Chapt 26. Digestive system Flashcards
What is the digestive system
the muscular tube that starts at the oral cavity and ends at the anus
What are the main segments of the ailementary canal
oral cavity. pharynx, eosphagus, stomach and small and large intestine
What are the accessory digestive organ
teeth, salivary glands, pancreas, gall bladder and liver
What are the boundaries of the oral cavity
anterior boundary: lips
posterior: orophayngeal isthmus
superiorly: palate
inferiorly: tongue
laterally: cheeks
What are the lips
2 muscular fold -skeletal muscle fibers ( orbicularis oris).
What is the transitional zone of the lips called
vermillion
What are the components of the palate
has a hard and soft palate
Describe the hard palate
anterior part of the roof of the oral cavity
floor of nasal cavity
made from maxillary and palatine bone
covered by mucus membrane
Describe the soft palate
posterior part of the roof of the oral cavity
separates oral cavity from the nasopharynx superiorly
has a soft tissue projection: uvula
What nerves supply the soft palate
CN 10
what forms the floor of the oral cavity
suprahyoid muscles
What is the function of the suprahyoid muscles
- elevate hyoid
- depress mandible
- swallowing
the dental arches divides the oral cavity into 2 compartments- what are they
- vestibule: horse-shoe shape space: part of oral cavity sitting outside dental arches
- oral cavity proper: part of the oral cavity sitting inside the dental arches
What is the mucosal fold that binds the lips to the bone
frenulum
-superior/inferior labial frenulum
What is the mucosal fold that attaches the tongue to the bone
lingual frenulum
Describe the palatoglossal arch
muscular folds between palate and tongue ( soft palate and tongue)