Chapter 24: Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Accessory digestive organs
A
Mouth
Teeth
Tongue
Salivary glands
Pharynx
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
2
Q
Layers of the digestive canal
A
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscular layer
Serosa/adventitia
3
Q
Mucosa
A
Epithelium
Lamina propria (blood vessels and lymphatic vessels)
Muscularis mucosa
4
Q
Submucosa
A
Connective tissue. Contains blood and lymph vessels.
5
Q
Muscular layer
A
Skeletal muscle in: mouth, pharynx, superior and middle esophagus.
Smooth muscle in rest of canal.
6
Q
Serosa
A
Outer layer composed of connective tissue and mesothelioma.
7
Q
Myenteric neural plexus
A
Plexus of Auerbach. Within muscular layer.
8
Q
Submucosal neural plexus
A
Plexus of meissner. Found within Submucosa.