Medical Terminology Simplified

218 CHAPTER 6• Digestive System

Mouth (oral cavity)

Tongue

Parotid gland

Sublingual gland

Submandibular

gland Salivaryglands

Food bolus

Esophagus

Pharynx

Stomach

Pancreas

Spleen

Splenic flexure

Transverse colon

Descending colon
Ascending colon

Cecum

Sigmoid colon

Rectum

Anus

Liver

Hepatic flexure

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

Gallbladder

Appendix

Figure 6-1Organs of the digestive system (anterior view).