GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM ANATOMY II Flashcards
what are the 3 main regions of the small intestine?
- duodenum: 25cm
- jejunum: 2.5m
- ileum: 3.6m
what is the function of duodenum?
- receive acidic chyme from stomach
- receive secretions from pancreas and liver
what is the function of jejunum and ileum?
digestion and absorption
what holds small intestine in place (attach small intestine to body wall) and what does it do?
- mesentery
- allows movement but prevents tangling
what are the 4 key vessels structure of the mesentery?
- arteries
- veins
- nerves
- lymphatics
because the small intestine needs to carry out further digestion and absorption, in needs a _____1______ surface area.
to achieve it, there are 4 keyways: _________2______, ________3_________, __________4_________, and ___________5__________
1: large/huge
2: length
3: folding of intestinal wall (plicae circulares)
4: extensions of mucosa (vili)
5: extensions of epithelial cells (microvili)
what is the epithelium of small intestine?
simple columnar
what is plicae circulares? what does it originate from?
- permanent large folds of small intestine
- core submucosa with overlying mucosa
where can you find the SI villi?
surface of the plicae circulares
what is villi made of?
mucosa
what allows vili to wiggle back and forth?
muscularis mucosae
what overlaying the vili?
simple columnar epithelium
what is the core of each villus?
lamina propria
what inside the core of villi?
- lymph lacteal (absorb products of fat digestion)
- capillary network (products of protein and carbohydrate go into this)
2 key cell types of the vili?
- goblet cells for mucous secretion for protection
- columnar cells tightly packed
the absorptive cells of the small intestine (a.k.a _______1_______) have ______2______ on their _______3______ surface
1: enterocytes
2: microvilli
3: apical
what structure can you find at the base of villi?
intestinal glands/crypts
what is glycocalyx?
network of branched filaments and glycoprotein which tether enzymes
what does microvilli do?
assist contact digestion because there are enzymes attached to brush border
in the small intestine, the mucosa being the innermost layer with sheet of epithelial layer being the barrier with the lumen.
therefore it needs to be a selective barrier, to absorb what is useful to us
epithelial cell acts as the selective layer (plasma membrane) - selective permeable
has proteins to allow passages: channels, transporters
–> called transcellular pathway
what are the intercellular connections that we can find in small intestine?
- tight junctions
- adhesion belt
- gap junction
- desmosomes
tight junctions characteristics?
- very tight, but can also be loose, to ‘tightly’ control what goes through the small intestine
- small molecules may diffuse through
list all of the specialised structure that you can find on the epithelium of the small intestine? (5), among the 5, which 3 can be found in crypts?
- enterocytes: absorptive cells
- goblet cells: secrete mucous for protection
- paneth cells: granules , antibacterial enzymes
- endocrine cells: screte hormones
- stem cells: make all cell types
- epithelial, paneth and stem can be found in crypts
describe the wall of intestine from lumen inner most to outermost?
- epithelial layer covers the mucosa
- mucosa
- muscularis mucosa
- submucosa
- 2 muscle layers (circular inner and longitudinal outer)