GI II Flashcards
1
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plicae circulares
A
visible folds of the small intestine
2
Q
regions of the small intestine
A
duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
3
Q
brunner glands
A
in the submucosa of the proximal duodenum, produce bicarbonate to neutralize acid
4
Q
central lacteal
A
in villi, drains the digested materials
5
Q
stem cells of intestinal crypts diffentiate into
A
enterocytes and goblet cells
6
Q
Paneth cells
A
secrete antimicrobial products like lysozyme, eosinophilic, found deep in the crypts
7
Q
goblet cells increase in (proximal/distal) intestine
A
distal
8
Q
enterokinase
A
activates trypsinogen to trypsin
9
Q
myenteric or Auerbach plexus
A
located between muscle walls
10
Q
submucosal or Meissner plexus
A
regulator of the the muscularis mucosae
11
Q
taenia coli
A
outer longitudinal layer of large intestine gathered into 3 thick bands
