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Digestive System Lab

        Digestive System Anatomy

hard/soft palate
uvula
gingivae
frenulum
parotid/submandibular/sublingual salivary glands
incisor/canine/pre-molar/molars  2/1/2/3
naso/oro/laryngopharynx
esophagus
liver with
      hepatic portal vein
      hepatic vein
      hepatic artery
      falciform ligament
      cystic/hepatic/common bile ducts
gall bladder
stomach with
      esophageal sphincter
      fundus
      body
      pylorus
      greater curvature
      greater omentum
      pyloric sphincter 
      longitudinal/circular/oblique muscles
      rugae (folds) in mucosa
pancreas
pancreatic duct
spleen
duodenum/jejunum/ilium small intestine
mesentery
ascending/transverse/descending/sigmoid colon
ileocecal valve
cecum
appendix
rectum
anal canal
teniae coli
hepatic/splenic flexure

X section of intestinal wall:
mucosa
lamina propria
villi
lacteal/capillary bed
submucosa with glands
Peyer's Patches
muscularis
serosa
mesentery
lumen

On the fetal pig (pics below), identify:
esophagus
liver
gall bladder
bile duct
stomach
pyloric valve
duodenum/jejunum/ilium
ileocecal valve
cecum
large intestine
rectum