absorption
3. elimination

Question 22

A ________ is a soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed

Answer 22

bolus

Question 23

Food leaves the stomach through the ________ sphincter

Answer 23

pyloric

Question 24

List the 3 parts of the small intestine in the correct order leading away from the stomach.

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________

Answer 24

1. duodenum
2. jejunum
3. ileum

Question 25

The _________ produces digestive juices and insulin

Answer 25

pancreas

Question 26

List the 5 substances produced by the liver.

1. _____
2. ________
3. _________
4. __________
5. ___________

(know 2 for test)

Answer 26

1. bile
2. blood proteins
3. heparin
4. fibrinogen
5. prothrombin

Question 27

List the 3 pairs of salivary glands.

1. _________
2. ________
3. _________

Answer 27

1. perotid
2. sublingual
3. submandibular

Question 28

Salivary glands produce ______.

Answer 28

saliva

Question 29

Name 3 types of hernias that can occur within the body.

1. __________
2. __________
3. ___________

Answer 29

1. hiatal hernia
2. umbilical hernia
3. inguinal hernia

Question 30

List the 7 parts of the large intestine in the correct order leading from the small intestine to the outside of the body.

Answer 30

1. cecum
2. ascending colon
3. transverse colon
4. descending colon
5. sigmoid colon
6. rectum
7. anal canal

Question 31

The valve between the small intestine and the large intestine is the _______ valve.

Answer 31

ileocecal

Question 32

_________ ____ are tiny finger-like projections covering the small intestine which absorb nutrients through the process of diffusion

Answer 32

intestinal villi

Question 33

• Inguinal* hernia is associated with the ____?______
• Hiatal* hernia is associated with the ____?_____
• Umbilical* hernia is associated with the ____?_____

Answer 33

groin

stomach

bellybutton

Question 34

The _______ is made from skeletal muscle and is covered with mucous membrane.

Answer 34

tongue

Question 35

The roof of the mouth contains both hard and soft _____.

Answer 35

palates

Question 36

The medical word for chewing is ________.

Answer 36

mastication

Question 37

The _________ is the passageway for both respiration and digestion, and a bolus of food to pass from the pharynx to the stomach.

Answer 37

throat (aka. pharynx)

Question 38

_______ is the first stool of a newborn. It is a mixture of amniotic fluid and secretions from the intestinal glands.

Answer 38

meconium

Question 39

Expelling waste through the anus is known as _______.

Answer 39

defecating

Question 40

The waste products of digestion are known as _______ and/or ________.

Answer 40

feces and/or stool