Grand Tour of Alimentary Canal Flashcards
Functions of Digestive System (4)
- Digestion
- Secretion
- Absorption
- Motility
Which organ stores and concentrates bile?
Gallbladder
Where are faeces formed?
Large intestine
Epithelium in Mouth, Oesophagus and Anal Canal?
Stratified Squamous
Epithelium in Stomach, Small and Large Intestine
Simple Columnar
What type of tissue is Lamina Propria?
Loose Connective Tissue
What type of tissue is Muscularis Mucosae?
Thin Smooth Muscle
What type of tissue is Submucosa
Irregular Connective Tissue
Neurones in Submucosa form what?
Submucosal Meissners Plexus
Where are submucosal glands found?
Oesophagus and Duodenum
Where does Serosa/Adventita attach outside peritoneal cavity?
oesophagus and rectum
Where does Serosa/Adventita attach inside peritoneal cavity?
small intestine, stomach and large intestine
Muscularis externa has how many layers of smooth muscle?
Two
Muscularis externa inner muscle made up of and function
circular muscle which constricts lumen
Muscularis externa outside muscle made up of and function
longitudinal muscle which shortens tube
muscularis externa function? (3)
motility, peristalsis and segmentation
Where is myenteric (Auerbach) plexus found?
between inner and outer layers of muscularis externa
Submucosal and Myenteric plexuses make up what type of nervous system?
Enteric nervous sytem
Autonomic Control of Alimentary system is sympathetic or parasympathetic?
Parasympathetic with short ENS reflexes
Which nerve is involved in parasympathetic innervation of GI?
Vagus except for salivation
Which two nerves are involved in GI innervation for salivation?
Facial and Glossopharyngeal
Facial and Glossopharyngeal nerves in GI do what to secretion and motility
increases
what sympathetic nerve involved in GI innervation?
Splanchnic Nerve
What does Splanchnic nerve do in GI innervation
Inhibitory but not salivation
-Decreases Secretion and Motility