A treatise on anatomy, physiology and hygiene - designed for colleges, academies and families (1850) (14784401802)

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Title: A treatise on anatomy, physiology and hygiene : designed for colleges, academies and families
Year: 1850 (1850s)
Authors: Cutter, Calvin, 1807-1873?
Subjects: Physiology Anatomy Hygiene Anatomy Physiology Hygiene
Publisher: Boston : B.B. Mussey
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons



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and the organs of taste. It is * See Chapter XII. 233. What is impressed upon the human system from its earliest exist-ence ? What maintains this change ? 234. Has animal or vegetable foodany resemblance to the different tissues of which it finally forms a part ?By what organs is the first change in the food effected ? 235—258. Givethe anatomy of the digestive organs. 235. Name them. 236. Describe themouth 10* 114 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND HYGIENE. bounded in front by the lips; on each side by the internalsurface of the cheeks; above, by the hard palate (roof of themouth) and teeth of the upper jaw; below, by the tongue andteeth of the lower jaw; behind, it is continuous with thepharynx, but is sepamted from it by a kind of movablecurtain, called the soft palate. This may be elevated ordepressed, so as to close the passage or leave it free. 237. The salivary glands are six in number; three oneach side of the jaw. They are called the pa-roVid^ tliesuh-maxil-la-ry, and the sub-lingual.
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Fig. 58. A view of the salivary glands in their proper situations. 1, The parotidgland. 2, Its duct. 3, The submaxillary gland. 4, Its duct. 5, The subungualgland, brought to view by the removal of a section of the lower jaw. 238. The parotid gland, the largest. Is situated in frontof the external ear, and behind the angle of the jaw. Aduct (Stenos) from this gland opens into the mou^h, oppositethe second molar tooth of the upper jaw. 237. How many glands about the mouth ? Give their names. Whatdoes fig. 58 represent? 233. Describe the parotid gland. ANATOMY OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 115 239. The submaxillary gland is situated within the lowerjaw, anterior to its angle. Its excretory duct (Whartons)opens into the mouth by the side of the frcenum linguce^(bridle of the tongue.) 240. The sublingual gland is elongated and flattened,and situated beneath the mucous membrane of the door ofthe mouth, on each side of the fnenum linguiie. It has sevenor eight small ducts, which open into the mo