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Your Anatomy Comeback ASHA3NGIA Pharynx and Esophagus The Digestive System Components: 1. Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT): From oral cavity to anus 2. Accessory Organs: Salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gall bladder. --- The Pharynx Shape: Funnel-shaped, located from skull base to C6 vertebra. Part...

Your Anatomy Comeback ASHA3NGIA Pharynx and Esophagus The Digestive System Components: 1. Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT): From oral cavity to anus 2. Accessory Organs: Salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gall bladder. --- The Pharynx Shape: Funnel-shaped, located from skull base to C6 vertebra. Parts: 1. Nasopharynx extends from the base of skull till the lower limit of the soft palate at C1/2 2. Oropharynx extends from the lower part of the soft palate to the epiglottis/ continuous anteriorly with the oral cavity 3. Laryngopharynx extends from the level of the epiglottis to the level of C6, ---  The Esophagus Structure: 25 cm tube from C6 to T11. Divisions: 1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3. Abdominal Sphincters: Upper (Cricopharyngeus muscle) Lower (Gastro-esophageal junction at T11) X-ray plain film or Barium swallow Stomach Stomach Small & large intestine Abdominal X-ray Gut Kidney Kidney size Site: Size: Retroperitoneal, located between T12-L3 vertebrae. Right kidney is ~2 cm lower Normal: 9–15 cm in than the left due to the length, 3–5 cm in width. liver. Left kidney is slightly Long axis directed larger than the right. downward and laterally, parallel to the psoas muscle. Thanks