salivary glands- vomiting reflexes

Question 1

what is the function of the salivary glands

Answer 1

moisten food and bind food particles

Question 2

what makes the food particles bond in saliva

Answer 2

mucus

Question 3

what is saliva

Answer 3

clear liquid with mucus and antibodies» bolus (ball)

Question 4

what is salivary amylase

Answer 4

breaks down carbohydrates, enzyme, catalyst

Question 5

another word for salivary amylase

Answer 5

ptylin

Question 6

whats another name for enzyme

Answer 6

catalyst

Question 7

where is the parotid gland

Answer 7

anterior to the ears

Question 8

what is the parotid

Answer 8

clear water fluid with amylapse, mumps

Question 9

mumps

Answer 9

swelling of the parotid glands in the face. risk of sterility in males

Question 10

submandibular

Answer 10

glands on the floor of the mouth with thicker fluid; serous cells
(drooling)

Question 11

what is the largest salivary gland

Answer 11

parotid

Question 12

sublingual gland

Answer 12

smallest; under the tongue; thick with mucus

Question 13

how many secondary teeth do we have

Answer 13

32

Question 14

what are all the teeth names

Answer 14

incisors, cuspids, bicuspids, molars

Question 15

where is the crown of the tooth

Answer 15

above the gum

Question 16

where is the root of a tooth

Answer 16

below the gum

Question 17

what is the pulp of a tooth

Answer 17

blood vessels, nerves, CT

Question 18

what is the enamel of a tooth

Answer 18

hardest substance in body, Ca, protection

Question 19

what is the hardest substance in the body

Answer 19

enamel

Question 20

what makes up enamel

Answer 20

Ca

Question 21

what is dentin

Answer 21

stuff under tooth enamel

Question 22

cementum

Answer 22

cements tooth into gum

Question 23

Pharynx

Answer 23

swallowing

Question 24

how long is the esophagus

Answer 24

10 inches

Question 25

how long does it take bolus to travel through the esophagus

Answer 25

10 minutes

Question 26

what is the esophagus

Answer 26

food tube behind the trachea connecting the pharynx to the stomach

Question 27

are there enzymes in the esophagus

Answer 27

no

Question 28

cardiac sphincter

Answer 28

between esophagus and stomach (separates)

Question 29

hiatal hernia

Answer 29

stomach bulges, rip in diaphragm; older people

Question 30

what shape is the stomach

Answer 30

J shaped

Question 31

where is the stomach

Answer 31

upper left

Question 32

what size is the stomach

Answer 32

fist size

Question 33

chyme

Answer 33

sour acid fluid that goes from the stomach to small intestine. contains gastric juice and partly digested food

Question 34

how long does it take food to leave the stomach

Answer 34

4 hrs

Question 35

cardiac sphincter

Answer 35

made up of body. lesser curvature, greater curvature, and pyloric sphincter

Question 36

where is the cardiac sphincter

Answer 36

fundic region

Question 37

gastric juice

Answer 37

acidic fluid secreted by the stomach and active in digestion

Question 38

what is gastric juice made of

Answer 38

mucus, HCL, pepsin, renin, intrinsic factor

Question 39

mucus

Answer 39

protects from acid

Question 40

HCL

Answer 40

made by parietal cells, kills bacteria; cleans

Question 41

pepsin

Answer 41

breaks down protein (made by chief cells) | enzymes> proteins> amino acids

Question 42

Rennin

Answer 42

breaks down milk in infants | why infants burp up

Question 43

Intrinsic factor

Answer 43

needed for absorption of B12 from small intestine

Question 44

Rugae

Answer 44

mucosal folds (churning), SMOOTH MUSCLE

Question 45

heart burn

Answer 45

near cardiac region, burning sensation caused by acid

Question 46

ulcers

Answer 46

not enough mucus, acid burns a hole in the stomach (hydrochloric acid)

Question 47

Vomiting reflex

Answer 47

stomach compresses, diaphragm relaxes, deep breathing, soft palette moves up body says its not in homeostasis