BIOD 151 MODULE 3 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● Name the seven parts of the gastrointestinal tract.
Answer: Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, and anus.
●● Name the six digestive system accessory organs.
Answer: Teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
●● What structures respectively form these parts of the mouth?
a. Opening
b. Floor
c. Walls
d. Roof
Answer: a. Opening = Lips
b. Floor = Tongue
c. Walls = Cheeks
d. Roof = Hard/soft palates
,●● List the two bones and the membrane to which the tongue is
attached.
Answer: The tongue is attached to the hyoid bone and the mandible and
the membranous lingual frenulum.
●● How many teeth are there in an adult human and what do they do?
Answer: There are 32 teeth in the human mouth. Together they work to
tear, crush and grind food to mechanically digest food.
●● What are the four types of teeth, how many of each type are there
and what does each type do?
Answer: PER 1/2 JAW:
2 chisel-shaped incisors for biting;
1 pointed canine for tearing;
2 fairly flat pre-molars for grinding;
3 flat molars for crushing
●● What is the specific function of the salivary gland in the process of
digestion?
Answer: Food is mixed and moistened with saliva (from the salivary
glands) containing enzymes that begin the process of chemical digestion
by breaking down starches.
, ●● Where are taste buds located?
Answer: Taste buds are found primarily on the tongue (circumvallate
and fungiform papillae) but also on the surface of the mouth and the wall
of the pharynx.
●● Describe the function of the tongue in the digestive process.
Answer: The tongue grips the food, constantly repositions it between the
teeth and forms it into a compact mass, which is pushed back to the
pharynx to begin the process of swallowing.
●● What is a bolus?
Answer: A bolus is the compact mass of food formed by the combination
of chewing by the teeth and repositioning by the tongue.
●● List the 3 parts of the pharynx.
Answer: The pharynx is made up of three parts: the nasopharynx, the
oropharynx, and the laryngopharynx.
●● Through what sections of the pharynx does air travel?
Answer: Air enters the nose, continues through the nasopharynx,
oropharynx and the laryngopharynx. Air then enters the trachea on its
way to the lungs.
●● Through what sections of the pharynx does food travel?
EXAMINATION TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● Name the seven parts of the gastrointestinal tract.
Answer: Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, and anus.
●● Name the six digestive system accessory organs.
Answer: Teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
●● What structures respectively form these parts of the mouth?
a. Opening
b. Floor
c. Walls
d. Roof
Answer: a. Opening = Lips
b. Floor = Tongue
c. Walls = Cheeks
d. Roof = Hard/soft palates
,●● List the two bones and the membrane to which the tongue is
attached.
Answer: The tongue is attached to the hyoid bone and the mandible and
the membranous lingual frenulum.
●● How many teeth are there in an adult human and what do they do?
Answer: There are 32 teeth in the human mouth. Together they work to
tear, crush and grind food to mechanically digest food.
●● What are the four types of teeth, how many of each type are there
and what does each type do?
Answer: PER 1/2 JAW:
2 chisel-shaped incisors for biting;
1 pointed canine for tearing;
2 fairly flat pre-molars for grinding;
3 flat molars for crushing
●● What is the specific function of the salivary gland in the process of
digestion?
Answer: Food is mixed and moistened with saliva (from the salivary
glands) containing enzymes that begin the process of chemical digestion
by breaking down starches.
, ●● Where are taste buds located?
Answer: Taste buds are found primarily on the tongue (circumvallate
and fungiform papillae) but also on the surface of the mouth and the wall
of the pharynx.
●● Describe the function of the tongue in the digestive process.
Answer: The tongue grips the food, constantly repositions it between the
teeth and forms it into a compact mass, which is pushed back to the
pharynx to begin the process of swallowing.
●● What is a bolus?
Answer: A bolus is the compact mass of food formed by the combination
of chewing by the teeth and repositioning by the tongue.
●● List the 3 parts of the pharynx.
Answer: The pharynx is made up of three parts: the nasopharynx, the
oropharynx, and the laryngopharynx.
●● Through what sections of the pharynx does air travel?
Answer: Air enters the nose, continues through the nasopharynx,
oropharynx and the laryngopharynx. Air then enters the trachea on its
way to the lungs.
●● Through what sections of the pharynx does food travel?
