Overview of the Digestive System Components
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Explore the functions and anatomy of the oral cavity, teeth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, and stomach within the digestive system. Learn about mastication, swallowing process, and stomach functions.
Overview of the Digestive System Components
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Chapter 24, part 2 The Digestive System
The mouth opens into the oral or buccal cavity • Its functions include: • Analysis of material before swallowing • Mechanical processing by the teeth, tongue, and palatal surfaces • Lubrication • Limited digestion
Oral cavity • Lined by oral mucosa • Roof of cavity = hard and soft palates • Floor of cavity = tongue • Uvula guards opening to pharynx
Figure 24.6 The Oral Cavity Figure 24.6a, b
The tongue • primary functions include: • Mechanical processing • Assistance in chewing and swallowing • Sensory analysis by touch, temperature, and taste receptors
Tongue movements involve • Extrinsic and intrinsic tongue muscles • Innervated by the hypoglossal nerve
Salivary glands (three pairs) • Parotid, sublingual, and submandibular • Saliva • watery solution • electrolytes, buffers, glycoproteins, antibodies, enzymes • Functions include: • Lubrication, moistening, and dissolving • Initiation of digestion of complex carbohydrates PLAY Animation: Mastication Flythrough
Figure 24.7 The Salivary Glands Figure 24.7a, b
Teeth • Function in mastication of bolus • Contact of occlusal surfaces • Contain three layers • Enamel covering crown • Dentin forms basic structure • Root coated with cementum • Periodontal ligaments hold teeth in alveoli
Eruption of teeth • 20 primary teeth AKA deciduous teeth • 32 teeth of secondary dentition
Figure 24.8 Teeth Figure 24.8a, b
Figure 24.9 Primary and Secondary Teeth Figure 24.9a, b
The pharynx • Common passageway for food, liquids, and air • Lined with stratified squamous epithelium • Pharyngeal muscles assist in swallowing • Pharyngeal constrictor muscles • Palatal muscles
The esophagus • Carries solids and liquids from the pharynx to the stomach • Passes through esophageal hiatus in diaphragm • The wall of the esophagus contains mucosal, submucosal, and muscularis layers
Histology of the esophagus • Distinctive features of the esophageal wall include • Nonkeratinized, stratified squamous epithelium • Folded mucosa and submucosa • Mucous secretions by esophageal glands • A muscularis with both smooth and skeletal muscle portions • Lacks serosa • Anchored by an adventitia
Figure 24.10 The Esophagus Figure 24.10a-c
Swallowing (deglutition) • Buccal phase • Pharyngeal phase • Esophageal phase
Figure 24.11 The Swallowing Process Figure 24.11a-h
Functions of the stomach • Bulk storage of undigested food • Mechanical breakdown of food • Disruption of chemical bonds via acids and enzymes • Production of intrinsic factor
Anatomy of the stomach • Cardia – superior, medial portion • Fundus – portion superior to stomach-esophageal junction • Body – area between the fundus and the curve of the J • Pylorus – antrum and pyloric canal adjacent to the duodenum
Stomach anatomy • Phloric Sphincter • Guards exit from stomach • Rugae • Ridges and folds in relaxed stomach
Figure 24.12 The Stomach Figure 24.12b