Anatomy and physiology : designed for academies and families . ips; on each side by the internal surface ofthe cheeks; above by the hard palate and teeth of the upperjaw ; below by the tongue and teeth of the lower jaw; behindby the soft palate and fauces. The pharynx, from the Greek, pharugx, the swallow, is amuscular membranous sac, situated upon the upper portionof the spinal column. It extends from the base of theskull to the top of the trachea or wind-pipe. It is composedof muscular and mucous membranes, blood-vessels and posterior nares, or nostrils, open into the upper and fr
Anatomy and physiology : designed for academies and families . ips; on each side by the internal surface ofthe cheeks; above by the hard palate and teeth of the upperjaw ; below by the tongue and teeth of the lower jaw; behindby the soft palate and fauces. The pharynx, from the Greek, pharugx, the swallow, is amuscular membranous sac, situated upon the upper portionof the spinal column. It extends from the base of theskull to the top of the trachea or wind-pipe. It is composedof muscular and mucous membranes, blood-vessels and posterior nares, or nostrils, open into the upper and frontpart of the pharynx. Beneath the posterior nares, partlyveiled by the soft palate, is a large opening into the mouth, How many ducts has the sublingual gland and where do thevopen?Describe Fig. 91. Describe the mouth. Describe the pharynx. Of whatis it composed ? Wliat is said of its anterior part ? Its posterior V ANATOMY OF TH1 DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 131 and beneath the root of the tongue, the opening into the pharynx terminates in the Fig. 92. A view of the muscles of the tongue, palate, larynx, and pharynx, as wellas the position of the upper portion of the oesophagus, as shown by a vertical sectionof the head. 1, 1, 1, The vertical section of the head. 2, Points to the spinal , Section of hard palate. 4, The inferior spongy bone. 5, The middle spongy , The orifice of the right nostril. 7, Section of the lower jaw bone. 8, Section of thehyoid bone. 9, Section of the epiglottis. 10, Section of the cricoid cartilage. 11, Thetrachea. 12, Section of the sternum. 13, Inside of the upper portion of the , The tongue. 15, 15, The upper and lower lips. 16, The orifice of the eustachiantube. 17, Section of the soft palate and uvula. 18, The upper portion of the , The lower portion of the pharynx:. 20, 21, The oesophagus. 22, The vocal liga-ments. The (esophagus, from the Greek oio, I carry, and phago,I eat, is a winding canal that
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