C3:S3 - Histology of the Gut Tube Flashcards
What organ is shown here and how can you tell?
Oesophagus
- Stratified squamous epithelium
- Large muscularis externa
- No crypts and few glands
- Can be ducts
What muscle type forms the muscularis externa of the proximal 1/3rd of the oesophagus?
Skeletal
What muscle type forms the muscularis externa of the middle 1/3rd of the oesophagus?
Skeletal and smooth
What muscle type forms the muscularis externa of the distal 1/3rd of the oesophagus?
Smooth
What organ is shown here and how can you tell?
Stomach
- Evidence of gastric pits
What organ is shown here and how can you tell?
Stomach
- Gastric pits
- Thick MM
Stomach
Stomach Muscle
What secretory cells are located in the gastric pits?
- Parietal cells
- Chief cells
- Mucus cells at the top
- G cells
Rugae
What part of the small intestine is shown here and how can you tell?
Duodenum
- Brunners glands present in SUBMUCOSA
- Only the oesophagus and duodenum contain glands in the submucosa so look for glands first then at the epithelium
- Villi in this portion tend to be shorter with flatter tops than the ileum.
What part of the small intestine is shown here and how can you tell?
Jejunum
- No brunners glands
- No payer’s patches
- Evident plicae circulae = MORE COMMON IN JEJUNUM
Jejunum
What part of the small intestine is shown here and how can you tell?
Ileum
- Extensive payers patches
- No brunners glands
- Less plicae circulae
What type of epithelium is present in the villi?
Simple columnar