digestive, respiratory, urogenital Flashcards
what is another name for the body cavity
the coelom
what does the diaphragm separate
thoracic and abdominal cavity
what is the thoracic cavity divided into
2 pleural cavities and mediastinum
what is in the thoracic cavity
lungs in the pleural cavities of the thoracic cavity
what is the mediastinum
contains heart and great blood vessels
what are salivary glands
masses of gland tissue formed by outgrowths of oral epithelium
where are the salivary glands located
among muscles of head and throat
what are the three major salivary glands
parotic, submandibular, sublingual
what is the largest salivary gland
parotid
where is the parotid gland
just under the ear
what muscle does the parotid overlap
massecter muscle
where is the submandibular gland
below the parotid
where does the submandibular gland open into
opens into the floor of the mouth
what shape is the sublingual gland
cone shaped
where is the sublingual gland
overlaps the submandibular
where does the sublingual gland open into
floor of mouth
what are the two minor salivary glands
molar gland and infraorbital gland
what is the vestibule
gap between lip and teeth
what is the oral cavity
part of the mouth behind the teeth
what are lips
folds of skin lined internally by mucous membrane
what are the lips attached to
mandible in midline by fold of mucous membrane
how does the tongue attach to the mouth
tongue is attached to floor of mouth by frenulum
what is the v shaped groove of the tongue
terminal sulcus
what are the papillae of the tongue
small projections from the tongue
what are the 4 kinds of tongue papillae
filiform, fungiform, vallate, foliate
what kind of teeth does a cat have
diphydont
what does it mean to me diphydont
having temporary and permanent teeth
what does the palate separate
oral and nasal cavities
what are the ridges on the hard palate
palatine rugae
which part of the palate has bone support
hard palate only
what are the palatine tonsils
masses of lymphoid tissue on lateral wall of posterior part of oral cavity near end of soft palate
what is the pharynx common to
digestive and respiratory systems
what is the nasopharynx
part of pharynx thats just behind internal openings of nasal cavities
what is the middle part of the pharynx
oropharynx
what is the lower part of the pharynx
laryngopharynx
what is the glottis
opening of pharynx into the larynx
what covers the glottis
epiglottis
where is the esophagus
begins at the end of the laryngopharynx, goes through thoracic cavity, through diaphragm, ends at anterior most abdomen (stomach)
what joins the esophagus and the stomach
cardia