Chapter 6 (page 27)

Question 1

__________ and _________ - Once food is placed in the mouth, mechanical and chemical
digestion begins.

Answer 1

Food Ingestion

breakdown

Question 2

Food is physically broken down into smaller particles by _________ .

Answer 2

chewing

Question 3

What will happen if the food is mixed with saliva?

Answer 3

salivary amylase begins the chemical digestion of starch-breaking it down into maltose.

Question 4

Example(s) of passageway of foods:

Answer 4

pharynx

esophagus

Question 5

__________, __________ and ________- When food leaves the mouth, it must be swallowed.

Answer 5

Food propulsion
swallowing
peristalsis

Question 6

What are the two processes involves in swallowing?

Answer 6

Voluntary buccal phase

Involuntary pharyngeal- esophagus phase

Question 7

Transports food through the pharynx and esophagus.

Answer 7

Involuntary pharyngeal- esophagus phase

Question 8

It controls the Involuntary pharyngeal- esophagus phase.

Answer 8

PSNS

Question 9

All routes the food might take except the desired route distal into the GI tract are ___________ .

Answer 9

blocked off

Question 10

Which statement is False?

1. The tongue blocks the mouth.
2. The soft palate closes nasal passages.
3. The Epiglottis covers the air passageway.
4. Food moves through the pharynx and esophagus by peristalsis.

Answer 10

none

Question 11

Which statement is False?

1. The tongue blocks the mouth.
2. The soft palate closes nasal passages.
3. The Epiglottis covers the air passageway.
4. Food moves through the pharynx and esophagus by peristalsis.

Answer 11

none