Digestive System 2 Flashcards
Which function in the pancreas is performed by the pancreatic islets?
Endocrine Function
Which cells in pancreas secrete pancreatic juice such as mucin and enzymes into the duodenum?
Acinar cells
The esophagus, stomach, proximal half of duodenum, liver, spleen, gallbladder, and pancreas make up which part of the gut?
Forgut
The distal half of duodenum, jejunum, Ileium, cecul, and proximal 2/3 of transverse colon make up which part of the gut
Midgut
The midgut is supplied by which blood vessel?
Superior mesenteric artery
The hindgut is supplied by which blood vessel?
Inferior mesenteric artery
The forgut is supplied by which blood vessel?
The Celiac Trunk
Which anastomoses occur at the lesser curvature of the stomach?
Left and right gastric artery
Which anastomoses occur at the greater curvature of the stomach?
Left and right gastro-omental artery
The middle colic artery, intestinal arteries, right colic artery, and ileocolic artery are branches from which artery?
Superior Mesenteric
The inferior mesenteric vein drains into which vein that drains into the hepatic portal vein?
Splenic Vein
A build-up of fluid in the lymphatic system can cause what?
Edema
What is the vessel pathway for the lymph flowing through the lymphatic system?
Capillaries, vessels, trunks, ducts
Lymph collected from the gastrointestinal tract is called what?
Chyle
Lacteals are specialized lymph capillaries in where?
Gastrointestinal tract.
A majority of the body’s lymphatic system drains into what?
The left lymphatic duct
Which type of immune response is specific? (Adaptive or Innate)
Adaptive
Which type of immune response is non-specific? (Adaptive or Innate)
Innate
What type of immune response is known as a false alarm and is usually harmless?
Allergic Responses
What are the two primary lymphatic organs?
Thymus & Red Bone Marrow
What are the three secondary lymphatic organs where immune response occurs?
Lymph nodes, spleen, lymphatic nodules.
What is a large cluster of lymphoid cells that is located in the pharynx?
Tonsils
What is the role of afferent lymphatic vessels?
To bring lymph to a lymph node
What is the role of the hilum part of a lymph node?
The passage in which efferent lymphatic vessels transport filtered lymph out of node
White and Red Pulp are found in which organ?
The Spleen
Which organ serves as a reservoir for erythrocytes and platelets?
Spleen
Which organ is responsible for phagocytizing old and defective erythrocytes and platelets
Spleen
Cells around trabeculae in the spleen are subdivided into two types of pulp called what?
Red and white pulp
In the spleen the central arteries are surround by which pulp?
White pulp
In the spleen, trabeculae are surrounded by which type of pulp?
Red pulp
Which pulp in the spleen is part of the lymphatic/immune system?
White pulp
What is the role of trabeculea in the spleen?
Supportive and connective tissue.
What is the largest lymphoid organ in the body?
Spleen
What forms crypts for trapping of antigens—facilitates antigen identification by lymphocytes
Tonsils
