Digestive System (Exam 1) Flashcards
What are the 4 tunics of tubular organs?
Tunica mucosa
Tunica submucosa
Tunica muscularis
Tunica adventitia
3 Layers of Tunica mucosa of tubular organs
epithelium
lamina propria
lamina muscularis (+/-)
Lamina muscular of tunica mucosa is always ______, except in _____.
smooth muscle
rumen/gallblader
If lamina muscularis is absent, the ____ blends with _____ to make _____.
lamina propria
tunica submucosa
propria submucosa
Tunica (adventitia/serosa) is not in a body cavity, while Tunica (adventitia/serosa) is within a body cavity.
adventitia
serosa
Tunica muscularis of tubular organs has ___ layer(s) made of what kind of muscle?
2-3 layers
smooth, skeletal, or both
Tissue type of lip epithelium
non-keratinized stratified squamous
Ruminant lip & cheek epithelium tissue type
non-keratinized stratified squamous
(T/F) Lips have no lamina muscularis.
true
______ M is equivalent to the Tunica muscularis of the lips.
orbicularis oris M
Lips have a tunica (adventitia/serosa).
adventitia (not in body cavity)
(T/F) Cheeks have a lamina muscularis of the tunica mucosa.
False - not present
What are the salivary glands in the cheeks called?
buccal glands
______ M is equivalent to the tunica muscularis of the cheeks
buccinator M
Tissue type that lines the cheeks
non-keratinized stratified squamous
Cheeks have a tunica (adventitia/serosa)
adventitia - not in body cavity
Hard Palate tissue type of epithelium
keratinized stratified squamous
What structure is present in the hard palate of ruminants?
dental pad
(T/F) The hard and soft palate have no lamina musclaris.
True - propria submucosa
What are the salivary glands in the hard palate & soft palate called?
palatine glands
The tunica mucosa of the soft palate has what tissue type epithelium on the orophyarngeal surface? Nasopharyngeal surface?
Oro: non-keratinized stratified squamous
Naso: ciliated pseudostratified columnar
The tunica muscularis of the soft palate is (smooth/skeletal/both).
skeletal
In which structure do you need to suture the dorsal and ventral surface layers separately?
tongue
Tongue epithelium tissue type
keratinized stratified squamous
Lingual papillae of the tongue can be _____ or ____.
gustatory or mechanical
Tunica muscularis of the tongue is made of (skeletal/smooth/both) and highly vascular.
skeletal
2 types of mechanical papillae
filiform
conical
3 types of gustatory papillae (taste buds)
fungiform
vallate
foliate
Name the papillae that are at the root of the tongue and lined with keratinized stratified squamous.
Conical
What are conical papillae called in ruminants?
lenticular
Name the papillae that cover most of the tongue and made of keratinized stratified squamous.
Filiform
Match filiform papillae to species:
projecting cone w/ secondary papillae
large caudal projections
flat with cornified threads
- ruminant
- feline
- equine
Name the papillae type that is on the dorsal surface of the tongue and made of non-keratinized stratified squamous.
fungiform
Name the papillae type that is largest and on the lateral surface of sulcus. Made of either keratinized or non-keratinized stratified squamous.
Vallate
Which type of glands are present in vallate and foliate papillae?
gustatory glands
Name the papillae type that is on the lateral surface of tongue folds and made of non-keratinized stratified squamous.
Foliate
What are the 3 cell types in taste buds?
neuroepithelial taste cells
sustentacular cells
basal cells
Which taste bud cell type gives rise to the other cell types?
basal cells
Salivary gland composition
water
electrolytes
mucous
antibacterial/antifungal/antiviral compounds
enzymes
K + bicarbonate in salivary glands are (higher/lower) than plasma concentration while Na + Cl are (higher/lower) than plasma concentration
higher
lower
Name the major salivary glands
parotid
mandibular
sublingual
Name a few minor salivary glands
zygomatic
molar
lingual
gustatory
buccal
palatine
What is the prefix used for salivary gland problem
sialo
Salivary glands is a (simple/compound) and (endocrine/exocrine) gland.
compound exocrine
What are the duct types in salivary glands in order? (5)
intercalated duct
intralobular duct / striated
interlobular duct
lobar ducts
main excretory duct
Secretory units with a small lumen
acinar
Secretory unit with a large lumen
alveolar
What are demilunes?
intermixed secretory products within one acinus
most common organization of seromucous glands
Parotid Salivary Gland has (serous/mucous/mixed) secretory products and are ____ _____ glands.
serous
compound acinar
Mandibular Salivary Gland has (serous/mucous/mixed) secretory products and are _____ ____ glands.
mixed
compound tubuloacinar
Which salivary gland type has canaliculi?
mandibular salivary gland
What kind of ducts in salivary gland have low cuboidal epithelium?
intercalated ducts
What kind of ducts in salivary gland are prominent?
intralobular/striated ducts
What kind of ducts in salivary gland have stratified cuboidal/columnar epithelium?
interlobular
What kind of ducts have stratified columnar epithelium + goblet cells?
main excretory duct
Two types of teeth
brachydont
hypsodont
What kind of teeth are all equine, ruminant cheek teeth, boar tusks, and incisors of rabbits/rodents?
hypsodont
Hypsodont teeth have no defined _____ and _____ covers entire tooth body.
crown
cementum
What kind of tooth is in all carnivores, incisors of ruminants, porcine teeth ex. tusks?
brachydont
Brachydont teeth have a defined crown with _____ and roots covered by ____.
enamel
cementum
What is the hardest substance in the body?
enamel
What produces enamel?
ameloblasts
(T/F) You can regenerate enamel.
