https://anatomy.blogfa.com my teacher : Mahboobeh shadmani fa blogfa.com Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:38:00 +0330 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/53 Pancreas Anatomy of the pancreas: The pancreas is an elongated, tapered organ located across the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The right side of the organ (called the head) is the widest part of the organ and lies in the curve of the duodenum (the first section of the small intestine). The tapered left side extends slightly upward (called the body of the pancreas) and ends near the spleen (called the tail). Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:38:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/53 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/51 Esophagus The esophagus or gullet is a muscular canal, about 23 to 25 cm. long, extending from the pharynx to the stomach. It begins in the neck at the lower border of the cricoid cartilage, opposite the sixth cervical vertebra, descends along the front of the vertebral column, through the superior and posterior mediastina, passes through the diaphragm, and, entering the abdomen, ends at the cardiac orifice of the stomach, opposite the eleventh thoracic Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:27:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/51 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/52 Stomach The main function of the stomach is to process and transport food. After feeding, the contractile activity of the stomach helps to mix, grind and eventually evacuate small portions of chyme into the small bowel, while the rest of the chyme is mixed and ground. Anatomically, the stomach can be divided into three major regions: fundus (the most proximal), corpus and antrum . Histologically, the fundus and corpus are hardly separable. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:17:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/52 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/50 Liver The liver is a large, meaty organ that sits on the right side of the belly. Weighing about 3 pounds, the liver is reddish-brown in color and feels rubbery to the touch. Normally you can't feel the liver, because it's protected by the rib cage. The liver has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes. The gallbladder sits under the liver, along with parts of the pancreas and intestines. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:01:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/50 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/49 Salivary glands The glands are found in and around your mouth and throat. We call the major salivary glands the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. They all secrete saliva into your mouth, the parotid through tubes that drain saliva, called salivary ducts, near your upper teeth, submandibular under your tongue, and the sublingual through many ducts in the floor of your mouth. Besides these glands, there are many tiny glands called minor salivary Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:55:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/49 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/48 Mouth mouth is the first part of the digestive system the foods are pass mouth and then go to another part of the body the mouth can fragment the foods digestive process begin to start the mouth closure by : lips , species , tongue and palate The space between palate and tongue is oral Cavity some add The cavity of the mouth is placed at the commencement of the digestive tube it is a nearly oval-shaped cavity which consists of two parts: an outer, smaller Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:52:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/48 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/47 Auxiliary organs At first I say the parts of the digestive system & now I just want to add some another organ that helps them the auxiliary organs of the digestive system : Salivary glands Liver Gallbladder the liver and gallbladder get together like it Pancreas and they again get together in this form : Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:32:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/47 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/46 The digestive system formed by alimen tary Canal that begin of mouth from anus also this system have several organ that they release some discharge to the digestive tract this system formed by : Mouth Throat Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Colon they get together in this form: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:06:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/46 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/45 hello :) our next unit is about urinary tract from previous post we learned that two kidneys { click } work together to perform many vital functions, people can live a normal, healthy life with just one kidney. in fact, some people are born with just one of these bean-shaped organs. if one kidney is removed, the remaining one will enlarge within a few months to take over the role of filtering blood on its own so now i want to introduce the smallest things Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:14:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/45 https://anatomy.blogfa.com/post/44 although the two kidneys work together to perform many vital functions, people can live a normal, healthy life with just one kidney. in fact, some people are born with just one of these bean-shaped organs. if one kidney is removed, the remaining one will enlarge within a few months to take over the role of filtering blood on its own take a quiz click here Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:24:00 +0330 anatomy anatomy.blogfa.com/post/44