CAPS 391 Lecture 30: Lecture 30 summary
18 Nov 2015
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Parotid (largest, 30% of saliva production): in front of the ear/lateral to the ramus of the mandible parotid duct (passes the masseter). Submandibular (2nd largest, 40% of saliva): under the body of the mandible duct opens at the floor of the oral cavity. One of the suprahyloid muscles penetrates and divides the gland in 2 parts, deep and superficial. Sublingual (x2 smallest): deep to the mucosa of the floor of the oral cavity. Ligaments (intraperitoneal organ): coronary: attaches liver to the under surface of the diaphragm, falciform: anterior surface of the liver to the posterior surface of the anterior abdominal wall, round ligament: inside the falciform ligament (remnant of umbilical vein) Inferior vena cava: related to the posterior surface: porta hepatis: carries common bile duct, hepatic portal vein, hepatic artery (proper or common), lymph vessels and nerves. Gallbladder (150ml): stores and concentrates the bile (1-2l of bile are produced a day). 9th costal cartilage on the right side (murphy"s point)
