7a Flashcards
Ingestion
Introduction of food
Mastication
Chewing
Propulsion
- Deglutition
- Peristalsis
Deglutition
Swallowing
Segmental Contractions
A way of smooth muscle slosh material back and forth without moving it down the line
Peristalsis
Squeeze food down the esophagus
Secretion
- Mucus (lubricate)
- Water (liquefy): Need to mix with mucus to introduce enzyme
- Bile (Digest): emulsifies fats (breaks fat down to tiny little droplets)
- Enzymes: Chemical digestion
Absorption
Movement from tract into circulation or lymph
Elimination
Waste products removed from body; feces.
Histology of GI Tract
- Mucosa
- Submucosa
- Muscularsis
- Serosa (Adventitia)
Mucosa
- Innermost layer
- mucous epithelium and simple columnar epithelium in the rest of tract
Submucosa
Thick Connective tissue layer with nerves, blood vessels, and small glands
Muscularis
- 2 or 3 layers of smooth muscle, two of which are circular and longitudinal
- Contains enteric plexus
Serosa (Adventitia)
- Connective tissue
Peritoneum
- Visceral
-Parietal
-Retroperitoneal
Visceral Peritoneum
Covers organs
Parietal Peritoneum
Attach to abdominal wall
Retroperitoneal Peritoneum
Certain organs are covered here on only one surface and behind peritoneum
Mesenteries
Two layers of peritoneum with thin layer of loose connective tissue between
Multicellular Glands
- Parotid
- Submandibular
- Sublingual
Parotid Gland
- Largest
- Serous (water secretion)
- Anterior to ear
Submandibular Gland
- Mixed, but more serous
- Posterior half of inferior border of mandible