Anatomy of the Tongue

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Which type of teeth have 2 prominent round cusps?

  • Molars
  • Cuspids
  • Incisors
  • Biscuspids (correct)

What type of teeth are crushing or grinding teeth with 4-5 cusps and 3 roots?

  • Cuspids
  • Molars (correct)
  • Biscuspids
  • Incisors

What is the function of the stomach?

  • Chemically digesting food (correct)
  • Producing bile
  • Oxygenating the blood
  • Absorbing nutrients

Which teeth are replaced by the permanent teeth?

<p>Incisors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the esophagus is defined as a region with a well-defined sphincter muscle?

<p>None of the ends (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many sets of teeth form during development?

<p>2 sets (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following groups of muscles change the shape of the tongue?

<p>Intrinsic Tongue Muscles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following salivary glands opens along the sides of the frenulum?

<p>The Sublingual (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do the teeth play in the digestive process?

<p>Chewing and breaking down food (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a common skill performed by a fully developed digestive system?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for the tissue that connects the body of the tongue to the mucosa?

<p>Frenulum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pair of salivary glands is the largest?

<p>The Parotid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the peristaltic wave in the digestive system?

<p>It pushes digested material through the tract in one direction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the mesentery in the peritoneal cavity?

<p>It stabilizes the position of organs and prevents entanglement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the uvula?

<p>It prevents food from entering the pharynx too soon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of epithelium lines the oral cavity?

<p>Nonkeratinized stratified epithelium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ridges of the oral mucosa that surround the teeth?

<p>Gingivae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the pouch formed from the dorsal mesentery of the stomach during development?

<p>Greater omentum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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