GI Tract Part 1 Flashcards
Alimentary canal extends from
oral cavity to anus
Breakdown of food occurs in 5 phases—
ingestion, fragmentation, digestion, absorption, & elimination
— occurs in oral cavity, accompanied by —; results in — formation
Ingestion
fragmentation
bolus
Stomach completes fragmentation & initiates —
digestion
Contractions of smooth Mm
peristalsis
peristalsis is under — control
autonomic
In duodenum, pancreatic & biliary secretions results in
emulsificationof fat
In jejunum & ileum, 1’ absorption of
nutrients
In colon, resorption of — & elimination of —
water
waste
GI tract is a muscular tube lined by
mucus membrane
Large #’s of — associated with GI tract
glands
e.g., liver, pancreas & intestinal glands; embryological outgrowths of GI tract
— scattered throughout GI tract
Diffuse lymphoid tissue (MALT, GALT)
4 distinct layers of GI tract:
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa& adventitia(=serosa)
Mucosa has 3 overall functions:
protection, secretion & absorption
GI tract is subdivided into 3 layers:
epithelium, lamina propria, & muscularis mucosae
epithelium—
secretory & absorptive functions; different modifications at different levels of GI tract
lamina propria—
underlying connective tissue; contains lymphoid nodules, glands, blood vessels & lymphatics
muscularis mucosae—
thin layer of smooth Mm; boundary between mucosa & submucosa
Submucosa—
loose to dense irregular connective tissue layer beneath muscularis mucosae
submucosa supports —, and contains (3)
mucosa
larger blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics
Muscularis externa(= propria)—
usually inner circular & outer longitudinal smooth Mm layers
Muscularis externa mm fibers oriented at —
right angles
Segmentation—
local contractions
local contractions results in
mixing of food
how does segmentation occur? both…
proximally and distally, in either direction
Peristalsis—propels food — only
distally
aborally
Adventitia—
outer loose connective tissue layer, contains major Nn, vessels, & adipose tissue
Within abdominal cavity, referred to as
serosa(= visceral peritoneum)
Continuous with supporting —
mesentery
Lined by simple squamous epithelium (= —)
mesothelium
In other areas, adventitia merges with — tissue
retroperitoneal
Smooth Mm of gut controlled by
autonomic nervous sys
parasympathetic stimulation —
excitatory
sympathetic stimulation is —
inhibitory
Parasympathetic motor Nn synapse with ganglia located
near effector organ
in GI tract, ganglia located
within wall of gut, within submucosa & muscularis externa
Clusters of parasympathetic ganglia within submucosa; called
Meissner’s plexus(= submucosal plexus)
Larger clusters located between inner circular & outer longitudinal Mm layers called
myenteric or Auerbach’s plexus