20 Flashcards
The Oral Mucosa is divided into 3 parts
Masticatory
Lining
Specialized
This mucousa divison overlies the bone, made up of stratified squamous epithelium (kertainzed and parakertainized), CT and bone
Masticatory Mucosa
This mucosa division lines soft things, made up of stratified squamous non kertainzed, CT, Glands and Skeletal muscle
Lining Mucosa
This mucosa layer lines the dorsal 2/3 of the tongue. Made up of lining mucosa, papillae and taste buds
Specialized Mucosa
How many papillae types are present on the tongue and name them
4 types:
Fungiform, Circumvallate, Filiform, and Foilate papillae
What is a unique feature of the tongue
has skeletal muscle in 3 planes of orientation
apart of the mucosa, highly cellular connective tissue (usually loose) may contain glands
Lamina Propria
apart of the mucosa, thin layer of smooth muscle, present from esophagus to anal canal
Muscularis Mucosae
apart of the digestive tract structure, loose CT containing large blood vessels and nerves, and sometimes glands may be present
also contains Meissners Nerve plexus – involved in gland secretion
SubMucosa
apart of the digestive tract structure, smooth muscle layers, arranged in an inner circular and an outer longitudinal layer
contains auerbachs nerve plexus – regulates smooth muscle contraction (motility)
Muscularis Externae
the outermost part of the digestive tract structure made up of CT and simple squamous epithelium
Adventitia and Serosa
This is identified by its stratified squamous epithelium (nonkertainzed) with a muscularis mucosa
ESOPHAGUS
Unique muscle structure of esophagus
first 1/3 = skeltal muscle (voluntary swallow
middle 1/3 mix of skeltal and smooth
last 1/3 smooth muscle = automatic swallowiong
Esophageal Varices are due to
long standing portal hypertension
dilated tortuous veins in the submucosa and mucosa of esophage
This pathology of the esophagus is due to a complication of chronic acid reflux
Distal esophageal cells undergo a metaplastic change from stratified squamous to simple columnar epithelium
cells can become dysplastic
BARRETS esophagus