GI system Flashcards
What is the mouth lined by
Stratified Squamous epithelium (mainly)
Where in the mouth is there keratinised squamous epithelium
Gums, hard palate, upper tongue
What are the salivery glands
Parotid, submandiubular, sublingual
What is the epithelium of salivary glands
Secretory, glandular epithelium
What is the oesophagus lined by
Stratified squamous epithelium
Submucosal glands
Circular and longitudinal muscles
Where in the stomach is mucus produced
The fundus
What do parietal cells produced
HCL and intrinsic factor
What do chieff cells in the stomach produce
Pepsinogen and lipase
What do the interstitial cells of cajal do
Pacemaker cells of the intestine
What are the layers of the bowel
Lumen Epithelium Basement membrane Lamina Propria Muscularis Mucosae Submucosa Muscularis propria (inner circular, outer longitudinal) Adventitia Serosa (mesothelial cells)
What are at the bottom of intestinal crypts
Stem cells
Is which part of the small intestine is retroperitoneal
Duodenum
What increases Surface Area in the small intestine
Crypts, villi and microvilli
Where does the appendix come off of
the cecum
What is the turn between the ascending colon and transverse colon called
Hepatic flexure
