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The Digestive System

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Food provides __________ and __________ we need for our bodily functions?   Energy and Nutrients  
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Food must be converted into usable forms by the?   Digestive System  
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What tube goes from the mouth to the anus?   Alimentary Tube  
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Digestion occurs in the?   Mouth, stomach, and small intestine  
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What are the accessory organs?   Teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas.  
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The accessory organs contribute to what?   Digestion  
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What are the two types of digestion?   Mechanical and Chemical  
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Mechanical digestion is?   Physical breakdown into smaller pieces  
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Chemical digestion is?   Breaking down complex molecules into simple molecules.  
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Another name for the Oral cavity is?   Buccal or the mouth  
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What are the names of the two sets of teeth?   Deciduous and Permanent  
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Deciduous teeth are also called?   Baby teeth  
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How many total baby teeth are there?   20  
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At what age do the baby teeth start to erupt?   6 months  
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All the baby teeth are usually in by what age?   2 years  
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The permanent teeth do what?   Replace the deciduous teeth  
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There is a total of ____ permanent teeth?   32  
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What types of permanent teeth are there?   Incisors 8, Canine 4, Premolars 8, Molars 12.  
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Gingiva are the?   Gums  
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The crown is the?   Part above the gingiva  
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The enamel is the?   Very hard covering of the crown  
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Enamel is made by what type of cells?   Ameloblast  
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Enamel also prevents the tooth from doing what?   Wearing out  
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What is deep to the enamel?   Dentin  
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Dentin is similar to?   Bone  
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Dentin is produced by what?   Odontoblasts  
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The root of the tooth is enclosed in the what?   Socket or gomphosis  
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The ligament that attaches to the root and bone of the tooth is called?   Periodontal membrain  
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The innermost portion of the tooth is called?   Pulp cavity  
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The pulp cavity contains ______ ______ and fibers of ________?   Blood vessels, Trigeminal nerves  
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The tongue is made up of what type of muscle?   Skeletal muscle  
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What are the functions of the tongue?   Taste, move food, and help with swallowing  
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The projections on the superior surface of the tongue are called?   Papila  
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The papila contain?   Taste buds  
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The papila also grip food to?   Manipulate it  
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The salivary glands produce?   Saliva  
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How many pairs of salivary glands are there?   3  
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What are the names of the 3 pairs of salivary glands?   Parotid, Submandibular, and Sublingual  
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Saliva is used to?   Break down carbs and sugars  
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The amount of saliva produced varies based on?   The need  
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Parasympathetic control causes an increase in saliva via what type of nerves?   Facial nerves and glosopharyngeal nerves.  
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The muscular part behind the oral cavity used for swallowing is called?   Pharynx  
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The muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach is called?   Esophagus  
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The muscular contractions that move bolus down is called?   Peristalsis  
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Another name for the lover esophageal sphincter is?   Les cardiac sphincter  
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The les cardiac sphincter is located at?   The junction of the stomach  
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The Les cardiac sphincter prevents what from happening?   Regurgitation and GERD  
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The alimentary tube has how many structural layers?   4  
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Name the 4 structural layers of the alimentary tube?   Digestive mucosa, Submucosa, External muscle layer, and Serosa  
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What makes up the lining of the alimentary tube?   Digestive mucosa  
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The digestive mucosa of the alimentary tube is made of what type of tissue?   Epithelial tissue  
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The esophagus is made up of what type of tissue?   Stratified squamous epithelial tissue  
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The stomach and intestines is made up of what type of tissue?   Simple columnar epithelial tissue  
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The stomach and intestines secrete what?   Digestive enzymes  
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Deep to the Digestive mucosa is called the?   Submucosa  
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The lymphnodes are deep to the epithelium in the?   Areolar connective tissue  
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Lymphnodes fight infection that get through the?   Epithelium  
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The submucosa is highly ________ and highly ________?   Vascular and Nervous  
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The submucosa also contains what type of tissue?   Lymphatic tissue  
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What nervous system stretches the entire length of the gut?   Enteric nervous system or Intestinal nervous system.  
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Nerve networks that innervate mucosa to regulate secretions is called what?   Meissners or Submucosal plexus  
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What increases secretion?   Parasympathetic  
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What decreases secretion?   Sympathetic  
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The external muscle layer of the alimentary tube has how many layers?   2  
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The 2 layers of the external muscle are called?   Inner and Outer  
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The inner layer of external muscle is?   Circular  
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The outer layer of external muscle is?   Longitudinal  
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