Study Guide: Upper Digestive Tract

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The serosa is actually

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Gastrointestinal tract and alimentary canal are often used synonymously

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The tissue layers of the GI tract are constant, with no variation in the different organs

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mouth: ( GI Tract segment, accessory organ )
jejunum: ( GI Tract segment, accessory organ )
cecum: ( GI Tract segment, accessory organ )
pancreas: ( accessory organ, GI Tract segment )
teeth: ( accessory organ, GI Tract segment )
liver: ( accessory organ, GI Tract segment )
salivary glands: ( accessory organ, GI Tract segment )
vermiform appendix: ( accessory organ, GI Tract segment )
oropharynx: ( GI Tract segment, accessory organ )
sigmoid colon: ( GI Tract segment, accessory organ )

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Which of the following is an accurate description of salivary glands?

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The crown of a tooth is covered with

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Teeth that do not appear as deciduous teeth are

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The act of swallowing moves a mass of food called a ( bolus, dentin, fauces, philtrum ) from the mouth to the stomach.

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The typical tooth can be divided into three main parts: crown, neck and root

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The philtrum is a fold of mucous membrane that helps anchor the tongue to the floor of the mouth

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There are 20 deciduous teeth and 30 permanent teeth

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The soft palate forms a partition between the mouth and oropharynx

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Which of the following statements is not true of the esophagus

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Which of the following controls the opening of the stomach into the small intestine?

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Which of the layers of the muscularis is present only in the stomach?

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The folds in the lining of the stomach are called rugae.

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The cardiac sphincter controls the opening of the esophagus into the stomach

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Parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid and are thought to product intrinsic factor

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The first baby tooth on average appears at age

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The dentin of the the tooth contains the ( pulp cavity, neck, root, crown ), which consists of connective tissue, blood and lymphatic vessels, and nerves.

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Which of the following teeth is missing from the deciduous arch?

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The third molars generally erupt around the age of

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The ducts of the ( sublingual, submandibular, paratoid, carotic ) glands open into the floor of the mouth.

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The stomach

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Another name for the third molar is

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After food has been chewed, it is formed into a small rounded mass called a

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Following mastication, deglutition occurs

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The oral cavity is also known as the buccal cavity

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The esophagus is voluntary in the upper third, mixed in the middle, and involuntary in the lower third

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The upper lip is marked near the midline by a shallow vertical groove called the philtrum

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The complete process of altering the physical and chemical composition of ingested food material so that it can be absorbed and used by the body is called digestion.

Study Guide: Upper Digestive Tract

Study Guide: Upper Digestive Tract

Study Guide: Upper Digestive Tract

The serosa is actually

Gastrointestinal tract and alimentary canal are often used synonymously

The tissue layers of the GI tract are constant, with no variation in the different organs

Which of the following is an accurate description of salivary glands?

The crown of a tooth is covered with

Teeth that do not appear as deciduous teeth are

The act of swallowing moves a mass of food called a bolus dentin fauces philtrum( bolus, dentin, fauces, philtrum ) from the mouth to the stomach.

The typical tooth can be divided into three main parts: crown, neck and root

The philtrum is a fold of mucous membrane that helps anchor the tongue to the floor of the mouth

There are 20 deciduous teeth and 30 permanent teeth

The soft palate forms a partition between the mouth and oropharynx

Which of the following statements is not true of the esophagus

Which of the following controls the opening of the stomach into the small intestine?

Which of the layers of the muscularis is present only in the stomach?

The folds in the lining of the stomach are called rugae.

The cardiac sphincter controls the opening of the esophagus into the stomach

Parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid and are thought to product intrinsic factor

The first baby tooth on average appears at age

The act of swallowing moves a mass of food called a ( bolus, dentin, fauces, philtrum ) from the mouth to the stomach.

The dentin of the the tooth contains the ( pulp cavity, neck, root, crown ), which consists of connective tissue, blood and lymphatic vessels, and nerves.

The ducts of the ( sublingual, submandibular, paratoid, carotic ) glands open into the floor of the mouth.