Anatomy π« Flashcards
What is the digestive system divided into anatomically and functionally?
- a tubular gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), or digestive tract
- accessory digestive glands.
What is the extension of the gastrointestinal tract and what is its length?
The gastrointestinal tract extends from the mouth to the anus, is a continuous tube approximately 9 m long. It traverses the thoracic cavity and enters the abdominal cavity at the level of the diaphragm.
What are the organs and accessory digestive glands of the GIT?
- The organs of the GI tract include the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.
- The accessory digestive glands include the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
What are the boundaries of the mouth cavity?
Superiorly: hard palate β soft palate.
Inferiorly: floor of the mouth formed by mylohyoid muscle β anterior 2/3 of the tongue.
Anteriorly and sides: lips β cheeks.
Posteriorly: oropharygeal isthmus separating it from the oropharynx
What are the divisions of the mouth cavity?
1- The vestibule
2- The mouth cavity proper
What is the vestibule of the mouth?
It is the cavity between the lips and the cheeks (externally) and the teeth and the gums (internally).
What is the mouth cavity proper?
It is the cavity enclosed by the teeth and the gums.
Attachment of The mucous membrane of the mouth cavity
It is firmly attached to the underlying bones (hard palate β alveolar process) and to the tongue. It is loosely attached to the floor and the cheeks and the lips.
What are the features of The mucous membrane of the mouth cavity?
β’ Frenulum of the tongue.
β’ Sublingual papilla
β’ Sublingual fold
What is the Frenulum of the tongue?
It is a median fold of the mucous membrane, connects the under surface of the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
What is the Sublingual papilla?
It is a small rounded elevation on the floor of the mouth, on each side of the frenulum, it receives the opening of the submandibular duct.
What is the Sublingual fold?
It is an elevation on the floor of the mouth extends posterolaterally, on both sides of the frenulum. It is produced by the sublingual salivary glands and shows the openings of their ducts.
What is the arterial supply of the mouth cavity?
by branches of external carotid artery
1- Facial artery: It gives superior labial and inferior labial branches to the upper and lower lips.
2- Lingual artery: It gives dorsal lingual and sublingual branches to the tongue and the floor of the mouth.
3- Maxillary artery: It gives alveolar and palatine branches to the teeth and the palate.
What is the nerve supply of the mouth cavity?
1- Roof: Greater palatine - lesser palatine - nasopalatine nerves (from sphenopalatine ganglion) Superior alveolar branches (from the maxillary nerve).
2- Floor: Lingual nerve (from the mandibular nerve).
3- Cheek: Buccal nerve (from the mandibular nerve).
What is the lymphatic drainage of the mouth cavity?
The lymphatic from the oral mucous membrane drains into: Submental, Submandibular and Upper deep cervical L.N.
What are the parts of the tongue?
1- Tip
2- Root
3- Surfaces
4- Sides
What is the tip of the tongue?
It is the tapering anterior free end.
What is the importance of the root of the tongue?
Transmits the vessels and nerve supply the tongue.
What are the surfaces of the tongue?
- Dorsal Surfaces
- Inferior Surfaces
Dorsal surfaces of the tongue
It is divided by V-shaped sulcus terminalis into:
A- anterior 2/3 (oral part): has lingual papillae of different shapes
B- posterior 1/3 (pharyngeal part): has elevations formed by lymphoid tissue nodules (lingual tonsil)
- There is a pit at the apex of the sulcus terminalis called foramen caecum.
Inferior surfaces of the tongue
- Directed downwards towards the floor of the mouth, Connected to the floor of the mouth by frenulum of the tongue.
- On each side of the frenulum, the lingual vessels and nerve run.
Sides of the tongue
Shows 5 vertical folds of mucous membrane called folia linguae.
What does (tongue-tied) mean? And how is it treated?
- When a short lingual frenulum restricts tongue movements, the person is said to be (tongue-tied)
- If this developmental problem is severe, the infant may have difficulty suckling. These functional problems can be easily corrected through surgery.
What are the muscles of the tongue?
The tongue has 2 groups of muscles intrinsic and extrinsic muscle.
A) Intrinsic muscle:
- Superior longitudinal muscle
- Inferior longitudinal muscle
- Vertical muscle
- Transverse muscle
B) Extrinsic muscles:
- Genioglossus.
- Hyoglossus.
- Styloglossus.
- Palatoglossus.