Glands of digestion Flashcards
What organ lies inferior to liver - bulk of which is a body and contains a cystic duct that connects to a narrow neck
gallbladder
What is the function of gallbladder
store and concentrate bile (can hold ~70 mL)
What is the difference between hepatic bile and cystic bile
Hepatic = primary bile (from liver) Cystic = concentrated bile (in gallbladder)
What hormone controls secretion of bile
CCK (and vagus n.)
What is the surface epithelium of mucosa in gallbladder
simple columnar
Clear cells (cholangiocytes) in the mucosa of the gallbladder have many what? What is the their function?
Many microvilli
Absorb water
What do brush cells in the gallbladder do? Are there many of them?
Produce mucinogen
few in number
True or false; the lamina propria of the gallbladder is loose and very vascular
true
True or false; a muscularis mucosa is absent in the gallbladder
true
What is very unique about the submucosa of the gallbladder
It is ABSENT!
True or false; the muscularis externa of gallbladder has a normal pattern
false - not normal patter - thin smooth muscle layer with disorganized muscle arrangement
Is the gallbladder mostly serosa or adventitia
serosa but some adventitia where it attaches to liver
True or false; the pancreas has an exocrine and endocrine function
true
What is the endocrine process of the pancreas
islets of langerhans producing hormones
What is the exocrine process of the pancreas
serous acini producing digestive enzymes
True or false; the largest portion of the pancreas is exocrine portion
true