definitions (digestive)

Question 1

The pharynx

Answer 1

The throat
Tube that carries both air and food
Air goes to tranchea and food goes to esophagus

Question 2

bolus

Answer 2

After food is chewed and mixed with saliva

Question 3

salivary amylase

Answer 3

Chemical breakdown of carbohydrates into sugars that can be taken into the body

Question 4

uvula

Answer 4

cone shaped muscular structure that hangs from the middle of the soft palate
Prevent food from entering the nasopharynx during swallowing

Question 5

soft palate

Answer 5

behind the hard palate
Separate mouth from nasopharynx

Question 6

hard palate

Answer 6

body structure that forms the roof of the mouth
Separates the mouth from the nasal cavities

Question 7

cardiac sphincter

Answer 7

Circular muscle between esophagus and stomach that closes after food enters the stomach
Prevents food from going back up the esophagus

Question 8

pyloric sphincter

Answer 8

Circular muscle between stomach and small intestine that keeps the food in the stomach until it’s ready to enter the small intestine

Question 9

chyme

Answer 9

Semi fluid material