The mouth and buccal cavity

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.

If you want, I can now prepare the next set from Digestion in Grass-Eating Animals in the same pattern.

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