Final Exam Chapter 8 Flashcards
What are functions of the gallbladder
Store bile and concentrate bile
What bile is primarily bile from the liver
Hepatic bile
What bile is concentrated bile from the gallbladder
Cystic bile
What is bile release controlled by
CCK and the vagus nerve
What is the surface epithelium of the gallbladder mucosa
Simple columnar
What cell types are located within the gallbladder mucosa
Clear cells and brush cells
What cells are aka cholangiocytes, have many microvilli, and function to concentrate bile by absorbing water
Clear cells
What cell is few in number within the gallbladder mucosa and produce mucinogen
Brush cells
What part of the gallbladder often posses small mucous glands
The neck of the gallbladder lamina propria
What part of the gallbladder mucosa is loose and very vascular ct
Lamina propria
What is the function of the lamina propria of the gallbladder
Lubricate the narrow neck lumen
What part of the gallbladder mucosa is absent
Muscularis mucosa
Is there submucosa in the gallbladder
No its absent - unusual
What is unique about the muscularis eterna of the gallbladder
It is NOT a normal pattern, has thin smooth muscle layer with disorganized muscle arrangement
What is the difference between endocrine and exocrine pancreas
Endocrine = islets of langerhans producing hormones, exocrine = serous acini producing digestive enzymes
What is the largest portion of the pancreas
Exocrine (digestive enzymes) portions