Which salivary gland produces the most saliva per day?

• Parotid gland

• Submandibular gland

• Sublingual gland

• Tonsillar gland

Salivary amylase is an enzyme in saliva that begins the digestion of what substance?

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Cellulose

The parotid gland is located

• inferior to the mandible

• inferior to the zygomatic arch

• anterior to the ear

• both b and c are correct

Salivary serous cells secrete

• mucous

• amylase

• CCK

• pepsin

Salivation is a

• sympathetic response

• parasympathetic response

• voluntary

• both a and c are correct

GERD:

• results from a faulty LES or a hiatal hernia

• can result in Barrett's esophagus

• can lead to cancer

• all of the above

Paristalsis involves

• voluntary smooth muscle

• spontaneous depolarization of smooth muscle

• the vagus nerve

• segmentation

• both b and c are correct

Smooth muscles

• have striations

• are voluntary

• are involuntary

• play no role in paristalsis

Mastication involves ___ while deglutition involves ___

• chewing during the buccal phase, peristalsis during the esophageal phase

• chewing during the pharyngeal phase, peristalsis during the esophageal phase

• chewing during the buccal phase, swallowing during the pharyngeal phase

• chewing during the buccal phase, chewing during the pharyngeal phase