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GEN. ORAL CAVITY and PHARYNX

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into nutrients.

a)

Deglutition

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

2.

The alimentary canal is a continuous, coiled, hollow tube that runs through the ventral cavity beginning at the mouth. In what order does the food product move?

a)

Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Anus

b)

Mouth, Esophagus, Pharynx, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Anus

3.

Breaking down food through the use of enzymes or other chemicals

a)

Photo Digestion

b)

Physical Digestion

c)

Chemical Digestion

4.

Mastication

a)

To Chew

b)

To Swallow

c)

To Defecate

5.

Deglutition

a)

To Chew

b)

To Swallow

c)

To Defecate

d)

To Mix

6.

Masticates food into smaller fragments

a)

Tonsils

b)

Teeth

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Salivary Glands

7.

Secretes a mixture of amylase, mucus and watery fluid into the mouth

a)

Tongue

b)

Teeth

c)

Tonsils

d)

Salivary Glands

8.

Saliva + Food Product

a)

Amylase

b)

Tonsil

c)

Bolus

d)

Papilla

9.

This structure of the oral cavity prevents food from entering the nasopharynx.

a)

hard palate

b)

teeth

c)

epiglottis

d)

uvula

10.

This is a muscular organ in the mouth that helps position the food between the teeth and is covered in nerve endings that allow us to taste our food.

a)

tongue

b)

teeth

c)

soft palate

d)

gums

11.

These structures of the oral cavity are responsible for mastication.

a)

teeth

b)

tongue

c)

uvula

d)

tonsils

12.

If milk comes out your nose, then it got past your ________________.

a)

uvula

b)

hard palate

c)

epiglottis

d)

teeth

13.

Identify this band of tissue under the tongue.

a)

uvula

b)

periodontal ligament

c)

lingual frenulum

d)

fungiform papillae

14.

Identify the type of teeth highlighted in blue here.

a)

molars

b)

premolars

c)

incisors

d)

canines

15.

Identify the type of teeth highlighted in blue here.

a)

molars

b)

premolars

c)

incisors

d)

canines

16.

Identify the type of teeth highlighted in blue here.

a)

molars

b)

premolars

c)

incisors

d)

canines

17.

Identify the structure shown here.

a)

lymph node

b)

lingual tonsil

c)

sublingual salivary gland

d)

submandibular salivary gland

18.

Identify the structure shown here.

a)

parotid salivary gland

b)

lingual tonsil

c)

sublingual salivary gland

d)

submandibular salivary gland

19.

Identify the structure shown here.

a)

lymph node

b)

lingual tonsil

c)

sublingual salivary gland

d)

submandibular salivary gland

e)

parotid salivary gland

20.

Identify the type of teeth highlighted in blue here.

a)

molars

b)

premolars

c)

incisors

d)

canines

21.

Identify this open space inside of a tooth.

a)

crown

b)

pulp cavity

c)

neck

d)

gums

22.

Identify this area of a tooth at the gumline

a)

crown

b)

neck

c)

root

d)

gums

23.

Identify this structure.

a)

uvula

b)

epiglottis

c)

pharynx

d)

tongue

24.

What is the name of the enzyme in saliva?

a)

mucus

b)

amylase

c)

lactase

d)

serous fluid

25.

Which category of food BEGINS to be chemically digested in the mouth by the enzyme in saliva??

a)

proteins

b)

lipids (fats)

c)

carbohydrates

26.
How many baby teeth does a typical human child have?
a)
32
b)
10
c)
20
d)
16
27.
How many adult teeth does a typical human adult have?
a)
30
b)
32
c)
20
d)
36
28.
What is the hard outer covering of the tooth called?
a)
pulp
b)
cementum
c)
dentine
d)
enamel
29.
The second hardest tooth tissue that lies underneath the outer layer of the tooth.
a)
pulp
b)
cementum
c)
dentine
d)
enamel
30.
Which teeth are identified in this picture?
a)
incisors
b)
premolars
c)
molars
d)
canines
31.
Another name for canine teeth is...?
a)
cuspids
b)
bicuspids
c)
molars
d)
parotid
32.
Another name for premolar teeth is...?
a)
cuspids
b)
bicuspids
c)
molars
d)
parotid
33.
What kind of teeth are wisdom teeth?
a)
cuspids
b)
bicuspids
c)
molars
d)
parotid
34.

Which of the following is the biggest lymphatic organ?

a)

Tonsils

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

35.

Which pair of tonsils is also known as adenoids?

a)

Lingual tonsil

b)

Palatine tonsil

c)

Pharyngeal tonsil

36.

Lymphatic structure in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen

a)

adenoids

b)

liver

c)

thymus gland

d)

spleen

37.

Likely to find a cluster of lymph nodes here

a)

behind the breastbone

b)

over the eyes

c)

in the stomach

d)

under the arms

38.

Tiny, oval-shaped lymph structures located throughout the body

a)

lymph

b)

lymph fluid

c)

lymph nodes

d)

spleen

39.

What are adenoids

a)

a salivary gland

b)

close off the laryngopharynx

c)

bacteria

d)

type of tonsil

40.

Identify the part of the tooth labelled A.

a)

Dentine

b)

Pulp

c)

Enamel

d)

Root

41.

