Digestive Part I - slides 116 through 167 Flashcards
Parts of the Tongue:
Fungiform papillae
Filiform papillae
Circumvallate papillae
foliate papillae
lingual tonsil
palatine tonsil
Tongue:
Considered an accessory digestive organ
Composed of ___ ____ covered with a mucous membrane
With associated muscles forms the…
Tongue:
Considered an accessory digestive organ
Composed of skeletal muscle covered with a mucous membrane
With associated muscles forms the floor of the oral cavity
Tongue:
Divided into symmetric lateral halves by a ___ ___ that extends entire length
Tongue:
Divided into symmetric lateral halves by a median septum that extends entire length
Tongue:
Attached inferiorly to the ___ bone, styloid process of the ___ ___, and _____
Tongue:
Attached inferiorly to the hyoid bone, styloid process of the temporal bone, and mandible
Tongue:
___ ___ is a fold of mucous membrane in the midline of the ventral aspect (undersurface) of the tongue
Lingual frenulum
Functions of the lingulum frenulum?
- Attaches to the floor of the mouth
- Aids in limiting the movement of the tongue posteriorly
___ in the lamina propria of the tongue secrete Watery serous fluid which Contains lingual lipase
Lingual glands (Von Ebners glands)
Lingual glands (Von Ebners glands) are where and secrete what?
in the lamina propria of the tongue secrete Watery serous fluid which Contains lingual lipase
Acts on as much as 30% of dietary triglycerides
Gets secreted in the mouth, but is not activated until in the stomach
Lingual lipase
Where is lingual lipase secreted?
Where is it activated?
Gets secreted in the mouth, but is not activated until in the stomach
Dorsal (upper surface) and lateral surfaces of tongue are covered with
papillae
Which parts of the tongue have papillae?
Dorsal (upper) and lateral surfaces
Nipple shaped projections of the lamina propria covered with stratified squamous epithelium
papillae
Many contain taste buds (receptors for gustation or taste)
Some lack taste buds but have receptors for touch instead —- Helps to increase the friction between food and tongue making it easier for tongue to move food
papillae
types of papillae?
Vallate
Fungiform
Foliate
Filiform
Approximately 12 form an inverted “V” shaped row at the back of the tongue
Each of the 12 contain 100-300 taste buds
Vallate (circumvallate) papillae
Mushroom shaped elevations scatter over entire tongue surface
Each contains about 5 taste buds
Fungiform papillae
Located in small trenches on lateral margins of tongue
Most of their taste buds degeneate in childhood
Foliate papillae
Pointed, threadlike; found on entire surface of tongue
Contain no taste buds but do have tactile receptors
These help to increase friction between tongue and food
Filiform papillae
These help to increase friction between tongue and food
Filiform papillae
Mechanical digestion results from mastication (chewing)
Food is reduced to a soft, flexible, easily swallowed mass called a ___
Food molecules begin to mechanically break apart in ___
This is important as ___ can only react with food in a liquid environment
Food is reduced to a soft, flexible, easily swallowed mass called a bolus
Food molecules begin to mechanically break apart in saliva
This is important as enzymes can only react with food in a liquid environment
Two enzymes that contribute to chemical digestion are secreted in the mouth
Salivary amylase
- –Initiates breakdown of carbohydrates
- –Chloride ions in saliva activate this in the mouth
- –Stomach acid deactivates this
Lingual lipase
- –Initiates breakdown of triglycerides (lipids)
- –Activated in the stomach by stomach acid
- –Initiates breakdown of carbohydrates
- –Chloride ions in saliva activate this in the mouth
- –Stomach acid deactivates this
Salivary amylase
- –Initiates breakdown of triglycerides (lipids)
- –Activated in the stomach by stomach acid
Lingual lipase
When food is first swallowed, passes from mouth into pharynx
Funnel-shaped tube that extends from the internal nares to the esophagus posteriorly and to the larynx anteriorly
Composed of skeletal muscle and lined with mucous membrane
Pharynx is Divided into three parts:
Nasopharynx- functions only in respiration
Oropharynx- function in digestion and respiration
Hypo/Laryngopharynx- function in digestion and respiration
functions only in respiration
Nasopharynx-
function in digestion and respiration
Oropharynx-
function in digestion and respiration
Hypo/Laryngopharynx-
Swallowed food passes from mouth into
oropharynx then laryngopharynx
Muscular contractions of these areas help propel food into the esophagus and then into stomach
Pharynx
Collapsible muscular tube
Usually 10in long
Lies posterior to the trachea
Esophagus
Esophagus
Begins at inferior end of _____, passes through the inferior portion of neck, enters mediastinum, pierces the diaphragm, ends at…
hypo/laryngopharynx
….superior portion of stomach
Pierces diaphragm through esophageal hiatus
Sometimes part of the stomach herniates through this opening (called hiatal hernia)
Esophagus
Sometimes part of the stomach herniates through this opening called….
