The gastrointestinal tract Flashcards
What is this slender strand?

The lingual frenulum
What is the space between the lips and gingivae?
Vestibule of the mouth cavity
What is the opening of the mouth cavity to the pharynx?
Fauces
What is the bony roof the of the mouth called?
Hard palate
Inferior to the hard palate:
Soft palate
What is the yellow structure?

Parotid Salivary Gland
What is the posterior, yellow mass?

Submandibular Salivary Gland
What is the anterior, yellow mass?

Sublingual salivary gland
How many permanent teeth are in a normal mouth?
32
What is the outermost covering?

Enamel
What is the tan portion of the model?

Dentin
What is the pink portion of the model?

Pulp
The of the root of the tooth is known as:
Root canal
Small opening at the tip of tooth’s root for the passage of blood vessels and nerves
Apical foramen
Long tube posterior to the trachea
Esophagus
The opening of the diaghragm is known as:

Esophageal Hiatus
What is this structure?

Cardiac Sphincter
Region of the stomach just past the esophagus is known as:
Cardia
The dome shaped region is:

Fundus
The central region of the stomach is called:
Body
Region of the stomach next to the pyloric sphicter:
Pylorus
This muscle is the:

Pyloric Sphincter
Region to the right of the body of the stomach:

Greater Curvature
Region to the left of the body of the stomach:

Lesser Curvature
Ridges on the inside of the stomach:
Rugae
The visceral peritoneum of the stomach is known as:
Greater omentum
Straight section of the small intestine

Duodenum
Highly folded, superior portion of small intestine

Jejunum
Highly folded, inferior portion of the small intestine

Ileum
Small portion that connects the small and large intestine

ileocecal valve
Large portion at the start of the large intestine

Cecum
Narrow extension, inferior to the cecum of the large intestine
Appendix
This portion of the large intestine is:

Ascending colon
This region of the large intestine is:

Hepatic Flexure
This portion of the large intestine is:

Transverse Colon
Prominent curve near spleen

Splenic fexure
This region of the large intestine is:

Descending colon
This area of the large intestin is the:

Sigmoid Colon
Continuation after sigmoid colon

Rectum
This area is the:

Anal Canal
Pockets of the large intestine are callued:
Haustra
This line of muscle traveling across large intestine

Taeniae Coli