mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine

Question 1

where food intake starts

Answer 1

mouth

Question 2

where food is broken down into smaller pieces

Answer 2

mouth

Question 3

rolls the food into small, slipper masses of boli

Answer 3

tongue

Question 4

major salivary glands found in and around your mouth and throat

Answer 4

saliva

Question 4

breakdown of food for use by the body

Answer 4

digestion

Question 5

name the four types of teeth

Answer 5

1. incisor
2. cuspids (canine)
3. bicuspids (premolars)
4. molars

Question 5

larynx bears a slit-like opening called____

Answer 5

glottis

Question 5

flap-like cartilage that covers the larynx and no food particles enter the trachea

Answer 5

epiglottis

Question 5

narrow, mascular tube

Answer 5

esophagus

Question 6

rhytmic, wavelike contractions of the wallls of the gut

Answer 6

peristalsis

Question 6

allows to digest food even upside down

Answer 6

peristaltic action

Question 6

J-shaped organ

Answer 6

stomach

Question 6

dilute solution

Answer 6

gastric juice

Question 6

secreted by the chief cells

Answer 6

pepsin

Question 6

stops the action of salivary amylase

Answer 6

dilueted hydrochloric acid

Question 6

first part of the small intestine

Answer 6

duodenum

Question 6

muscular valve that joins the stomach and small intestine

Answer 6

pyloric sphincter

Question 6

muscles and enzymes changed the food into a soft, watery substance

Answer 6

small intestine

Question 6

u-shaped

Answer 6

deodenum

Question 6

much coiled

Answer 6

ileum

Question 7

Process of breaking down fats

Answer 7

Emulsification

Question 8

Name the 3 glands

Answer 8

Parotid glands
Sublingual glands
Submandibular glands

Question 9

Where extra fats are stored

Answer 9

Pancreas