hiatal hernia
Esophagus- Histology
Superficial surface to lumen:
Adventitia
Muscularis
Submucosa
Mucosa
Superficial surface to lumen
Attaches esophagus to surrounding structures
Muscularis
Superior 1/3 esophagus is skeletal muscle
Middle 1/3 esophagus is skeletal transitioning to smooth muscle
Inferior 1/3 esophagus is smooth muscle
Submucosa
Contains areolar connective tissue, blood vessels, mucous glands
Adventitia
Esophagus:
Superior 1/3 esophagus is skeletal muscle
Middle 1/3 esophagus is skeletal transitioning to smooth muscle
Inferior 1/3 esophagus is smooth muscle
Muscularis
Esophagus:
Contains areolar connective tissue, blood vessels, mucous glands
Submucosa
Esophagus:
Superior 1/3 esophagus is __ ____
Middle 1/3 esophagus is skeletal transitioning to ___ ____
Inferior 1/3 esophagus is ___ _____
Esophagus:
Superior 1/3 esophagus is skeletal muscle
Middle 1/3 esophagus is skeletal transitioning to smooth muscle
Inferior 1/3 esophagus is smooth muscle
Esophagus
Mucosa (3 layers)
Muscularis mucosae (smooth muscle)
Lamina propria (areolar connective tissue)
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Affords considerable protection against abrasion from food particles
At either end of the esophagus, muscularis layer thickens forming sphincters
Upper esophageal sphincter (UES)
Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
which is skeletal muscle
Regulates movement of food from hypopharynx to esophagus
Upper esophageal sphincter (UES)
which is smooth muscle
Regulates movement of food from esophagus to stomach
Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
Secretes mucous (protective function)
Transports food to the stomach
Does NOT produce digestive enzymes
Does NOT participate in absorption
Esophagus
Act of swallowing
Deglutition
Movement of food from the mouth into the stomach
Facilitated by the secretion of saliva and mucous and involves the mouth, pharynx, esophagus
Assisted by swallowing which is completed in three phases?
Deglutition
- The voluntary stage
- The pharyngeal stage
- The esophageal stage
Swallowing starts when bolus is forced to back of the oral cavity
Bolus begins to travel backward toward the oropharynx by the movement of the tongue upward and backward against the palate
The Voluntary Stage
The Pharyngeal Stage (continued later)
Passage of bolus into oropharynx through….
Bolus stimulates receptors here which send impulses to deglutition center in the…
The Pharyngeal Stage
…hypo/laryngopharynx and eventually into esophagus
….medulla oblongata and lower pons of brain stem
The Pharyngeal Stage (continued)
The returning impulses cause the soft palate and uvula to move upwards to…
This prevents swallowed food and liquids from entering the nasal cavity
Impulses also cause the epiglottis to….
This prevents the bolus from entering the respiratory tract
The bolus moves through the oropharynx and hypo/laryngopharynx
At this point the _________ relaxes
…close off the nasopharynx
… move to cover the opening to the larynx
upper esophageal sphincter
The Esophageal Stage begins when?
Begins once the bolus has entered the esophagus
The Esophageal Stage
During this phase, peristalsis pushes the bolus onward
As the bolus is moved down the esophagus, the ________relaxes allowing food into the stomach
lower sphincter
is a progression of coordinated contractions and relaxations of the circular and longitudinal layers of the muscularis
Peristalsis
Passage of solid or semisolid food from mouth to stomach takes 4-8 seconds
Passage of very soft foods or liquids takes about 1 second
The Esophageal Stage
J-shaped enlargement of the GI tract directly inferior to diaphragm
Stomach -
stomach connects the
esophagus to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine)