Alimentary 1: Esophagus and Stomach Flashcards
mucosa includes
- epithelial lining
- propria
- muscularis mucosa
what is located in the submucosa
- glands
- nerves
orientation of externa
- 2 layers of smooth muscle at right angles
- outer longitudinal
- inner circular
mucosal lining of the esophagus
- SSNKE
- lamina propria
- muscularis mucosae
submucosa of the esophagus
- loose CT
- esophogeal glands
muscularis externa of the esophagus
upper third=skeletal
middle third = mixed
lower third = smooth
-inner circular outer longitudinal
where is the adventitia of the esophagus located
-thorax
where is the serosa located
abdominal cavity
distinctive characteristic of the esophagus
-longitudinal muscularus mucosa
nerves from the submucosa plexus (meissners) go to
muscularus mucosa
secretions of the esophagus
bicarb
- mucins
- antimicrobials
- pepsinogen
- EGF
where does the esophagus enter the abdomen
-esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm
what is the narrowest portion of the digestive tract
esophagus
serosa
- this is on the visceral side of the hollow organ
- most of abdominal part
invaginations of the lamina propria
-these contain caps and nerve endings