digestive system II Flashcards
What type of excretion do salivary glands use?
exocrine
What is the largest difference between major (parotid, mandibular, zygomatic, sublingual) and minor salivary glands (labial, lingual, buccal)?
Long excretory ducts vs short
Name the 6 features of the salivary gland
Compound Exocrine Lobulated Merocrine Mixed Secrete saliva
What are myoepithelial cells?
Contractile cells around glands inbasal lamina to expel secretion
Is saliva antibacterial?
Yes
What is the structural and functional unit of the gland?
Adenomere
Describe the flow of saliva?
Adenomere intercalated duct striated duct intralobular duct interlobular duct surface epithelium
Is parotid salivary gland mixed, serous, or mucus?
serous only
What two types of tissues look similar?
Parotid (mucus) and pancreas (islets of Langerhan’s)
Where are serous demilunes commonly seen?
Mandibular salivary gland
What is the smallest of the major glands? What is their main product?
Sublingual
Mucin
What are the 3 layers of Tunica Mucosa?
Epithelium
Lamina propria
muscularis mucosa
Where are glands located in the GI tract?
Submucosa
What are the 2 layers of the Tunica muscularis of the GI tract?
Inner circular layer
Outer longitudinal layer
Does espophagus have tunica adventitia or serosa?
Adventitia