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ALIMENTARY Flashcards

1
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function of alimentary mucosa

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  • secretion
  • absorption
  • barrier
  • protection
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structures of the oral cavity

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mouth and its structures
- vestibule
- tongue
- teeth
- salivary glands
- tonsils

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3
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how many layers is alimentary tract divided into

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four

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4
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list the layers of the alimentary tract

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  • mucosa
  • submucosa
  • muscularis externa
  • adventitia or serosa
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5
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types of mucosa in the oral cavity

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  • lining mucosa
  • masticatory mucosa
  • specialised mucosawha
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6
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what is lining mucosa consisting of

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  • lips, cheeks, soft palate,, floor of mouth
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7
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what is masticatory mucosa consisting of

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  • hard palate, gingiva
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8
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what is specialised mucosa consisting of

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  • sensation of taste - tongue
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9
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masticatory mucosa epithelium

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keratinised orthokeratinised stratified squamous epithelium

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10
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cells of the hard palate

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  • ortho and parakeratinised cells
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11
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in parakeratinised is nuclei present

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no it is lost but are highly pyknotic (highly condensed)

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12
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purpose of deep proprial papillae in hard palate

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to protect from frictional + shearing stress

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13
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stress level in lining mucosa

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little mechanicals tress

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14
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epithelium of lining mucosa

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non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium

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15
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is proprial papillae deep or shallow in lining mucosa

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shallow

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16
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name this tissuee

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soft palate

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17
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name

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lip

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18
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what does the lip eithelium transition from and to

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thin keratinised to parakeratinised

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19
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what happens to the stratum granulosum in the lip

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disappear

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20
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list the specialised mucosa

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lingual papillae and associated taste buds

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21
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where does the lingual papillae cover the tongue

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dorsal surface

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22
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what is found in the v shaped depression

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circumvallate

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23
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what does sulcus terminalte separate tongue into

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anterior 2/3 and posterior 1/3

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24
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direction of lingual muuscles

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striated - allow flexibility and precision of movement - swallowing and speech

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25
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list the four types of papillae

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filiform
fungiform
foliate
circumvallate

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26
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which papillae does not have a taste bud

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filiform

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27
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name

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filiform

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28
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shape of filiform

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most smallest and abundant

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29
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epithelium of filiform pap.

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keratinised stratified squamous epitheliumm

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30
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role of filiform

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aid in movement of bolus
no taste buds

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31
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name

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fungiform

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32
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shape of fungiform

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mushroom shaped and scattered amongst filiform as small dots

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33
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where is fungiform located

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numerous near tip

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34
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name

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foliate pap

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35
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what is foliate pap seperated by

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cleftsw

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36
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what do glands empty into foliate pap

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glands

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37
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name

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circumvallate

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38
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shape of circumvallate

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largest dome shaped 8-12

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39
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type of cells in taste buds

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  • neuroepithelial
  • support cells
  • basal cells
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40
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name

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taste bud

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41
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5 stimuli of taste

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  • sweet
  • salty
  • sour
  • umami
  • bitter
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42
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how many specialised layers in teeth

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3

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43
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list the specialised layers of teeth

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  • enamel
  • dentin
  • cementum
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44
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dental pulp bounded by

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dentin, highly vascularised and nerve supply

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45
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is enamel cellular or acellular

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acellular

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46
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what is enamel formed by

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  • ameloblasts - composed of rods
47
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what happens to the ameloblasts once teeth emerges from gum during dev

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it never forms again

48
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name

49
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what is the secretion in dentin

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odonotoblasts - epithelial layer columnar

50
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what happens once dentin is deposited the layer of odonotoblasts

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dentin tubules

51
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what is cementum

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thin pale yellowish bone like calcified layer that covers root of tooth

52
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what is cementum removedb y

53
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what is cementum secreted by

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cementocytes that sit in lacunae

54
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are cementum vascular or avascular

55
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list the three major salivary glands

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  • parotid
  • submandibular
    sublingual
56
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list the 4 minor salivary glands

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buccal
labial
lingual
palatine

57
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what do salivary glands first develop as

