Digestive System 29 Sep 2022 Flashcards
Parts of small intestine
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
3.ileum
What part of intestine is highly coiled
ileum
For absorbtion small intestine have
Great surface area
What cause great suface area in small intestine..
Length of intestine
Villi and microvilli
Part of large intestine and why it is called as large
Caceum
Colon
Rectum
Large intestine is called as large intestine bcz it have large diameter
What opens in caecum name the junction too
ileum opens in caecum
ileocecal junction
ileocaecal junction is guraded by
ileocaecal valves
In what organisms caceum is highly developed and in what organisms it’s just vestigial
Rabbit developed
Humans vestigial
What part of large intestine have some symbiotic microorganisms
Caceum
What is vermifor appendix and where it present
Tubular,finger like projection 2cm below caceum
Vestigial in human
What opens in colon
Caceum opens in colon
Parts of colon
- Ascending
- Transverse
- Descending
- Sigmoid - s shaped
What is taeniae coli and where it is present
3 ribbon like muscles present inside the large intestine , longitudinal
What is haustra in what causes haustra in large intestine
Bag like structure which is caused by taeniae coli
What do rectum do
Store waste food faeces in it for excretion
What part of anus is voluntary and what’s not
External is voluntary whereas internal is not
What are the 4 layers of alimentary canal
Serosa- outermost
Muscles - longitudinal
Circular
Submucosa
Mucosa
What is serosa made up of
Mesothelium
In oesophagus the outermost layer is.of.
Wfct+ areolar connective tissue aka tunica adventitia
There are two muscle layer present in all alimentary canal but what have 3 exceptionally
Stomach bcz it needs more muscles for movement
The extra muscular layer is oblique muscle
In alimentary canal where the thickness is min and where it is max
Minimum - rectum
Max- stomach
Submousa is made up of and what it have for nutrition
Loose connective tissue and it have lymph nodes, blood vessels and nerves for signals
What does mucosa secret and what it helps in
Mucosa secret mucous help in lubricantion of food (soften)
In stomach mucosa form
Gastic rugae
Gastic glands