Here are 10 One-Word Answer Type Questions from the topic The Mouth and Buccal Cavity (from your provided PDF), with answers and explanations after each question as requested:
One-Word Answer Type Questions
Topic: The Mouth and Buccal Cavity
1. Question: What is the process of chewing food called?
• Answer: Mastication
• Explanation: Mastication is the process of chewing food in the buccal cavity to break it into smaller pieces.
2. Question: What type of teeth are used for cutting and biting food?
• Answer: Incisors
• Explanation: Incisors are the front teeth that help in cutting and biting the food.
3. Question: What are the sharp, pointed teeth used for tearing food called?
• Answer: Canines
• Explanation: Canines are used for piercing and tearing the food.
4. Question: What are the flat, broad teeth used for grinding food called?
• Answer: Molars
• Explanation: Molars are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth used for grinding food.
5. Question: What is the name of the temporary set of teeth in children?
• Answer: Milk teeth
• Explanation: Milk teeth are the first set of teeth that fall off as a child grows.
6. Question: What fluid is secreted in the mouth that helps in digestion?
• Answer: Saliva
• Explanation: Saliva is secreted by the salivary glands and helps in the digestion of starch.
7. Question: What is the enzyme present in saliva called?
• Answer: Amylase
• Explanation: Amylase is an enzyme in saliva that breaks down starch into sugar.
8. Question: What is the muscular organ in the mouth that helps in tasting food?
• Answer: Tongue
• Explanation: The tongue helps in mixing food with saliva and has taste buds to detect different tastes.
9. Question: What are the sensory organs on the tongue that help in tasting food?
• Answer: Taste buds
• Explanation: Taste buds are small sensory organs on the tongue that detect sweet, sour, salty, and bitter tastes.
10. Question: What is the total number of permanent teeth in an adult human?
• Answer: Thirty-two
• Explanation: An adult human has a total of 32 permanent teeth including incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.
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