False - ameloblasts lost when teeth erupts
Composition of enamel
99% mineral
1% organic
Composition of dentin
70% mineral
collagen matrix
What is dentin produced by?
odontoblasts
Dentin is beneath what 2 structures?
enamel + cementum
What structure is modified bone?
cementum
What produces cementum?
cementocytes
During brachydont tooth development, oral (endoderm/mesoderm/ectoderm) invaginate to form ______.
ectoderm
dental lamina
When is the inner epithelial layer ONLY called ameloblasts?
when you can see the substance it produces
Instead of teeth, avians have _____.
beak covered with keratin
What bone is present in the avian tongue?
entoglossal bone
What type of salivary glands are present in the avian buccal cavity?
simple branched tubular
What kind of epithelium lines the avian buccal cavity?
keratinized stratified squamous
What type of epithelium is in T. mucosa of esophagus (dog/cat/human)?
nonkeratinized stratified squamous
What type of epithelium is in the T. mucosa of esophagus (horse/ruminants/bird)?
keratinized stratified squamous
The lamina propria of the esophagus is made of loose connective tissue with ____ and ____ fibers.
collagen
elastic
What glands are present in the lamina propria of the avian esophagus?
simple branched, tubuloalveolar = mucosal glands (cuz in T. mucosa)
(T/F) Simple branched, tubuloalveolar glands are present in the lamina propria of the avian crop (a diverticulum of the esophagus).
FALSE
What distinguishes the avian esophagus from crop and mammalian esophagus?
presence of mucosal glands in lamina propria
Lamina muscularis of esophagus has a (circular/longitudinal) smooth muscle layer.
longitudinal
What species have an absent lamina muscularis in the cranial end of the esophagus?
dog, pig
(T/F) All species have a lamina muscularis at the caudal end of the esophagus.
True
_________ glands are within the tunica submucosa of the esophagus.
seromucous (compound, tubuloalveolar)
Which species has seromucous glands present throughout the T. submucosa of the esophagus?
canine
Which species has seromucous glands only in the cranial half of the esophagus (t. submucosa)?
porcine
Which species (2) does the esophagus not have submucosal glands?
ruminants
avian
Where are seromucous glands of the T. submucosa of esophagus located in species other than dog/pig/ruminant?
pharyngoesophageal junction
T. muscularis of the esophagus has 2 layers: inner (longitudinal/circular) and outer (longitudinal/circular)
circular
longitudinal
Which 2 species have 100% striated muscle and 0% smooth of the T. muscularis of esophagus?
ruminant
canine
Which species has 80/20 split of striated vs. smooth muscle in the T. muscularis of esophagus?
feline (cranial)
Which species has 66/33 split of striated vs. smooth muscle of T. muscularis of esophagus?
equine (cranial)
Which species’ esophagus (T. muscularis) has almost all skeletal muscle cranially, but predominantly smooth caudally?
porcine
Which two structures have 100% smooth muscle in the T. muscularis?
avian esophagus
avian crop
The esophagus has a T. serosa (cranially/caudally) and a T. adventitia (cranially/caudally).
caudal
cranial
The avian crop is also known as what?
esophageal diverticulum
Epithelium of avian crop is thicker, made of _______ tissue type.
keratinized stratified squamous
(T/F) All birds have mucous glands in the avian crop.
False - only some birds
ID will NOT include them!
Function of avian crop
moisten + macerate food
The epithelium in the esophageal-stomach junction goes from ______ to ______.
stratified squamous –> simple columnar
T. muscularis of esophageal-stomach junction goes through ____ muscle (dog/ruminant) –> _____ muscle.
striated –> smooth
What distinguishes the esophageal-stomach junction from the recto-anal canal junction?
absence of goblets cells in stomach (present in rectum)
Which species has the best developed nonglandular stomach?
ruminant
What are the 2 types of stomachs?
non-glandular
simple glandular
What two structures are seen in simple glandular stomach? (1 macro, 1 micro)
rugae (macro)
gastric pits (micro)
Which two micro structures are present in all regions of the glandular stomach?
gastric pits
gastric glands
Epithelium of T. mucosa of glandular stomach
simple columnar (secretory/mucous)
Lamina muscularis of glandular stomach has ___ layers of (striated/smooth) muscle.
3
smooth
Which layer of the glandular stomach has gastric glands?
lamina propria
In the T. submucosa of the glandular stomach, glands are only present where?
at junction w/ duodenum
The T. muscularis of glandular stomach has ___ layers of all (striated/smooth) muscle.
3
smooth
What are the 3 orientations/layers of smooth muscle in the T. muscularis of glandular stomach?
inner oblique
middle circular
outer longitudinal
What are the 4 regions of the stomach defined by their type of gland?
- non-glandular
- cardiac region
- fundic region
- pyloric region
What kind of glands are present in the cardiac gland region of the stomach?
branched, coiled tubular glands
Cardiac gland region has (short/deep) gastric pits and (short/deep) gastric glands.
short
deep
How are nuclei of mucous glands in cardiac stomach oriented?
round & centrally located
T. muscularis is (thicker/thinner) than pyloric region. Why?
thinner
pyloric has sphincter muscle
Fundic gland region (aka proper) has what kind of glands?
branched, straight tubular glands
What 4 cell types are seen in the fundic gland region?
chief cells
parietal cells
endocrine cells
mucous cells
Chief cells are (acidophilic/basophilic) and produce ______.
basophilic
pepsinogen
Parietal cells are (acidophilic/basophilic) and produce _____.
acidophilic
HCl (to activate pepsinogen)
Example of endocrine cell in the fundic gland region & its product
G cell - produce gastrin
Which 2 cell types predominant in the fundic gland region but are not there exclusively?
chief + parietal cells
What kind of glands are seen in the pyloric gland region?
branched, coiled tubular glands (short!)
What 2 cell types does the pyloric gland region have a few of?
parietal cells
endocrine cells