Gastrointestinal Tract Flashcards
Pharynx (Function)
Carry food and air
Pharynx (Composition)
Mostly Stratified squamous non keratinized. The resp area is pseudostratified rep epithelium
three areas of the pharynx
nasopharynx - behind nasal cavity
orpharynx - behind the oral cavity
Layrngopharynx - behind larynx
Canal General Organization
Mucosa - Lining Epithelium, lamina propria, muscluaris mucosase
Submucosa - Dense irregular usually has meisners plexus
Muscluaris Externa - inner circular and outer longitudinal with auerbachs plexus in between
Serosa or adventitia - seroa has underlying connective tissue and mesothelium
adventitia just connective tissue
Esophagus ( special chracteristics of Layers)
Lining - stratifies squamous nonkeratinized
Lamina propria - see MALT, lymph nodules
also see esophageal cardiac glands distal in esophagus
musclaris mucosae not present in oral cavity
Submucosa - has manty elastic fibers and has esophageal glands proper
Muscularis externa slowly swtiches from skeltal to smooth (from upper 1/3 to lower
Thoracic - has adventitia
ABdmonial - serosa covers
Esophogeal Cardiac Gands
Distal in esophagus in order to protect from fluids in reflux
Esophageal Galnds proper
in the submucosa layer and they function to lube wall faciliateate food and keep moist
Gastro esophogeal Junction
Abrupt change in epithelium from sratified squamous non keratinizedd to simple squamou to columnar
Gastroesophogeal sphincter
physiologic sphincter that has increase in tone in the inner circular layer of mucslaris externa
not an increase in bulk so it not as effective as an anatomical sphincter and stuff can back up
Stomach gross anatomy sections
Cardia - adjacent to espohagus near heart
Fundus - extend above where esophagus enters
Body - large main section
PYlorus is where stomach tapers
3 histological regions
the body and fundus become the gastric section
Rugae
transient folds in tstomach to increase surface area
Layers of the stomach
lining epithelium - has simple columnar epithelium
lamina propria - surrounds gastric pits, MALT and lymph nodules
Muscularis Mucosa - normal for outflow
Submucosa - contains blood vessels. may see GALT
Muscluaris externa - has three layers with inner oblique middle circular and outer longtidudinal
Serosa - is covers entire stomach
Gastric Pits
branching 3-7 projections in glands. They extend thorugh the lamina propria to the level of the muscularis mucosae
Parts of the gastric pits
isthmus - the narrow passage where glands connect glands
Neck 0 the the branch point of pits
Base- the main tube of the gland
6 Cell types of simple columnar lining epithelium
Surface Mucous Mucous Neck Stem Cells Enteroendocrine Cells Pariatel Cells Chief Cells
Surface Mucous Cells of Stomach
in luminal surface and gastric pits, have apical mucigen granules and basal nucleus
Function is to release mucin which mixes with water to form buffer blanket
Mucous Neck Cell of Stomach
located in isthmus and neck of pitws in teh cardiac pyloric and gastric section of stomach
apical mucigen and basal nuclues. The funciton is same as surface mucous but its a different secretion
Stem Cells of Stomach
location is in all parts of stomach
columnar, release reneweal of all stomach epithelial
Enteroendocrine cells of stomach
at the base of pits in all cells
basally located secretory granules
function is to release hormones to blood