anatomy

digestion

metabolism

alimentary canal

mouth pharynx esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine anus

lips

cheeks

hard palate

soft palate

ovula

vestibule

oral cavity

palantine tonsils lingual tonsils

mastication of food mixing masticated food with saliva initiation of swallowing by the tongue allowing for the sense of taste

nasopharynx

mucosa submucosa muscularis external serosa

submucosal nerve plexus myenteric nerve plexus subserous plexus

cardiac region fundus body phylorus

lesser curvature greater curvature

lesser omentum greater omentum

acts as storage tank for food site of food breakdown chemical breakdown of protein begins delivers chyme to small intestine

doudenum jejunum ileum

doudenum

jejunum

ilium

ascending transverse descending s-shaped

colon rectum anus

salivary glands teeth pancreas liver gall bladder

chief cells

parietal cells

endocrine cells

small intestine

intestinal cells pancreas