3 - GI Tract Flashcards
The GI tract is divided into what 4 layers?
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis externa
Adventitial layer (serosa)
The mucosa is made of what three layers?
Epithelium
Lamina propria
Muscularis mucosa
The epithelium of the mucosa layer is primarily what?
Simple columnar
The lamina propria of the GI tract may contain _________, _______, or _________ in its CT
Glands
Lymphoid tissue
Blood vessels
The lamina propria of the mucosa has what type of CT?
Loose areolar
The muscularis mucosa is thin ________ and thin _________
Circular
Longitudinal
What does the muscularis mucosa do?
React to the movement of the lumen
The innermost layer of the GI tract is what?
Mucosa
What is the second layer of the GI tract?
Submucosa
The submucosa of the GI tract is made of __________ CT
Dense
Submucosa of the GI tract may contain ________ or _________
Glands lymphoid tissue
The submucosa of the GI tract is ________ than the mucosa layer
Stiffer
The __________ layer moves and expands
Mucosa
The 3rd later of the GI tract is made of an inner circular and outer longitudinal layer of smooth muscle - what is it called?
Muscularis externa
The major source of smooth muscle of the GI tract that is used to move material throughout it is what layer?
Muscularis externa
The fourth layer of the GI tract that separates the tube from surrounding structures is what layer?
Adventitial layer
The adventitial layer contains what type of CT?
Loose
What may you find in the adventitial layer of GI tract?
Lots of blood vessels,
lymph vessels,
or adipose tissue
Where is the submucosal (Meissner’s) located?
Located in the submucosa
Where is the myenteric (Auerbach’s) found?
Between the layers of muscularis externa
What is the myenteric (Auerbachs) nerve plexus for?
Innervation of the smooth muscle (muscularis externa)
What does the submucosal (Meissners) innervate?
Muscularis mucosa
Both myenteric and submucosal belong to what nervous system
Autonomic
The esophagus extends from the ______ to _______
Throat to stomach
What type of epithelium is found in the mucosa of the esophagus?
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous
The lamina propria of the esophagus is _______ CT with _________, __________, and ___________
Loose
Collagen
Elastic fibers
Numerous lymphocytes
The esophageal glands are ________ secreting glands
Mucous
Muscularis mucosa of the esophagus is __________ __________ muscle with elastic fibers
Longitudinal smooth muscle
The submucosa of the esophagus contains ________ CT with _______ and _______ fibers that allow it to expand and contract
Dense
Collagen and elastic
In the submucosa of the esophagus, you will find ______ plexus and _______ secreting glands
Meisnner’s
Mucous
The upper 1/3 of the muscularis externa of the esophagus is _________ muscle
Skeletal
The lower 1/3 of the muscularis externa of the esophagus is _________ muscle
Smooth
The middle 1/3 of the muscularis externa of the esophagus is _________ muscle
Both skeletal and smooth
The adventitia of the esophagus is made of ________ CT that connects the esophagus to surrounding structures
Loose
Sphincter at the pharynx and esophagus
Pharyngeoesophageal
Sphincter at the stomach and esophagus
Gastroesophageal
Esophageal sphincters are ________ and not ________
Function/physiological
Anatomical/histological
What is the function of the stomach?
To mix food and gastric juices
Stores food
Digests food
Some absorption of water, drugs, alcohol
What are the regions of the stomach
Cardia
Body & Fundus
Pylorus
In the empty stomach, there are folds called what?
Rugae
The pyloric sphincter is a _______ sphincter
True
What does the polyoric sphincter control
Movement from stomach to small intestine
The incisive fissure separated _______ and _______
Body of the stomach and pylorus
The ______ extends above the esophagus and is usually just gas
Fundus
What is found on the surface epithelium of the stomach?
Gastric pits
_______ empty into the gastric pits of the stomach
Branched tubular glands
The lamina propria of the stomach is made of_________ CT with _______, ________, and _________
Loose
Lymphoid cells
Macrophages
Mast cells
The muscularis mucosa of the stomach has an inner layer of __________ _______ muscle and outer ________ _______ muscle
Circular smooth
Longitudinal smooth
The stomach is lined with what type of epithelium?
Simple columnar with short microvilli and glycocalyx
The epithelium of the stomach rests on the basal lamina and is held together by _______ _________
Tight junctions
The epithelial cells of the stomach are ________ secreting
Mucous
Stomach epithelial cells have a life span of _______ days
3
Stomach epithelial cells contain a ________ and little ______
Golgi complex
RER
The nucleus of epithelial cells of the stomach are located where?
The basal portion of the cell
The glands of the fundus of the stomach are what?
Simple branched tubular glands
What are the 4 cell types found in the fundus?
Chief cells
Parietal Cells
Mucous neck cells
APUD cells
Simple cuboidal cells in the lower 1/3 of the branched tubular gland of the fundus
Chief cells
Chief cells contain ________ in their course granules to break down ________
Pepsinogen
Amino acids