Answer throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
g g g g g g g g g g g g
2. Esophagus
Answer A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
g g g g g g g g g g
3. colon
Answer large intestine g g
4. Rectum
Answer A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material is compre
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
ssed into a solid form before being eliminated
g g g g g g g
5. anus
Answer A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste material is eli
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
minated from the body
g g g
6. buccal cavity (mouth)
g g
Answer opening at the beginning of the digestive system that contains the teeth, ton
g g g g g g g g g g g g g
1g/g1
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,gue, and palate.
g g
7. palate
Answer taste or liking
g g g
8. Amylase
Answer Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
g g g g g g g g g g
9. incisor
Answer any one of four front teeth in the dental arch
g g g g g g g g g g
10. canine teethg
Answer pointed, dog-like teeth next to the incisors; also called cuspids or eyeteeth
g g g g g g g g g g g g
11. Molars
Answer Back teeth that grind food
g g g g g
12. Dentin
Answer Primary material found in teeth. It is covered by the enamel in the crown and a p
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
rotective layer of cementum in the root.
g g g g g g
13. enamel
Answer hard, outermost layer of a tooth
g g g g g g
14. nasopharynx
Answer region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
15. oropharynx
2g/g1
6
, Answer central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper ed
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
ge of the epiglottis
g g g
16. laryngopharynx
Answer region of the pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx
g g g g g g g g g g g
17. Epiglottis
Answer A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering.
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
18. rugae
Answer ridges on the hard palate and the wall of the stomach
g g g g g g g g g g g
19. esophageal hiatus g
Answer where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm
g g g g g g g
20. sphincter
Answer ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway
g g g g g g g g g g
21. cardiac region g
Answer region of the stomach attached to the esophagus
g g g g g g g g
22. fundus
Answer rounded upper portion of the uterus
g g g g g g
23. greater curvature g
Answer convex lateral surface of the stomach
g g g g g g
24. lesser curvature g
3g/g1
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