GI System Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 layers of the stomach?
A
Mucosal (epithelial), muscular (smooth muscle) and serosa
2
Q
What do parietal glands secrete?
A
Hydrochloric acid
3
Q
What do chief cells secrete?
A
Pepsinogen
4
Q
What does the mucosal lining secrete?
A
Mucus to protect the stomach from HCl and bicarbonate
5
Q
Argentaffin cells secrete what?
A
Gastrin
6
Q
What can delay gastric emptying?
A
High caloric density, fats and proteins
7
Q
What nonpathogenic bacteria might cats have in their stomach?
A
Chlamydia
8
Q
Which side of the body is the stomach?
A
Left
