ANAT LEC: Digestive System Flashcards
Responsible for digestion and absorption of nutrients in a from of waste products (stool/ feces/ manure)
Digestive System
What are the three components of Digestive System
- Digestive Tract
- Digestive Glands
- Accessory Digestive Structures
What are the components of the digestive tract or alimentary canal?
- Mouth
- Pharynx
- Esophagus
- Glandular stomach
- Small intestine
- Large intestine
- Anus
What are the components of Digestive Glands?
- Salivary Glands
- Liver and gall bladder
- Pancreas
What are the components of Accessory Digestive System?
- Teeth
- Tongue
- Cheeks
- Lips
- Soft palate
- Hard palate
It has structures for mechanical digestion of foods.
Mouth/ oral cavity/ buccal cavity
Boundaries of mouth: Dorsal
- hard and soft palate
-upper set of teeth
Boundaries of mouth: Ventral
- lower set of teeth
- tongue
- floor of mouth
Boundaries of mouth: lateral
-left and right cheeks
What is the tissue lining of the cheeks made of?
Simple squamous epithelium
Boundaries of mouth: Rostral
- upper and lower set of lips
Boundaries of mouth: caudal
Oropharynx
It connects the mouth to the esophagus and serves as a common passage way of food, water, and air.
Pharynx
What are the three apertures of pharynx?
- Oropharynx
-Nasopharynx
-Larygopharynx
Aperture of pharynx that opens to the mouth.
Oropharynx
Aperture of pharynx that opens to the nasal cavity.
Nasopharynx
Aperture of pharynx that opens up to the larynx and esophagus.
Laringopharynx
Musculo- membranous tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach.
Esophagus
Passage way of bolus
Follow up: what is the pH of bolus
-esophagus
F: slightly alkaline
What is the bolus that passes through the esophagus called?
Ingesta
What are the three segments of esophagus?
-cervical
Thoracic
Abdominal
Segment of esophagus along the cervical vertebra.
Cervical
Segment of esophagus near the thoracic vertebra.
Thoracic
Segment of esophagus near the lumbar vertebra
FQ: this segment is only called _______ when it passes through _________ of the diaphragm
Abdominal
- Hiatus Esophagy