Digestive System
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- Q1What is the process of physically taking in food into the oral cavity?secretionIngestionbolusabsorption30s
- Q2What is releasing a substance into the lumen of the digestive tract?DigestionsSecretionChymeIngestion30s
- Q3What is it called when small molecules enter the blood through the epithelium of the digestive tract?AbsorptionIngestineGut FloraSecretion30s
- Q4What is the ball of food that we swallow called? What is the liquid contents of the stomach called?Ball | ChumChyme | BolusBolus | ChymeBolus | Chum30s
- Q5What is D labeling, and what is it made of?Top is made of boneCrown is made of enamelRoot is made of nervesRoot is made of cementum30s
- Q6What is the purpose of saliva in the mouth?Digest starches (Salivary Amylase)All of the answers are correctProtect teeth during vomitingLubricate food30s
- Q7Which is matched correctly?Incisors are for clipping or cutting.Molars are for tearing or slashingCanines are for clipping or cuttingCanines are for grinding or mashing30s
- Q8What is responsible for the formation of cavities?BacteriaPlaqueBad BreathViruses30s
- Q9What closes off the trachea during swallowing?uvulanasopharnyxpyloric sphincterepiglottis30s
- Q10What structure is responsible for preventing food from moving backwards from the duodenum to the stomach?DBEAB30s
- Q11Which cells in the gastric pits are responsible for secreting HCl?Parietal CellsChief CellsSimple Squamous CellsMucous Cells30s
- Q12What layer in the stomach is responsible for churning the food?Smooth MuscleEpithelialGastric Pits30s
- Q13Which section of the small intestine is primarily digestive?JejunumDuodenumIleumJejunum and Ileum30s
- Q14What enzyme is responsible for digesting lactose?LipasePepsinLactaseAmylase30s
- Q15What is secreted by the pancreas and neutralizes stomach acid?Bicarbonatesodium peroxidesoapHCl30s
