The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System

Question 1

The mouth is also referred to as the ____ or the ____

Answer 1

oral cavity or the buccal cavity

Question 2

What does bucca mean?

Answer 2

cheeks

Question 3

Once you take food in through your mouth, your teeth, tongue, and saliva work together to ____, ____, and ____ the food

Answer 3

chew, process, and swallow the food

Question 4

The back of the mouth is called the throat or ____

Answer 4

pharynx

Question 5

The pharynx is the common channel through which air, food, and liquids must pass through to either go to the ____, the ____, or the ____

Answer 5

larynx, the trachea, or the esophagus

Question 6

Larynx

Answer 6

Voice box

Question 7

Trachea

Answer 7

Wind pipe

Question 8

Esophagus

Answer 8

Food pipe

Question 9

Swallowing is a complex action that requires coordination of the ____, ____, and the muscles of the ____

Answer 9

tongue, soft palate, and the muscles of the pharynx

Question 10

Soft palate

Answer 10

the roof of your mouth

Question 11

The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage that folds down to ____

Answer 11

cover the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the larynx, and therefore the lungs