Identify the structure labeled D

a)

Dentine

b)

Root Canal

c)

Gingiva

d)

Enamel

42.

Identify the structure labelled E

a)

Dentine

b)

Cementum

c)

Pulp

43.

OROPHARYNX?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

16

44.

LYMPHATIC TISSUE?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.

CLOSES OFF THE NASOPHARYNX WHEN SWALLOWING?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

46.

PAPILLAE LOCATION?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS...?

a)

SALIVARY GLANDS

b)

TONSILS

c)

PAPILLAE

48.

DAMAGE IS DONE TO THIS LAYER IF YOU HAVE BRUXISM?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

49.

GINGIVITIS AREA?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

50.

BALL OF FOOD YOU SWALLOW?

a)

NODE

b)

PULP

c)

BOLUS

d)

LYMPH

51.

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THIS TOOTH?

a)

GINGIVITIS

b)

BRUXISM

c)

CARIES

52.

A GOOD EXAMPLE OF...?

a)

CARIES

b)

GINGIVITIS

c)

HALITOSIS

d)

TONSILLITIS

53.

DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING...?

a)

PERIODONTITIS

b)

DYSPHAGIA

c)

HALITOSIS

54.

AN EXAMPLE OF...?

a)

GINGIVITIS

b)

HALITOSIS

c)

CARIES

55.

NIGHT GUARDS ARE WORN TO PREVENT...?

a)

CARIES

b)

GINGIVITIS

c)

BRUXISM

56.

DURING DIGESTION...PROTEINS ARE CATABOLIZED INTO...?

a)

DISACCHARIDES

b)

FATTY ACIDS AND GLYCEROL

c)

AMINO ACIDS

57.

A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF...?

a)

PERIODONTITIS

b)

CARIES

c)

AN ABSCESS

d)

BRUXISM

58.

BLOCKAGE OF THE SALIVARY DUCT LEADS TO...?

a)

AN ABSCESS

b)

XEROSTOMIA

c)

CARIES

59.

THIS SKULL IS FROM A...?

a)

7 YEAR OLD

b)

20 YEAR OLD

60.

WHERE WOULD TOOTH #7 BE LOCATED?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

G

d)

H

61.

WHERE WOULD TOOTH #2 BE LOCATED?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

E

d)

H

62.

WHERE WOULD TOOTH #24 BE LOCATED?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

F

d)

H

63.

WHERE WOULD TOOTH #28 BE LOCATED?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

F

d)

G

64.

THE WHITE AREAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CARIES?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

65.

ORGAN SYSTEM?

a)

DIGESTIVE

b)

ENDOCRINE

c)

LYMPHATIC

66.

THIS PHOTO WAS IN MY SLIDESHOW REPRESENTING THE REGION OF WHAT STRUCTURE?

a)

STOMACH

b)

SPLEEN

c)

TONSIL

d)

SALIVARY GLAND

67.

THIS PHOTO WAS IN MY SLIDESHOW...WHICH REGION RECYCLES OLD RED BLOOD CELLS?

a)

RP

b)

WP

68.

WHAT IS THIS?

a)

PAPILLA

b)

LYMPH NODE

c)

SALIVARY GLAND

d)

UVULA

69.

WHICH ORGAN RECYCLES OLD RED BLOOD CELLS AND MAKES WHITE BLOOD CELLS TO FIGHT INFECTIONS?

a)

DUODENUM

b)

SPLEEN

c)

PANCREAS

70.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS A PERSON WHO MAY HAVE...?

a)

PERIODONTITIS

b)

OBSTRUCTIVE APNEA

c)

AN ABSCESS

71.

A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF AN ABSCESS?

a)

YES

b)

NO

72.

AN EXAMPLE OF...?

a)

BRUXISM

b)

GINGIVITIS

c)

AN ABSCESS

d)

ANOSMIA

73.

A GOOD EXAMPLE OF...?

a)

CARIES

b)

MALOCCLUSION

c)

HALITOSIS

74.

WHAT ANATOMY WOULD A DOCTOR PALPATE?

a)

TONSIL

b)

LYMPH NODE

c)

PULP CAVITY

75.

CRANIAL NERVE FOR TASTE?

a)

OLFACTORY

b)

VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR

c)

GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL

76.

TREATMENT FOR...?

a)

APNEA

b)

DEGLUTITION

c)

HALITOSIS

77.

APPROX. pH RANGE OF SALIVA?

a)

1-4

b)

6-7

c)

12-14

78.

BEST ASSOCIATED WITH TROUBLE SWALLOWING FOOD?

a)

DYSPHAGIA

b)

ANOSMIA

c)

TINNITUS

79.

WHEN FAT IS CATABOLIZED THIS IS THE SIMPLER MOLECULE THE VILLI CAN ABSORB?

a)

AMINO ACID

b)

MONOSACCARIDE

c)

GLYCEROL

80.

APPROX. AMOUNT OF SALIVA PRODUCED PER DAY?

a)

5L

b)

3L

c)

1.5L

81.

BEST ASSOCIATED WITH THE TERM MALOCCLUSION?

a)

TEETH

b)

TONSILS

c)

SALIVARY GLANDS

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