Exam 3 – Lecture 23: GI 2 Flashcards
What is the esophagus?
Muscular conduit
What does the esophagus go from and extend to?
Goes from the oropharynx and extends to the stomach
Extends down the cervical region and through the thoracic cavity into the abdomen
What is one of the major organs to go through the diaphragm?
Esophagus
What are the tunics of the esophagus?
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis
Serosa/adventitia
What kind of epithelium is the mucosa?
Stratified squamous epithelium
What kind of tissue is the submucosa?
Loose areolar connective tissue
Is the stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus keratinized?
No
What is the avian crop?
Dilation of the esophagus at the thoracic inlet
What happens when birds eat?
Food can be stored in the crop and then moves to the proventriculus, which is the chemical stomach. Food moves to the gizzard, which is a grinding organ
What does the gizzard do?
Chews food after it has gone through the chemical process
What kind of muscle is the esophagus?
Smooth and voluntary
What are the regions of the monogastric stomach?
Cardiac region
Fundic region
Pyloric region
What are the parts to the ruminant stomach?
Rumen (paunch)
Reticulum (honeycomb)
Omasum (many piles, “butcher’s bible”)
Abomasum (true or chemical stomach)
What kind of epithelium makes up the rumen, reticulum, and omasum?
Stratified squamous
Describe the rumen and reticulum
Manny commensal microbes
Mostly fermentation
Reducing environment
Some absorption
What does the omasum do?
Water absorption
What is the abomasum like?
Longitudinal folds (rugae) Columnar epithelium with numerous goblets and has gastric pits