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Shenidria Earvin
Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Occupies the floor of the mouth | Tongue |
| A continuous, coiled, hollow, muscular tube that winds through the ventral body and opens at both ends. | Gastrointestinal Tract |
| Food enters through this way | Mouth or Oral Cavity |
| The proper word for swallowing | Deglutition |
| Runs from the pharynx through the diaphragm to the stomach | Esophagus |
| Protects the anterior opening | Lips (Labia) |
| Area contained by the teeth | Vestibule |
| Outer most layer of the wall | Serosa |
| Innermost layer of the wall | Mucosa |
| Found just beneath the mucosa | Submucosa |