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pharynx
Passageway for both nutrients and air
Nasopharynx
Superior to Oropharynx located directly posterior to the oral cavity
Oropharynx
When you swallow a bolus of foods it passes through the facues into the?
Esophagus
The food tube connects the pharynx to the stomach
Lower Esophageal Sphnicter
A muscular valve that prevents stomach contents from backwashing into the esophagus
Pyloric sphinter
Controls movement of material of the stomach into the small intestine
Greater Curvature
The lateral convex border of the stomach
Lesser Curvature
Medial stomach concave margin
Greater omentum
Extending from the greater curvature
Lesser Omentum
Part of serosa suspends stomach from the liver
Vestibule
Region between the teeth and the interior surface of the mouth
Parotid Gland
Largest salivary gland
Submadibular gland
Consists of both muscous and serous cells secretes saliva and mucin
Parotid Salivary Gland
Almost entirely serous cells and and secrete the bulk of watery saliva
Lingual Salivary Gland
Mostly muscous cells with few serous cells