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Food that is absorbed & used by body cells is known as: digestion Another word for mouth is: oral cavity Hanging down from the center of the soft palate is the __________ which helps prevent food/liquids from entering the nasal cavity and assists in speech and swallowing. uvula The _____________ attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth. frenulum There are four types of teeth. incisors, canines, premolars, molars What are incisors? front teeth What is another name for canine teeth? cuspids What is another name for premolars? bicuspids What is another name for molars? tricuspids Describe incisors: sharp cutting edge Describe canine (cuspid) teeth: pointed, pierces and tears foods What is a crown? visable tooth the What is the function of the gastrointestinal system? digestion (pg 488) Describe the molars (tricuspids)? larger surface with several grinding or crushing sharp points on the surface Define crown. portion that is exposed and visible in the mouth Define enamel. the hardest material made by the body Define pharynx. another name for throat Define dental caries. most common and largest mouth disease, also known as tooth decay Define gingivitis. inflammation of the gums What is another name for thrush? oral candidiasis Define thrush. a yeastlike (fungal) infection of the mouth What is a cleft lip and cleft palate? most common forms of cngential defect affectng the mouth, they occur alone or together What are the three pairs of salivary glands? parotid glands, submandibular glands, sublingual glands What are parotid glands? largest gland that lies below and in front of each ear at the angle of the jaw What are submandibular glands? open into the mouth on either side of the lingual frenulum What arae sublingual glands? open into the floor of the mouth What is saliva? contains a mucus and a digestive enzyme called salivary amylase What is leukoplakia? white patches in the mouth that can develope from tobacco Define Mumps. viral infection that affects the parotid gland Define gastroenteritis. inflammation of the stomach and small intestines Define cholelithiasis. condition of having stones Define diverticulitis. acute constipation resulting from intestinal blockage, inflammation of abnormal saclike outpouchings of intestinal wall What is peritonitis? bacterial infection or another irritating condition What is hepatilitis? inflammation of the liver What is the esophagus? tube like structure that connects the mouth and the stomach What does the salivary gland produce? amylase Define stomach. contains the sections that are called the fundus, body and pylorus What is the function of the large intestine? absorbs water, salted vitamins What does the gallbladder do? stores bile What does the liver produce? bile