Histology of accessory organs of GI

Question 1

Difference between different glands of the pancreas?

Answer 1

• Exocrine- Have acini

- Endocrine-Islets of lanterns- paler in colour

Question 2

Apart from the exocrine and the endocrine glands of the pancreas what else is found?

Answer 2

Ducts

Question 3

Properties of the histology of the liver?

Answer 3

• Arranged into sheet which all converge towards the centre (where central vein is found)
• Sheets are hexagonal
• At borders of sheets: hepatic artery, hepatic vein and hepatic duct

Question 4

Properties of histology of the spleen

Answer 4

• Made of capsule of collagen and elastic fibres
• Trabeculae radiate inside the spleen
• The parenchyma is called pulp

Question 5

what is parenchyma?

Answer 5

The functional tissue of the organ

Question 6

what are the types of pulp and their contents

Answer 6

White pulps: lymphoid aggregation

Red pulp: vascular