Quiz 10 pt. 2

Question 1

Deglutition

Answer 1

Entire act of placing solid/liquid, moving it back through the pharynx, into the esophagus and the stomach; often interchangeable with swallowing

Question 2

NPO

Answer 2

nil per os; nothing by mouth

Question 3

Aspiration

Answer 3

Foreign matter (food/drink) below the vocal folds

Question 4

Dysphagia

Answer 4

Difficulty swallowing

Question 5

Esophagus

Answer 5

Flexible tube runs from the diaphragm to the stomach

Question 6

Cervical esophagus

Answer 6

Striated (voluntary) muscle

Question 7

Thoracic esophagus

Answer 7

Striated + smooth muscle

Question 8

Abdominal esophagus

Answer 8

Only smooth muscle

Question 9

Sphincter (esophagus)

Answer 9

Muscular region that is activated to keep orifice closed

Question 10

Cricopharyngeus

Answer 10

-The muscle that is considered responsible for keeping sphincter closed

-Part of inferior constrictor

Question 11

Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES)

Answer 11

-aka pharyngoesophageal sphincter

Question 12

Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES)

Answer 12

-Sphincter that stays closed actively, then opens to allow food into the stomach

-Also called “gastroesphageal sphincter”

Question 13

Stomach

Answer 13

-Large, saclike structure on the left side of the abdominal cavity below the diaphragm

-Connects to the esophagus via the lower esophageal sphincter and to the small intestine via the pyloric sphincter

-Holds about 1 liter of substance after a meal

Question 14

Saliva

Answer 14

-Water plus other elements

-Lubricates oral cavity, protect teeth and mucosa

-Helps form bolus; begin the digestive process

Question 15

Salivary glands

Answer 15

~90% of saliva is produced by these three glands

Question 16

Xerostomia

Answer 16

Dry mouth

Question 17

3 Salivary Glands

Answer 17

-Sublingual Gland
(below and side of tongue)

-Parotid Gland
(below ears, wrap around ramus of mandible

-Submandibular Gland
(beneath the floor of oral cavity, above the digastric muscle)