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digestive tract 1 Flashcards

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layers of the digestive system (interior to exterior)

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  • mucosa
  • submucosa
  • muscularis externa
  • adventitia
  • mesentary
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the mucosa of digestive system is

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adjacent to the lumen

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the submucosa of the digestive tract is

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  • made highly of distensible connective tissue
  • contain Meissner plexuses
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Meissner plexuses

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  • plexus of autonomic nerves innervating organs
  • help with blood flow
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muscularis externa

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  • consists of smooth muscle oriented in different directions
  • inner-circular and outer longitudinal layers facilitates the movement of food involuntarily
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adventitia (serosa) of digestive system

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  • secures organs to surrounding tissues
  • fibrous connective tissue (serosa) in the peritoneal gap (gap between parietal and visceral layers) covers organs individually
  • both covered by mesothelium for frictionless movement
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mesentery of digestive system

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  • not really a layer
  • attaches stomach, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, and most other abdominal digestive organs to the posterior wall of abdomen
  • organs with this layer are intraperitoneal and those without are retroperitoneal
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the digestive system includes the following structures/organs:

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  • oral cavity/teeth/tongue
  • salivary glands
  • pharynx
  • esophagus
  • stomach
  • liver
  • gall bladder
  • pancreas
  • large intestine
  • small intestine
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the digestive system helps with:

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  • propulsion
  • secretion
  • absorption
  • excretion
  • immunologic protection
  • hormone production
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the digestive system has 2 main parts:

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  • upper tract - initial phase (oral cavity, pharynx esophagus)
  • lower tract (stomach, intestines, and anal canal)
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the structures of the digestive tract allow the following:

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  • ingestion
  • mastication
  • motility
  • secretion
  • hormone release
  • chemical digestion
  • absorption
  • elimination
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the oral cavity

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  • has only mucosa and submucosa
  • non-keratinized simple squamous epithelium on most of mucosa
  • papillae on the tongue
  • saliva enters invaginations of papilla and needs to be flushed
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type of papillae on the tongue

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  • filaform
  • fungiform
  • foliate
  • circumvallate (vallate)
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filaform

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  • most abundant papillae
  • no taste buds
  • highly keratinized
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fungiform

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  • mushroom shaped
  • some taste buds
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foliate

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  • rudimentary in humans
  • on sides of tongue
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circumvallate (vallate)

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  • have most taste buds
  • innervated by the most sensory nerves
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why is it important to have active salivary glands and brush your teeth?

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  • because saliva enters papillae and cleans out proliferation of bacteria in mouth
  • if not cleaned it would carry lots of bacteria
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Ebner’s gland

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  • minor salivary glands
  • only produce serous fluids
  • help flush oral cavity
  • all other glands are mixed or mucosal glands
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function of oral cavity

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  • food is chewed and broken down into bolus
  • salivary amylase breaks down starch into glucose
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tongue

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  • non keratinized
  • papillae
  • skeletal muscle
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teeth

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  • enamel
  • dentin
  • pulp
  • cementum
  • gingiva
  • periodontal ligament
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esophagus

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  • has 3 layers
  • non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium in upper and middle thirds and becomes columnar toward lower third
  • submucosal glands are larger than mucosal glands
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layers of esophagus

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  • upper 1/3 = skeletal muscle
  • middle 1/3 = skeletal and smooth muscle
  • lower 1/3 = smooth muscle
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innervation of the digestive tract

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  • enteric system
  • has 2 subsections
  • parasympathetic nerve fibers activate physiologic digestive process
  • sympathetic nerve fibers are mainly inhibitory of digestive process
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subsections of digestive tract

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  • myenteric plexus
  • meissner plexus
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myenteric plexus

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  • between inner and outer layers of smooth muscle
  • regulates smooth muscle contraction
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meissner plexus

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  • in submucosa
  • regulates glandular secretion and blood flow
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the stomach

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  • primary site of digestion of nutrients
  • has 4 regions
  • rugae
  • glands secrete mucous, acid, digestive enzymes
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4 regions of the stomach

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  • cardia
  • fundus
  • body
  • pylorus
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rugae

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  • the irregular folds of the inner lining of the stomach
  • flatten out when stoamch expands
  • simple columnar epithelium
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glands of stomach

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  • pass through lamina propria
  • cardiac glands are at esophageal orifice (mostly mucous secretion)
  • gastric glands are in body and fundus (most developed and numerous, secrete mucous, acid and enzymes)
  • pyloric glands (close to duodenum, mostly secrete mucous)
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gastric pits

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  • shallow invaginations of the surface epithelium
  • contain surface mucous cells
  • highly alkaline (secrete carbonate)
  • protect epithelial lining form low pH of stomach in lumen
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gastric glands have 5 cell types:

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  • surface mucosa
  • mucous neck cells
  • parietal cells
  • chief cells
  • G cells
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surface mucosa of gastric glands secrete

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alkaline fluid (carbonate) to protect epithelium

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mucous neck cells of gastric glands

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  • secretes acid (HCl) to reduce pH of stomach
  • live and die quickly, replaced by stem cells that migrate to the neck of the gland from the base of the pit
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parietal cells of gastric glands

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  • secretes intrinsic factor and HCl
  • have receptors for gastrin
  • controlled by ANS
  • if damaged, no secretion of intrinsic factor = no vitamin B12 = subacute combined degeneration
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chief cells of gastric glands

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  • secrete pepsinogen and gastric lipase
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G cells of gastric glands

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  • secretes gastrin
  • stimulates production of HCl by parietal cells
40
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gastrin is secreted by

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enteroendocrine cells

41
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gastric glands are innervated by:

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acetylcholine receptor (parasympathetic)

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