Digestive System Flashcards
What are the three sections of the small intestine, and how do you tell them apart?
–Duodenum: Brunner’s glands, crypts
–Jejunum: Long villi and crypts– no B. glands, no Peyer’s (even though they do exist there)
–Ileum: crypts and Peyers patch party
What are the layers of the digestive tract in order from deep to superficial?
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis
Serosa (esophagus), Advantitia (everywhere else)
How do you distinguish the esophagus from the trachea?
Trachea has C-ring cartilage
What are the main salivary glands?
Submandibular
Sublingual
Parotid
What is the center of a tooth composed of?
Dentin
What is a hexagonal liver cell called?
Lobule
What are the two vessels found in liver cells?
Portal Vein
Hepatic Artery
What cells secrete pancreatic juice?
Acini cells
What are the light-staining clusters in the pancreas?
Langerhaans
What makes up the portal tetrad?
Bile Duct
Lymphoid Drainage
Hepatic Portal Vein
Hepatic Artery
What are the sections of the stomach?
Cardia
Fundus
Body
Pyloric Atrium
Pylorus
What are the sections of the large intestine?
Appendix
Cecum
Ascending, Transverse, Descending
Sigmoid
What are the folds in the stomach called?
Rugae
