Exam3Lec1Digestive1 Flashcards
What is contained in the upper GI?
- Oral cavity: lip, tongue, salivary glands, teeth
- Esophagus
- Esophago-gastric jxn
- Stomach
The oral cavity has what type of epithelium?
stratified squamous
What type of epithelium does the rough and smooth surfaces of the oral cavity have + what structures
rough surface: keratinized strat sq
* gingiva + hard palate + dorsal tongue
smooth surface: non-keratinized strat sq
* inner surface (mucosal) of lips/cheeks + floor of mouth + ventral tongue
What are the three functional compartments of GI tract?
- Oral cavity: ingestion and fragmentation of food
- Simple passages: transport of food or its residues without significant modification (esophagus and anus)
- Digestive tract: Secretes enzymes induced in breakdown of food: absorbs molecules produced (stomach, small and large bowel)
What are mucosal elevations of anterior, dorsal surface of the tongue?
papillae
What are the 4 types of papillae and describe each one
- Filiform: feather-like shape, long thread like shape
- Fungiform: mushroom-like shape
- Circumvallate: dome-like shape
- Foliate: small lateral folds -> groups of peaks
Tongue has rough surface w/lots of bumps called papillae
Which type of papillae does NOT contain taste buds? What is its role?
Filiform-> role to increase friction between tongue and food
* Fungiform, circumvallate, foliate, oral mucosa and pharyngeal mucosa has tastebuds!
filiform papillae are the most abundant
Cicumvallate papillae are located where? What are they associated with?
- Located in front if the v-shaped sulcus terminalis
- Associated with Ebner’s glands
Explain the process of food components + taste buds
- food components dissolved in saliva penetrate through the taste pore
- Interact with tast receptors causing electrical changes in the taste cells sending impulses to the brain
TONGUE
- What are the principal cell types?
- What are the five stimuli?
- Cell: neuroepithelial cells, supporting cells, basal cells
- Stimuli: sweet, salty, bitter, acid, umami
Inn of Epiglottis, cicumvallate papillae and fungiform papillae via what?
- Epi: CN X
- Cicumvallate: CN IX
- Fung: VII
Taste info reaches the cerbral cortex primarily through what? Some through what?
- Primarily thought the facial (VII) and glossopharyngeal (IX) nerves
- Some through vagus nerve (X)
- Sensory neruons synapse in the medulla located in the solitary nucleus
What is the waldeyer’s ring? fxn?
- The Waldeyer’s ring is made up of the tonsils (tubal, palatine, lingual) , adenoids, and other lymphoid tissue.
- It contains lymphocytes (a type of immune cell) that help the body fight infection and disease.
Taste buds
a. Fxn
b. Lxn
c. Stimuli
a. Fxn: perceive taste + send signals to brain via CN 7 + 9 + 10
b. Lxn: tongue papillae + oral/pharyngeal mucosa
c. Stimuli: sweet, salty, bitter (sour), umami (earthy)
Each taste bud can detect each stimuli
What are the contents and fxn of the oral mucosa?
- Contents: epithelium (stratified squamous) + neutrophils + saliva-> barrier
- Fxn: protective barrier and immune fxn
What are the protective mechanisms of the oral mucosa?
- Epithelium secretes beta-defensins
- Neutrophils secretes alpha-defensins
- Saliva secretes antimicrobial peptides
- Plasma cells = immunoglobulin A secretion into saliva
What is contained within the outer layer and inner layer of the teeth?
Outer layer = enamel -> contains ameloblasts
Inner layer = dentin -> contains odontoblasts
Ameloblasts are only present when?
Developing baby teeth
What is the order of teeth?
ameloblasts ->enamel ->dentin -> odontoblasts
What type of glands are formed when epithelial cells maintain contact with the surface of CT? Without contact?
- With contact: exocrine glands
- Without: endocrine glands
Epitheliral cells proliferate and penetrate CT-> may or may not maintain contact with the surface
What are the exocrine glands in the mouth?
salivary glands
These glands use many ducts to secrete fluid material
Mucous gland vs Serous gland
- Mucous gland = secretes viscous, slimy, glycosylated proteins + water-soluble ->stains light
- Serous gland = secretes watery, non-glycosylated proteins, runny + water insoluble , secretory granules preserved, basophilic rER-> stains dark
What molecules make up saliva? hy
Saliva = alpha amylase, lysozyme, IgA, water, bicarb (HCO3-)
“Salivating Amy Likes Intense Weed Brownies”
What are the major salivary glands of the oral cavity?
Major Glands: Parotid + Submandibular + Sublingual
What are the minor salivary glands?
- lingual, palantine, etc located in the submucosa of oral cavity
- Have short ducts whihc empty directly to the oral cavity
What are the 3 ducts of the major salivary glands? Where are they located?
- Intercalated duct = in serous and mixed glands
- Striated duct = in serous glands
- Excretory duct = interlobular and interlobar
What is the organization of glands and note what type of epithelium it has and/or what is secretes
- Acinus = secretes initial saliva product
- Intercalated duct = simple squam., secrete HCO3- & absorb Cl-
- Striated duct = simple cuboid., secrete K+ + HCO3- & absorb Na+
- Intralobular duct = simple column., striations inbasement mem.
- Interlobular duct = pseudostratified column.
- Main duct = secretes final saliva product directly into the mouth
NOTE: the intralobular duct is made up of the intercalated + striated ducts