The human mouth or the buccal cavity includes the lips, cheeks and mouth palate. It also encloses the tongue, teeth and salivary glands. Here, let us learn more about the structures present in the human mouth with the help of a diagram.
passage for air as well as food. It functions by preventing the entry of food particles into the windpipe. The epiglottis is an elastic cartilage, which serves as a switch between the larynx and the oesophagus by allowing the passage of air into the lungs, and food in thegastrointestinal ...
(1-3 segments), passes through the pharynx, oesophagus (5-7 segments), muscular gizzards (8-9 segments), stomach (9-14 segments), intestines, and finally ends at the anus. the food particles get digested gradually as they travel through various compartments of the alimentary canal. the ...