ANTHROP 3504 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lesser Omentum, Palatoglossal Arch, Palatopharyngeal Arch
28 Nov 2017
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Lecture: november 14 & november 16: consists of , tract, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, accessory organs, teeth, tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, gallbladder. Anthro 3504: greater omentum = from greater curvature of stomach and covers rest of abdominal organs. Separates oral cavity from nasal cavity: soft palate. Palatoglossus: controlled by cranil nerve xii (hypoglossal nerve, salivary glands, produce salivary amylase which helps digestion, parotid glands, largest. Pharynx: passageway for food, liquid and air, swallowing, palatal muscles (raise and stiffen soft palate, tensor veli palatini, levator veli palatini, laryngeal elevators, stylopharyngeus, palatopharyngeus, pharyngeal constrictors. Esophagus: superior, middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictors, hollow muscular tube that extends from pharynx to stomach, posterior to trachea, innervated by vagus nerve, upper and lower esophageal sphincters. Small intestine: duodenum, via pyloric sphincter, receives enzymes from pancreas and bile from liver and gallbladder, jejunum, nutrient absorption, ileum, longest portion.
