Digestive Quiz (Slides 1-58)

Which organ is part of the alimentary canal?

• teeth

• pancreas

• stomach

• liver

What does saliva do?

• Chemically digests food in the mouth.
• Chemically digests food in the stomach
• Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
• Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.

The second hardest tooth tissue that lies underneath the outer layer of the tooth.

• pulp
• cementum
• dentine
• enamel

The center of a tooth made up of living connective tissue and cells called odontoblasts is called the...?

• pulp
• cementum
• dentine
• enamel

What are the two teeth just lateral to the four front middle teeth called?

• incisors
• premolars
• molars
• canines

Technical term for bad breath

• xerostomia

• heterodontia

• halitosis

• xylitol

Name the three major section of a tooth.

• Enamel, Dentin, Pulp cavity

• Crown, Neck, Root

• Crown, Enamel, Pulp cavity

• Pulp cavity, Neck, Root

Which teeth are identified in this picture?

• incisors
• premolars
• molars
• canines

Which of the following is not a salivary gland?

• Parotid

• Subpharygeal

• Sublingual

• Submandibular

A bolus

• helps digest starch

• is a combination of saliva and food

• creates antibacterial activity in the mouth

• acts as a lubricant