Digestive System - Accessory Glands Flashcards
What are the 3 Salivary Glands?
- Parotid Gland
- Submandibular Gland
- Sublingual Gland
What is the largest Salivary Gland?
- Parotid Gland
Describe the Structure of the Parotid Gland? What is its Function? What Innervates it?
Structure
- Partially covered by the masseter muscle
- Opens into the Vestibule via the parotid duct
Function
- Produces about 30% of saliva
Innervation
- Parasympathetic Fibers of Cranial Nerve IX: glossopharyngeal
Describe the Structure, Function, and Innervation of the Submandibular Gland?
Structure
- Related to the medial surface and the body of the mandible and is covered by the mandibular angle
- The duct opens into the mouth proper behind the dental arches (lingual frenulum)
Function
- Producing up to 40% of the saliva
Innervation
- Parasympathetic Fibers of Cranial Nerve VII: Facial
Describe the Structure, Function, and Innervation of the Sublingual Gland?
Structure
- Sits under the tongue and the mucosal membrane of the oral cavity
- Has multiple ducts that open into the mouth proper (at the summit of the sublingual fold)
Function
- Produces roughly 30% of the saliva
Innervation
- Parasympathetic Fibers of Cranial Nerve VII: Facial
What kind of gland is the Liver?
- Mixed Gland: Endocrine and Exocrine Secretion
Where is the Liver Located?
- Right Hypochondriac, epigastric, and sometimes parts of the left hypochondriac regions
What are the 2 surfaces of the liver? what are they related to?
Surfaces
- Diaphragmatic Surface: related to the diaphragm
- Visceral Surface: related to abdominal viscera
What are 4 surfaces of the Diaphragmatic Surface of the Liver?
- Anterior
- Superior
- Posterior
- Right
What part of the Liver is the Visceral Surface?
- Inferior
What are the 4 lobes of the Liver?
- Right
- Left
- Caudate
- Quadrate
Where are the Right and Left lobes of the liver visible from?
- The anterior View
- The inferior view
What is visible from the Inferior view of the liver?
- The Right Lobe
- The left Lobe
- The quadrate lobe
- the caudate lobe
What are the caudate and quadrate lobes anatomically a part of? What are they functionally a part of?
- Anatomically: The Right Lobe
- Functionally: The Left Lobe
Why are the Caudate and Quadrate lobes functionally a part of the Left Lobe?
- Because the same artery that supplies the left lobe and bile ducts of the left lobe also supply or transfer the bile from the caudate and quadrate lobes
What is the Anterior Surface of the Liver connected to the Posterior Surface of the Anterior Abdominal wall by?
- The Falciform Ligament: a double-layered reflection of peritoneum
What divides the liver into the left and right lobes?
- The Falciform Ligament