Exam 3 Flashcards
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What are the four tunics of the alimentary canal?
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, visceral peritoneum
What is the structure and function of the mucosa?
the innermost layer that secretes mucus, digestive enzymes, hormones, and absorbs DIGESTED nutrients into the blood
What is the structure and function of the submucosa?
external to the mucosa and has elastic fibers, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, glands, and nerves
What is the structure and function of the muscularis externa?
helps push the food along in the digestive tract
What is the structure and function of the serosa?
the outermost layer (protective visceral peritoneum)
Where is the upper esophageal sphincter?
top of the laryngopharynx
What are rugae?
squiggly lines that flatten in the stomach when it gets full
What is the pyloric region made of?
thick muscle tissue
What is the fundus made of?
thin muscle tissue
What does the mesentery do?
provides nutrients for organs (think of a heated weighted blanket with wires that provides everything for the organs)
What do the gastric glands do and where are they located?
located in the middle of the stomach and produce gastric juice, mucus, enzymes, and hormones
What do parietal cells do and where do they located?
on the walls of the gastric glands and secrete HCl
What do the chief cells do and where are they located?
on the bottom of the gastric glands and secrete pepsinogen, which is converted to pepsin by HCl.
What do enteroendocrine cells do?
releases histamine, serotonin, gastrin, secretin, and cholecystokinin (CCK)
What does CCK do?
inhibits the sensory activity, stimulates contraction of the gallbladder, stimulates release of pancreatic juice
What do the duodenal glands do?
releases bicarb and neutralizes stomach acid
What do intestinal glands do?
secretes intestinal juice and are located between the bases of the villi
What is the ileocecal valve?
where the ileum and cecum come together
Where are the parotid glands and what do they do?
located just in front of the ear and extend down and secrete saliva
What do hepatocytes do?
secrete bile, process nutrients, clear toxins
What are hepatic sinusoids and what do they do?
the pockets that things move through between hepatocytes and they moves everything nutrient rich before getting it to the central vein
What is the hepatic portal triad?
3 structures that are at each of the 6 corners of the liver lobule that includes the hepatic portal arteriole, the hepatic portal vein, and the bile duct
What does the hepatic portal arteriole do?
supplies O2 rich blood to the liver
What does the hepatic portal vein do?
supplies nutrient rich blood from GI to the liver
What does the bile duct do?
transports bile from liver to the duodenum
What are bile canaliculi and what do they do?
canals that secrete bile and sends it from the center to the corners of they do?
What do pancreatic acini do?
secrete enzyme-rich component of pancreatic juice
What does the visceral peritoneum do?
covers the external surfaces of most digestive organs
What does the parietal peritoneum do?
lines the body wall
What are haustral contractions?
slow segmenting movements
What are mass movements?
long, slow-moving, powerful contractile waves over large areas of colon that happen 3-4 times during or after digestion
What is elmulsification?
The process of breaking down fats in the liver
Where are vitamins absorbed?
in the SI
Where are minerals absorbed?
along the entire length of the SI
What are bile salts?
steroids made of cholesterol that help with fat digestion and
What is enterohepatic circulation?
process of conserving bile salts by having them reabsorbed in the ilium, returned to the liver through the hepatic portal vein, and put back into bile
What does the cephalic phase do?
anticipates food and is controlled by vagus nerve excitation
What does the gastric phase do?
activates stretch receptors and chemoreceptors after food has entered the stomach
What does the intestinal phase do?
inhibits gastric activity to make sure food doesn’t get into the duodenum too fast
What are the villus?
contains columnar (absorptive) & mucus-secreting goblet epithelial cels
What is the villus core?
contains an arteriole, a capillary network, a venule, a lymphatic capillary (called a lacteal)
What are the six main classes of nutrients?
carbs, proteins, lipids, minerals, water soluble vitamins, fat soluble vitamins,
Which vitamins are water soluble?
B-complez and C