Function of Digestive systems Ch. 6

Question 1

Digestive system
Alimentary system
Gastrointestinal system
GI system

Answer 1

all terms used to describe the body system that is a long, muscular tube beginning at the mouth and ending at the anus

Question 2

aliment/o

Answer 2

the combining form for nourishment is aliment/o

Question 3

oral cavity

Answer 3

contains the lips and cheeks, hard and soft palates, salivary glands, tongue, teeth, and periodentium.

Question 4

or/o, stomat/o

Answer 4

combining forms that mean mouth

Question 5

gnath/o

Answer 5

combining form for jaw. the maxilla and mandible are the bones that are the boundaries for the oral cavity

Question 6

prognathia

Answer 6

an elongated mandible or a mandible that is overshot.

Question 7

brachygnathia

Answer 7

a shortened mandible or a mandible that is undershot.

Question 8

labia

Answer 8

medical term for lips

Question 9

labium

Answer 9

term for a single lip

Question 10

cheil/o, labi/o

Answer 10

the combining form for lips.

Question 11

Bucc/o

Answer 11

the combining form for cheek. The cheeks form the walls within the oral cavity

Question 12

buccal

Answer 12

means pertaining to or directed toward the cheek

Question 13

palate

Answer 13

forms the roof of the mouth. the palate consists of two parts, the hard and soft pallates

Question 14

Hard palate

Answer 14

forms the bony rostral portion of the palate that is covered with specialized mucous membrane.

Question 15

Rugae

Answer 15

irregular folds in the mucous membrane

Question 16

rug/o

Answer 16

combining form for wrinkle or fold.

Question 17

Soft palate

Answer 17

Forms the flexible caudal portion of the palate. The soft palate is involved in closing off the nasal passage during swallowing so food does not move into the nostrils.

Question 18

palat/o

Answer 18

combining form for palate

Question 19

tongue

Answer 19

a movable muscular organ in the oral cavity used for tasting and processing food, grooming, and articulating sound.

Question 20

Papillae

Answer 20

elevations in the dorsum of the tongue .

Question 21

filiform

Answer 21

a term for threadlike

Question 22

fungiform

Answer 22

a term for mushroom

Question 23

vallate

Answer 23

a term for cup shaped

Question 24

frenulum

Answer 24

a band of tissue that connects the tongue to the ventral surface of the oral cavity.

Question 25

gloss/o, lingu/o

Answer 25

combining form for tongue

Question 26

lingual surface

Answer 26

the side of the cheek adjacent to the tongue

Question 27

dent/o, dent/i, odont/o

Answer 27

combining form for teeth

Question 28

dentition

Answer 28

refers to teeth as a whole, that is, the teeth arranged in the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) arcades.

Question 29

Deciduous dentition

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a term also known as the primary dentition, the temporary set of teeth that erupt in young animals and are replaced at or near maturity

Question 30

decidu/o

Answer 30

combining form for shedding

Question 31

permanent dentition

Answer 31

the set of teeth designed to last the lifetime of an animal.

Question 32

retained deciduous tooth

Answer 32

a deciduous tooth that has not been shed and may have to be removed professionally.

Question 33

Incisor

Answer 33

front tooth used for cutting; an incision is a cut; abbreviated I

Question 34

Canine

Answer 34

long pointed bonelike tooth located between the incisors and premolars; also called fang and cuspid. Abbreviated C

Question 35

premolar

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cheek tooth found between the canine teeth and molars; also called bicuspids because they have two points. abbreviated P

Question 36

molar

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most caudally located permanent cheek tooth used for grinding; molar comes from the latin term to grind; abbreviated M

Question 37

Dental formula

Answer 37

represents the type of tooth and the number of each tooth type found in the species of animal.

Question 38

Enamel

Answer 38

the hard white substance covering the dentin of the crown of the tooth.

Question 39

Cementum

Answer 39

the bonelike connective tissue that covers the root of the tooth.

Question 40

Dentin

Answer 40

the connective tissue surrounding the tooth pulp.

Question 41

Tooth pulp

Answer 41

consists of nerves, blood vessels, and loose connective tissue.

Question 42

Apical foramen

Answer 42

the hole at the tip of the root where nerves and blood vessels enter the tooth

Question 43

periodentia

Answer 43

the structures that support the teeth.

Question 44

alveoli

Answer 44

sockets or saclike dilations that the teeth are situated in

Question 45

alveolar bone

Answer 45

a thin layer of compact bone that forms the tooth socket. alveolar bone surrounds the roots and teeth.

Question 46

periodontal ligament

Answer 46

the fibrous structure that holds the tooth in the alveolus