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from oral cavity epi.. as solid cord of cells that enter mesenchyme

58
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what do the degeneration of innermost cells of cords leads to

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canalisation and the cords become ducts and bulbous ends become secretory acini

59
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list the ducts

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secretory ducts
intercalated
intralobular
excretory

60
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name

A

oseophagus

61
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epithelium of oesophagus

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non-keratinised stratified

62
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what is present in oesophagus

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muscularis mucosa - thick in upper portion - aid in swallowing

63
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where are mucous secreting glands present in oesophagus

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  • upper and lower parts of it with lamina propria
  • submucosa
64
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muscularis externa of oesophagus layers

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  • striated in upper 1/3
  • mixed in middle
  • smooth in lower 1/3
65
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name

66
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name the hot pink structure within the tissue and the name of the issue

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submucosa glands in oseophagus

67
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gastroesophageal junction mucosal changes

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from stratified squampus (protective) to simple columanr (secretory)

68
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name

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gastroesophageal juncton

69
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name the regions of stomach

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fundic
cardia
pylorus

70
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name

71
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purpose of rugae

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allow stomach to distend when full

72
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purpose of mammillated areas in stomach

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grooves that allow increased sa for secretion

73
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function of stomach

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secretion ony

74
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stomach cell types

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  • mucous secreting
  • parietal
  • chief cells
  • stem cells
  • enteroendocrine
75
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what do chief cells secrete

76
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where are parietal cells found in stomach

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neck region and upper part of gastric pits

77
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where is chief cells found

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base of gastric pits

78
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what do mucous neck cells give rise to

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surface mucous cells - occurs at isthmus

79
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what does cardiac stomach contain

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  • mucous secreting cells + few parietal cells
80
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what is in fundic stomach

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  • parietal cells
81
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what is present in small intestine

82
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epithelium of small intestine

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simple columnar

83
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what are the absoprtive cells in small intestine called

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enterocytes

84
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what do goblet cells secrete

85
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where are enteroendocrine cells found in small intestine

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at base of absorptive cells

86
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where are enterocytes found

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brush border of microvilli

87
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name

A

goblet cells

88
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where are crypts of L. found

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intestinal glands found at base of villi extend to muscularis mucosa

89
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what do the brunners glands in small intestine open into

90
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defining feature of duodenum

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brunners glands in submucosa

91
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defining feature in illeum

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peyers patches

92
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structures in large intestine

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caecum
colon
rectum
anal canal

93
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function of large intestine

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resorption of electrolytes and water and elimination of undigested food and waste

94
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primary exocrine function of liver

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production of bile

95
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what does liver produe

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bile, phospholipods and choelstrol

96
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dual blood supply of liver

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  • hepatic portal vein > 75% deoxygenated blood
  • hepatic artery - 25% oxygenated blood
97
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where is the venous blood supply from liver supplied from

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intestine, pancreas and spleen

98
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where do the 2 blood sources mix in liver before enterng liver at the hilum

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porta hepatis

99
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name of the tissue mass of liver

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  • parenchyma
100
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where do the sinusoids drain in liver

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central vein

101
Q

what are hepatic sinusoids of liver lined by

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endoehtlial cells fenestrated windows

102
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what is the space of disse site of

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exchange between blood and hepatocytes

103
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where do hepatocytes produce and secrete bile into

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canaliculi

104
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what are canaliculi sealed by

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zonula occludens - prevent leakage

105
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what do canaliculi join to form

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canal of herring - cuboidal cells - cholangiocytes

106
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between lobules where do biles empty int

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interlobular bile ducts @ portal triad

107
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where does bile leave via

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  • common hepatic duct > cystic duct > gallbladder
108
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epithelium of gallbladder

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simple columnar epithelium and no SUBMUCOSA

109
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what is pancreas divided into

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head, body and tail

110
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where does the pancreatic duct empty into duodenum via

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hepatopancreatic sphincter of vater

111
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defining feature in pancreas

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islet of langerhans

112
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the 3 principle cells in islet of l

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alpha red
beta orange
delta blue

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