Digestion Test for 309

What is the name of the sphincter muscle between the stomach and the esophagus?

• cardiac sphincter

• duodenum sphincter

• pyloric sphincter

• anal sphincter

How many salivary glands do most humans have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

Involuntary muscle contractions that occur within the esophagus and throughout the digestive system?

• sphincter motion

• paralysis

• catalsysis

• peristalsis

The absorption of nutrients occurs mainly in the

• small intestine

• large intestine

• pancreas

• stomach

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Absorption of water mainly occurs in

• small intestine

• large intestine

• pancreas

• stomach

The ________ is part of the roof of the mouth and separates the mouth from the nasal cavity.

• oral cavity

• pharynx

• soft palate

• hard palate

The teeth that are responsible for piercing food

• molars

• incisors

• canines

• bicuspids

the teeth that are responsible for grinding food

• molars

• canines

• incisors

• both A and C

Which of the following is NOT true of the uvula?

• it is the dangling thing at the back of the throat

• it catches bacteria and dirt particles in mouth breathers

• it can be destroyed by bulimics

• it is an extension of the hard palate

Rugae are

• fingerlike projections of the stomach that increase surface area

• wrinkles in the stomach that increase surface area

• finterlike projections in the small intestine that increase surface area for absorption

• wrinkles in the small intestine that absorb nutrients