Digestive system Flashcards
What is the digestive system divided to?
Alimentary canal
Accessory digestive organs
Name 3 accessory digestive organs.
Salivary glands
Gallbladder
Liver
Pancreas
Name 3 accessory digestive organs.
Salivary glands
Gallbladder
Liver
Pancreas
Which muscle forms the cheek?
They are formed by buccinator muscle that is covered with skin & lined with mucous membrane.
What is the area between gums and cheeks called?
Vestibule
What is the dental formula?
2:1:2:3
What are papillae ?
Taste receptors
The pathway of the digestive system.
Oral cavity ==> Pharynx ==> Esophagus ==> Stomach ==> Small intestine ==> Large intestine.
Where does the esophagus end?
Cardiac orifice
What are the foldings of mucosa inside the stomach called?
Rugae
What are the divisions of the small intestine? (Proximal to Distal).
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Name the three characteristic features of the large intestine.
Taenia coli
Sacculations
Appendicis epiploicae
