Digestive System - Upper GI Flashcards
What are the two components of the Digestive System?
- The Alimentary Canal
- Accessory Organs
What is the correct order of the length of the Alimentary Canal?
- Starts from the oral cavity → pharynx → esophagus → stomach → the small intestine → large intestine → ends at the anus
What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?
- Teeth
- Tongue
- Salivary Glands
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gall Bladder
What are the 4 borders of the oral cavity? what are their landmarks?
- Anterior: Lips
- Lateral: cheeks
- Superior: Palate
- Inferior: Tongue
What are the two oral cavity spaces?
- The Vestibule
- The Oral Cavity Proper
What is the Vestibule cavity of the Oral Cavity?
- Between the dental arches and the lips and cheeks
Where is the Oral Cavity Proper located?
- Behind the Dental Arches to Oropharyngeal Isthmus
What are the Features of the Oral Cavity Space?
- Lips
- Tongue
- Hard Palate
- Soft Palate
- Mucosal Folds
What are the Superior and Inferior Labial Frenulum? What do they do?
- Superior Labial Frenulum: Connects the upper lip to the maxilla, limits lip movement
- Inferior Labial Frenulum: Connects the lower lip to the mandible, limits the lip movement
What is the Lingual Frenulum?
- Located on anterior and inferior part of the tongue: Limits excessive movement of the tongue
What covers the undersurface of the tongue?
- A very thin layer of mucus membrane that allows access to the bloodstream for medication, alcohol, etc.
What is the Hard Palate?
- Bony Core (maxilla and palatine bones) covered by a mucosal membrane
What is the Soft Palate?
- Muscular Core (palatal muscles), innervated by CN X: Vagus Nerve
What happens to the Soft Palate during swallowing?
- It elevates and spreads out to separate the nasopharynx and oropharynx
What are the two mucosal Folds? What is between them?
Folds - Palatoglossal Arch - Palatopharyngeal Arch Between - A fossa named palatal tonsils
Where is the Palatoglossal Arch Located?
- From the palate to the tongue
Where is the Palatopharyngeal Arch Located?
- From the Palate to the pharynx