Exam 38: Upper Digestive Tract

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding location or description. -Structure whose intrinsic and extrinsic muscles help with mastication and deglutition

Dentin comes into direct contact with what substance below the gum line?

Most enamel is made up of inorganic materials.

Which of the following papillae of the tongue lack taste buds?

The stomach wall is unique because it is made up of four layers of muscle rather than three.

A hiatal hernia is caused by a weakening of the wall of the large intestine.

After food is digested, it enters the alimentary canal.

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding description or location. -the enlarged portion of the stomach that lies above the entrance of the esophagus

The philtrum is a structure located at the rear of the soft palate.

Which of the following is true about the main organs of the digestive system?

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding location or description. -Innermost layer of the GI tract; contains the lamina propria

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding description or location. -structure through which food passes after it exits the fauces

The foramen cecum is the opening of the small intestine into the large intestine.

The stomach has three major divisions: the fundus, the body, and the pylorus.

In addition to enamel, the outer shell of the tooth has two additional dental tissues: dentin and gingivae.

The chief cells, located in the stomach, secrete hydrochloric acid and are thought to produce intrinsic factor.

The numerous small elevations on the surface of the tongue that support taste buds are called:

The extrinsic tongue muscles differ from the intrinsic tongue muscles in that the _____ outside the tongue.

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding location or description. -Layer of the GI tract that wraps around the submucosa and contains the myenteric plexus

The esophagus is composed of striated and smooth muscles.