HBS Digestive System Questions and Correct Verified Answers Latest Version
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Course
HBS
Institution
HBS
oral cavity
includes the lips, the inside lining of the lips and cheeks, the teeth, the
gums, the front two-thirds of the tongue, the floor of the mouth below
the tongue, and the bony roof of the mouth (hard palate)
salivary glands
make saliva
tongue
it helps to mix food with saliva dur...
✓ contains the maxilla bone, forms the upper/anterior part of oral cavity
soft palate
✓ extends posterior of the hard palate and is muscular, ends in the uvula,
helps in swallowing
mechanical digestion
✓ the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces by the
mouth/teeth, increases surface area for chemical digestion and
prevents choking
carbohydrate digestion
✓ starts in the mouth with amylase converting polysaccharides to
disaccharides, continues with pancreatic amylase, finishes with
sucrase/maltase/lactase from the small intestine converting
disaccharides to monosaccharides (glucose/fructose/galactose)
epiglottis
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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