digestive anatomy

vestibule

area between the teeth and lips/cheeks

appendix

blind sac that outpockets from the cecum

haustra

sacculations (puckerings) of the large intestine

rugae

folds of the gastric mucosa, visible to eye

peyer's patches

lymphatic tissue in submucosa of ileum

mesenteries

membranes supporting visceral organs

epithelium

tissue type of mesenteries

stomach

organ into which esophagus empties

falciform

ligament between right and left liver lobes

cystic

duct leading from the gallbladder

hepatic

duct with which cystic duct combines

common bile

duct formed by union of cystic and hepatic ducts

duodenum

proximal portion of small intestine

jejunum

middle portion of small intestine

ileum

distal portion of small intestine

duodenum

portion of small intestine receiving pancreatic secretions

liver

most prominent organ in abdominal cavity

ileocecal

valve between small and large intestines

cecum

first portion of the large intestine

hepatic flexure

bend between ascending and transverse colon

splenic flexure

bend between transverse and descending colons

anus

terminal opening of alimentary canal

feces

material passing through anus

pyloric

sphincter between stomach and small intestine

chyme

material passing through pyloric sphincter

greater omentum

fatty membrane overlying abdominal viscera

parietal peritoneum

membrane lining abdominal cavity

nasopharynx

area of throat cavity behind the nose

throat (pharynx)

common passageway for air and food

frenulum

membrane securing the tongue to the floor of the mouth

parietal

gastric cells producing HCl

chief

gastric cells producing pepsinogen

mucosa

innermost layer of wall of alimentary canal

brunner's

mucus producing glands in submucosa of duodenum

rugae

folds in the mucosa of the stomach

smooth muscle

composition of muscularis externa of distal third of esophagus

stratified squamous

epithelial tissue making up mucosa of esophagus

papillae

structures associated with tongue containing taste buds

incisor

most medial tooth type

crown

portion of tooth above gingiva

(2,1,0,2/2,1,0,2) 2 = 20

abbreviated formula for primary dentition

parotid

largest of salivary glands

palate

structure forming the roof of mouth

isthmus of the fauces

aperture (opening) of the throat

greater

convex curvature of stomach

skeletal

muscle composition of tongue

watery saliva

secretion of parotid serious alveoli

central vein

structure in center of liver lobule

hepatic sinusoids

modified capillaries between rows of hepatocytes

villi

fingerlike projections of mucosa of small intestine