Digestive

Question 1

Functions of the digestive system

Answer 1

Ingestion
Breakdown of food
Absorbs nutrients
Release of waste

Question 2

Taking food and water into the mouth

Answer 2

Ingestion

Question 3

Chewing, mixing, and churning food

Answer 3

Mechanical digestion

Question 4

Digestive enzymes breakdown food

Answer 4

Chemical digestion

Question 5

Is a muscular tube that winds through the body and is responsible for the digestion and absorption of food

Answer 5

Digestive tract or Gastrointestinal tract

Question 6

Innermost layer that lines the lumen of the alimentary canal

Answer 6

Mucosa

Question 7

Connective tissue layer containing the submuccosal plexus

Answer 7

Submucossa

Question 8

consists of layer of circular smooth muscle

Answer 8

Muscularis

Question 9

Involved in facial expression, mastification, and speech

Answer 9

Lips and cheeks

Question 10

Forms the roof of the mouth

Answer 10

Palate

Question 11

Occupies the floor of the moth and fills the oral cavity when mouth is closed

Answer 11

Tongue

Question 12

Secures the tongue to the floor of the mouth

Answer 12

Frenulum

Question 13

tear and grind food

Answer 13

Teeth

Question 14

Types of teeth

Answer 14

Incisor
Canines
Premolars
Molars

Question 15

Exposed part of the tooth above the gingiva

Answer 15

Crown

Question 16

Portion of the tooth embedded in the jawbone

Answer 16

Root

Question 17

True or false, humans produces 1L of saliva a day

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Connects the pharynx to the stomach

Answer 18

Esopaghus

Question 19

The body’s major digestive organ

Answer 19

small intestine

Question 20

a small sac on the inferior surface of the liver

stores bile

Answer 20

Gallbladder