Digestive Structures (PART 2)

produce saliva:

• Salivary Glands

• Hard Palate

• Soft Palate

• Uvula

• Tongue

forms the anterior bony roof of the mouth

• Salivary Glands

• Hard Palate

• Soft Palate

• Uvula

• Tongue

forms the posterior, softer roof of the mouth

• Salivary Glands

• Hard Palate

• Soft Palate

• Uvula

• Tongue

prevents swallowed food from entering the nasal cavity

• Salivary Glands

• Hard Palate

• Soft Palate

• Uvula

• Tongue

helps to push food down towards the esophagus

• Salivary Glands

• Hard Palate

• Soft Palate

• Uvula

• Tongue

What does saliva contain?

• water

• mucus

• amylase

• lysozymes

• antibodies

What does saliva contain?

• water

• bile

• amylase

• lysozymes

• chyme

What does saliva contain?

• water

• bile

• amylase

• protease

• chyme

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What are the functions of saliva?

• lubrication of food

• break down of starch

• kill bacteria

• mark foreign invaders

• regulate lipid levels

What term means "swallowing"?

• deglutition

• mastication

• peristalsis

• epiglottis

• uvula