GI Tract Structure

Which layer of the GI tract has a predominant tissue type of epithelium?

What is the function of the muscularis mucosae?

Which layer of the GI tract contains blood capillaries?

What is the function of the serosa?

Which part of the oral cavity is responsible for bounding the lateral walls?

What is the function of the hard palate?

What type of tissue is present in the submucosa?

What is the function of defensins in the oral cavity?

What is the primary function of the pharynx in the digestive system?

Which part of the pharynx is not part of the digestive system?

What is the approximate length of the esophagus?

What is the main function of the mucosa in the esophagus?

What is the main function of intrinsic salivary glands?

What is the name of the muscles that pinch together at both ends of the esophagus?

What is the approximate percentage of water in saliva?

What is the first step in the breakdown of proteins in the stomach?

What is the primary function of lysozyme in saliva?

What triggers the release of thick mucin-rich saliva?

What is the result of inhibition of saliva secretion?

What is the role of defensins in saliva?

What is the primary mechanism by which food ingestion stimulates salivation?

What is the primary cause of halitosis?

What is the region of the stomach that surrounds the cardiac orifice?

What is the name of the muscle that separates the stomach from the small intestine?

What is the name of the folds in the inner lining of the stomach?

What is the type of epithelium that lines the mucosal lining of the stomach?

What is the function of the mucous neck cells in the stomach?

What is the name of the duct that joins the duodenum at the hepatopancreatic ampulla?

What is the name of the valve that separates the small intestine from the large intestine?

What is the longest section of the digestive tube?

What is the primary function of incisors in the human dental structure?

What is the typical age range for the emergence of primary dentitions?

How many permanent teeth typically develop in a human lifetime?

What is the main contributor to the formation of dental plaque?

What is the result of dental plaque accumulation if left untreated?

What is the term for a tooth that remains embedded in the jawbone?

What is the main function of odontoblasts in tooth development?

What is the name of the shallow groove that forms where the gingiva dips down to border the tooth?

What is the result of jaw trauma on a tooth?

What is the term for the inflammation of the gums?