Chapter 8 - Fill in the Blanks Flashcards
Name the 3 subdivisions of the throat.
- __________
- __________
- __________
- nasopharynx
- oropharynx
- laryngopharynx
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.
crown
root
neck
The _____ ________ contains the dental pulp, which is richly supplied with blood vessels and nerves
pulp cavity
The ____ _______ is a narrow tunnel located at the root of the tooth and blood vessels and the nerves enter through the opening called the ______ ________.
root canal
apical foramen
A layer of ______ covers the dentin of the root, protecting and firmly anchoring the ligament.
cementum
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.
dentin
enamel
Another name for the voice box is the ______.
larynx
The ________, a flap of tissue which blocks the opening of the voice box, preventing food from entering the airway leading to the windpipe.
epiglottis
The ______ leads from the pharynx to the stomach. Food must pass the _______ sphincter, also called the _ _ _ ( ______ __________ _______)
esophagus
cardiac
LES (lower esophageal sphincter)
Food is carried along the esophagus by a series of wavelike muscular contractions called ________.
peristalsis
The ______ is a muscular sacklike portion of the alimentary canal between the esophagus and the duodenum.
stomach
List the 3 portions or regions of the stomach.
- ___________
- __________
- __________
- fundus
- body
- antrum
There are folds in the mucus membrane lining the stomach called _____.
rugae
Name the 2 sets of teeth.
- ____________
- ___________
- deciduous
2. permanent
Located on the surface of the tongue are ________ and _____ ____.
papillae /and/ taste buds
The ________ surround the necks of the teeth
gingivae (gin-juh-vuh)
The stomach converts the bolus of food to a semiliquid state called ______.
chyme
The _________ is the passageway for food from the pharynx to the stomach
esophagus
Another name for the digestive system is the ___________ system
gasrointestinal
The continuous tube beginning at the mouth and ending at the anus is known as the ________ ______ or the ___________ _____.
alimentary canal
/or the/
gastrointestinal tract
What re the 3 main functions of the digestive system?
- ________
- _________
- __________
- digestion
- absorption
- elimination
A ________ is a soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed
bolus
Food leaves the stomach through the ________ sphincter
pyloric
List the 3 parts of the small intestine in the correct order leading away from the stomach.
- __________
- __________
- __________
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
The _________ produces digestive juices and insulin
pancreas
List the 5 substances produced by the liver.
- _____
- ________
- _________
- __________
- ___________
(know 2 for test)
- bile
- blood proteins
- heparin
- fibrinogen
- prothrombin
List the 3 pairs of salivary glands.
- _________
- ________
- _________
- perotid
- sublingual
- submandibular
Salivary glands produce ______.
saliva
Name 3 types of hernias that can occur within the body.
- __________
- __________
- ___________
- hiatal hernia
- umbilical hernia
- inguinal hernia
List the 7 parts of the large intestine in the correct order leading from the small intestine to the outside of the body.
- cecum
- ascending colon
- transverse colon
- descending colon
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
- anal canal
The valve between the small intestine and the large intestine is the _______ valve.
ileocecal
_________ ____ are tiny finger-like projections covering the small intestine which absorb nutrients through the process of diffusion
intestinal villi
- Inguinal* hernia is associated with the ____?______
- Hiatal* hernia is associated with the ____?_____
- Umbilical* hernia is associated with the ____?_____
groin
stomach
bellybutton
The _______ is made from skeletal muscle and is covered with mucous membrane.
tongue
The roof of the mouth contains both hard and soft _____.
palates
The medical word for chewing is ________.
mastication
The _________ is the passageway for both respiration and digestion, and a bolus of food to pass from the pharynx to the stomach.
throat (aka. pharynx)
_______ is the first stool of a newborn. It is a mixture of amniotic fluid and secretions from the intestinal glands.
meconium
Expelling waste through the anus is known as _______.
defecating
The waste products of digestion are known as _______ and/or ________.
feces and/or stool
