Digestive Flashcards
First part of Gi tract
Oral Cavity / Mouth
Located in mandible and maxilla
Teeth
Contains the teeth and tongue
Oral cavity / mouth
Another name of secondary teeth
Permanent teeth
Total number of permanent number
32
The 3rd molar that appears in early 20s
Wisdom teeth
Regions of tooth
Crown
Neck
Root
The extremely hard in tooth
Enamel
What is gingiva
Gums
Roof of oral cavity that prevents foods from passing into nasal cavity during chewing and swallowing
Palate
Mixture of serous and mucous fluids that is secreted at 1 L per day
Saliva
How many do produce a day
1l a day
Begins the process of mechanical digestion, breaking down large particles into smaller ones
Mastication / Chewing
Breaking down large particles into smaller ones
Mastication
What part of pharynx do carry food to esophagus
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx