Exam 3 Alimentary canal Flashcards
The alimentary canal is the _____ portion of the GI tract
Tubular
What is the alimentary canal a continuation of?
oral cavity
What happens to food in the alimentary canal?
- churned
- liquefied
- digested
_____ and ____ is absorbed in the alimentary canal
Nutrients and water
Indigestible components are:
Eliminated (feces)
How long is the alimentary canal?
9 meters
What are the morphological regions of the alimentary canal?
- esophagus
- stomach
- small intestine
- large intestine
What are the portions of the stomach?
Cardiac, fundus, body, pylorus
Small intestine is made up of what components?
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
Components of the large intestine
- cecum
- colon
- rectum
- anal canal
- appendix
From inside to out,
What is the general plan of the alimentary canal?
- Mucosa
- Submucosa
- Muscularis Externa
- Adventitia/serosa
organized in tubular structure
The alimentary canal has the same ____ throughout, with some ____
“plan”; regional differences
What makes up the mucosa of the GI tract/alimentary canal?
- epithelium
- lamina propria
- muscularis mucosa (smooth muscle)
Where are glands found in the mucosa of the GI tract?
Lamina propria
What layer of the GI tract mucosa is highly vascular and contains lymph vessels and loose CT?
Lamina propria
Functions of the alimentary canal mucosa
- barrier
- secretory
- absorptive
The lumen of the GI is continuous with the:
Environment
The muscularis mucosa is composed of:
- smooth muscle
- inner circular and outer longitudinal
GI submucosa is composed of what kind of connective tissue?
- dense
- irregular
- fibroelastic
Are there glands in the submucosa?
No (except esophagus and duodenum)
Meissner’s submucosal plexus is found in:
Submucosa of the GI tract (within submucosal CT)
Meissner’s submucosal plexus controls what?
- motility of mucosa
- secretory activity of glands
- blood flow
What are the layers of smooth muscle in the muscularis externa?
- inner circular
- outer longitudinal
Contraction in the muscularis externa produces:
Propulsion/peristalsis
Where is Auerbach’s myenteric plexus found?
Between inner circular and outer longitudinal smooth muscle
Auerbach’s myenteric plexus regulates:
Muscle activity
Inner circular smooth muscle is seen from a ____ profile
longitudinal
Outer longitudinal smooth muscle is seen from a ____ profile
Cross section
What is the function of adventitia?
Adheres/anchors organs together
What is the function of serosa?
Allows organs to slide past one another
Intraperitoneal contains:
- serosa
- simple squamous epithelium
Retroperitoneal contains:
- adventitia
- dense, irregular CT that adheres to body wall
What innervates the GI tract?
- autonomic nervous system
- enteric nervous system
What are the components of the autonomic nervous system?
- Sympathetic
- Parasympathetic
What are the components of the enteric nervous system?
- Meissner’s submucosal plecus
- Auerbach’s myenteric plexus
True or false: the enteric nervous system can control the GI tract independent of the ANS
True
Where is Auerbach’s Myenteric Plexus located?
Between smooth muscle layers of muscularis externa
Auerbach’s Myenteric Plexus contains:
Nerve fibers and cell bodies
Auerbach’s Myenteric Plexus is ____ plexus that extends from the ____ to the ____
One; esophagus to anus
monitors entire GI tract
Large neuronal cell bodies and satellite cells are found in:
Auerbach’s Myenteric Plexus
_____ is important for local control of the GI tract
Meissner’s Submucosal Plexus
The esophagus is a _____ tube
Muscular
How long is the esophagus?
25 cm
Functions of the esophagus
- receives food from the pharynx
- discharges food to the stomach
- prevents retrograde flow of gastric acid
The tunica in the esophagus is clearly evident, containint:
- mucosa
- submucosa
- tunica muscularis externa
- lumen
True or false: the esophagus closes during swallowing
False - opens to receive bolus
The esophagus is _____ - contains puckered folds, collapsed
Distensible
The esophageal mucosa has 3 layers, which are:
- epithelium
- lamina propria
- muscularis mucosa
Esophageal mucosa epithelium contains:
nonkeratinized stratified squamous
Esophageal mucosa lamina propria contains:
- fibroelastic
- esophageal cardiac glands
Where are esophageal cardiac glands located?
Near pharynx, stomach
Esophageal cardiac glands produce:
Mucus
Esophageal mucosa - describe the muscularis mucosa
- Only a single layer of longitudinally arranged smooth muscle
- becomes thicker near stomach
Esophageal mucosa is classified as either:
- unremarkable
- remarkable
Describe unremarkable esophageal submucosa
- dense, fibroelastic CT
- contains Meissner’s Submucosal Plexus
Remarkable esophageal submucosa contains:
contains esophageal glands proper
one of only two regions with glands in submucosa
Esophageal glands proper are located outside of:
Muscularis mucosa
Esophageal glands are what type of glands?
Tubuloacinar glands
Tubuloacinar glands contain what kind of cells?
- mucous cells
- serous cells
Esophageal glands proper deliver secretions into the:
Lumen
Esophageal glands proper secrete what enzymes via serous cells?
- pepsinogen
- lysozyme
Esophageal muscularis externa contains what two layers?
- inner circular
- outer longitudinal
Esophageal muscularis externa contains what kind of muscle?
Skeletal and smooth muscle fibers
True or false: esophageal muscularis externa contains normal myenteric plexus
True
The esophagus contains three _____ regions
Histologically distinct
(pharyngoesophageal sphincter, gastroesophageal spincter, outer tunic)
What are the three regions of the esophagus?
- Upper 1/3: Skeletal muscle
- Middle 1/3: Skeletal and Smooth muscle
- Lower 1/3: Smooth muscle
Esophagus physiological sphincters
- Pharyngoesophageal (upper esophageal)
- Gastroesophageal (lower esophageal)
Retroperitoneal outer tunic of the esophagus is comprised of:
Adventitia
Intraperitoneal outer tunic of the esophagus is comprised of:
Serosa
The stomach-esophagus junction demonstrates an abrupt transition from _____ to ____
Stratified squamous to simple columnar
True or false: esophageal glands proper do not continue into the submucosa of the stomach
False - they do
Gastric pits begin to appear at the _____ junction
stomach-esophagus junction
The stomach esophagus junction has increased thickness of what tissue layer?
Muscularis externa
The stomach is characterized as a ____ structure
Muscular, sac-like
Resting stomach volume
50 mL
Distended stomach volume
1500 mL
____ is the most dilated region of the alimentary canal
Stomach
Function of the stomach
Liquifies food through enzymatic digestion and physical maceration
The lesser curvature of the stomach is _____ whereas the greater curvature of the stomach is ____
concave; convex