GI Oral Cavity Flashcards
alimentary canal
tube food passes through
mouth, eso, stomach, SI, LI
mucosa fxn
barrier to separate lumen from rest of body
mucosa components
epithelia
lamina propria
muscularis mucosae
submucosa fxn
bind mucosa to muscularis externa
submucosa tissue type
CT (usually dense irregular)
muscularis externa fxn
propel the contents of the digestive tract
adventitia
CT that is continuous w/ adjacent CT
serosa
mesothelim supported by this CT to suspend tube
gingivitis Sx
gums may be soft, puffy, dark red, receding or bleed easily
gingivitis cause
plaque on teeth for 2 - 3 days
gingivitis Tx
removal of plaque/ tartar by scaling, good oral hygiene
taste bud cell types
neuroepithelial cells
supporting cells
basal cells
neuroepithelial cells
elongated cells w/ microvilli
connected by tight jxns
neuroepithelial location
facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus nerves
supporting cells (taste buds)
do not synapse w/ nerve cells
elongate w/ microvilli
basal cells (taste buds)
stem cells for neuroepithelial and supporting cells
usually located at basal lamina of taste bud
taste bud locations
tongue
glossopalatine arch
soft palate
bitter taste path
- bind to receptors
- activate G-protein
- secondary messenger - up Ca2+
- Ca causes NT release
- impulse sent along post-synaptic nerve
sweet taste path
- bind to receptors
- activate G-protein
- secondary messenger - up Ca2+
- Ca causes NT release
- impulse sent along post-synaptic nerve
umami taste path
- bind to receptors
- activate G-protein
- secondary messenger - up Ca
- Ca causes NT release
- impulse sent along post-synaptic nerve
sour taste path
- H+ protons act directly on ion channels
- activates and increases Ca
- generates AP
salty taste path
- Na acts directly on ion channels
- activates and increases Ca
- generates AP
enamel structure
96 - 98 Ca hydroxyapatite
crystals are arranged as rods
enamel and fluoride
fluoride makes enamel more resistant to acid demineralization
making enamel
ameloblasts secrete enamel
making dentin
odontoblasts secrete predentin which becomes mature mineralized dentin