Digestive Tract Flashcards
What kind of epithelium lines oral cavity, palate, tongue, palate, oro- and laryngopharynx?
non-keratinized stratified squamous
Parts of the pharynx (6)
tongue, palate, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, esophagus
anterior 2/3 of tongue epithelium - 3 types of elevation.papillae
filiform, fungiform, circumvallate
4 layers of the gut tube (inside –> outside)
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa/adventitia
3 components of mucosa layer of gut tube
(1) epithelium - simple columnar (except in mouth, pharynx, esophagus and anus) (2) lamina propria (3) muscularis mucosa - thin layer of SM
submucosa layer of gut tube
connective tissue b/t muscularis mucosa and muscularis externa
muscularis mucosa of gut tube
2 layers of SM: one inner circular and one outer longitudinal
serosa or adventitia
outer layer of gut tube, comprised of simple squamous epithelium and underlying connective tissue on abluminal surface of most of the gut
esophagus histology
non-keratinized squamous epithelium; mucus glands in submucosa for lubrication for passage; muscularis externa (skeletal muscle in proximal 1/3, smooth muscle in distal 1/3)
esophageal histology in the thorax
has a circumferential adventitia in addition to standard features of the esophagus
describe muscularis externa in the esophagus
all skeletal muscle in proximal 1/3, transitions to all smooth muscle in distal 1/3
Gastro-esophageal junction
abrupt change from non-keratinized stratified squamous to simple columnar epithelium; stratified squamous portion appears white
Stomach - function
provides storage for ingested food; mechanical mixing, early enzymatic digestion of masticated food
Regions of the stomach
fundus, cardia, body, antrum, pyloric spincter
Features of stomach mucosa
surface mucous cells; pits/fovelae; mucous neck cells; gastric glands
describe surface mucus cells
“sticky” mucus; bicarb rich; high pH
parietal cells
produce HCl and extrinsic factor (produced in intercellular canalicular system) ; contain enzyme carbonic anhydrase; appear read b/c many mitochondria
chief cells
produce pepsinogen (in granules), lipase and leptin
3 types of epithelial cells in deep layers of gastric mucosa
(1) parietal/oxyntic cells; (2) Chief/zymogenic cells; (3) enteroendocrine cells
pepsinogen
proenzyme that is converted to the enzyme pepsin by exposure to acidic stomach pH
parietal cells - carbonic anhydrase physiology
mediates CO2+H20 -> H2CO3 -> H+ + HCO3- reaction; H+ is then pumped into canaliculi by ATP energized proton pump, takes Cl- with it
Alkalization of surface mucousa
HCO3- produced in parietal cell carried to subsurface capillary network by submucosal vessels where it is used by surface mucous cells to produced alkaline mucous
how is intrinsic factor secreted?
secreted from parietal cells in vesicles
enteroendocrine cells
found throughout gut in epithelium; secrete multiple hormones into lamina propria: gastrin is the important one; others are secretin, cholecystokinin somatostatin
gastrin
secreted by enteroendocrine cells through exocytosis, simulates production of HCl by parietal cells