Exam 3: Digestive System Flashcards
Masticatory mucosa is found on
Gingiva and hard palate
Surface epi of oral mucosa
Keratinized/parakeratinized strat squamous
Superficial cells of parakeratinized strat squamous epi keep their
Nuclei
Lamina propria of oral mucosa made up of 2 layers
Papillary layer
Reticular layer
Surface epi of lining mucosa
Strat squamous
**occasionally parakeratinized
Epithelium of vermillion zone of lips
Keratinized strat squamous
Submucosa of lining mucosa in oral cavity made up of
Dense CT
Can have glands, BV and nerves
Specialized mucosa is found on
Dorsal surface of tongue
Keratinized strat squamous epi is found on ___ papilla
Filiform
Strat squamous epi is found on ____ papilla
All other (except filiform)
General functions of specialized mucosa
Move food
Taste
Mucosa of the tongue is thicker ____ and thinner/smoother on _____
Dorsally; lower surface
Small salivary glands are associated w/
Vallate papilla
Function of small salivary glands
Produce serous fluid to cleanse tastebuds
Taste buds are located on all papilla except
Filiform papilla
Submucosa of tongue contains
Lingual salivary glands
Intrinsic tongue muscles have no ____ and are _____ muscles
External attachment; skeletal
4 alternating intrinsic tongue muscles from top to bottom
Superior longitudinal
Vertical muscles alternate w/ transverse
Inferior longitudinal
Function of intrinsic tongue muscles
Change tongue shape
Ameloblasts are polarized ____ cells
Columnar
You lose ameloblasts following
Tooth eruption
Function of ameloblasts
Produce enamel
Hardest substance in the body
Enamel
After tooth eruption, you cannot make more ___
Enamel
___ is harder than bone
Dentin
Dentin contains thin dentinal tubules w/ nerves and cell processes of
Odontoblasts
Precursor to dentin before mineralization
Perdentin
Columnar cells lining pulp cavity
Odontoblast
Function of odontoblasts
Repair
Produce/maintain dentin
Dental papilla AKA
Dental pulp
Dental papilla is CT w/ many
Blood vessels and nerves
Potential problem w/ dental papilla
Extensive inflammation
Largest salivary gland that only produces about 30% of total salivary output
Parotid gland
Gland most affected by the mumps
Parotid gland
Parotid gland is 100% ___ producing
Serous
Parotid gland products secreted
Salivary amylase
Lysozyme
Sec IgA
Function of salivary amylase
Break down carbs
Submandibular gland produces ___% of total salivary output
60%
Submandibular gland is a ___ gland, producing ___ and ___
Mixed gland; Mucus and serous products
Sublingual gland produces ___ of total salivary output
5%
Sublingual gland is a ___ gland, producing ____ and ____ products
Mixed; mucus and serous products
Sublingual gland is ___% mucus producing
80%
Para impulses increase the amount of ___ secretion from salivary glands
Watery
Sympathetic impulses decrease the amount of a saliva with a ____ consistency
Thicker
Submucosa of gut luminal walls includes ____ plexus
Submucosal (Meissner)
Muscularis externa of gut luminal wall contains ___ plexus
Myenteric