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What is the primary function of mechanical digestion?
What is the primary function of mechanical digestion?
- Breaking chemical bonds within food molecules
- Absorbing molecules through the digestive tract lining
- Physically mashing up food (correct)
- Regulating the movement of food through the digestive tract
What is the term for the rapid movement of contents through the digestive tract?
What is the term for the rapid movement of contents through the digestive tract?
- Defecation
- Absorption
- Ingestion
- Propulsion (correct)
What is the outermost layer of the alimentary canal wall?
What is the outermost layer of the alimentary canal wall?
- Muscularis externa
- Serous membrane (correct)
- Submucosa
- Mucous membrane
What is the function of the salivary glands in the digestive system?
What is the function of the salivary glands in the digestive system?
Which layer of the alimentary canal wall contains capillaries and other small blood vessels?
Which layer of the alimentary canal wall contains capillaries and other small blood vessels?
What is the term for the removal of feces from the body?
What is the term for the removal of feces from the body?
What type of epithelium lines the mouth?
What type of epithelium lines the mouth?
In which type of contraction do ring-like contractions move from one end of the tube to the other?
In which type of contraction do ring-like contractions move from one end of the tube to the other?
What is the function of the papillae on the tongue?
What is the function of the papillae on the tongue?
Which type of muscle is the tongue primarily composed of?
Which type of muscle is the tongue primarily composed of?
What is the primary function of the hard palate?
What is the primary function of the hard palate?
What is the function of the vestibule in the mouth?
What is the function of the vestibule in the mouth?
