Question:
List the organs of the human alimentary canal and name the major digestive glands with their location.
Solution:
The mouth is the first human alimentary canals and followed by oral cavity. Then it will lead to the short pharynx then oesophagus and followed by the stomach. There
are two parts in the stomach which is small intestine and large intestine. The last part is the anus. The digestive glands associated with the alimentary canal are:
– Salivary glands which are present in the mouth
– Gastric glands which are present in the stomach
– The liver is next to the stomach and located in the abdominal cavity just below the diaphragm
– The pancreas is situated below the stomach. It is located between the limbs of the ‘C’-shaped duodenum