Review: Digestive System Part 2

Which type of teeth are used for cutting food?

• Canines/Cuspids

• Premolars/Bicuspids

• Incisors

• Molars

What is the function of canines/cuspids?

• Grinding food

• Cutting food

• Grasping food

• Mixing food

Which teeth are used for grinding food?

• Incisors

• Canines/Cuspids

• Molars

• Epiglottis

What is the role of the esophagus?

• Secretes gastric juice

• Connects the oral cavity to the stomach

• Prevents food from entering the trachea

• Digests fats

What are peristalsis movements responsible for?

• Grinding food

• Pushing food toward the stomach

• Secreting enzymes

• Breaking down proteins

What does the epiglottis prevent?

• Food from entering the stomach

• Food and liquid from entering the trachea

• Acid from damaging the stomach lining

• Enzymes from breaking down proteins

What is the primary function of the stomach?

• Secretes hydrochloric acid

• Digests fats

• Mixes and breaks down food by acids and enzymes

• Prevents food from entering the trachea

What are rugae?

• Enzymes that digest fats

• Folds in the stomach that allow it to expand and contract

• Cells that secrete pepsinogen

• Rhythmic muscular contractions

What do gastric glands secrete?

• Hydrochloric acid

• Gastrin

• Gastric juice containing digestive enzymes and acid

• Pepsinogen

What do parietal cells secrete?

• Pepsinogen

• Hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor

• Gastrin

• Lipase