Histo of Intestinal Tract Flashcards
What are the three regions of the small intestine?
duodenum, jejunum, illeum
Whenever you are at a point exposed to the outside you most likely have what kind of epithelium?
keritinzed squamos epithelium
What is 21-25 feet long?
the small intestine
What is the principle site of digestion of food?
small intestine
Where do you have most of the absorption of products of digestions?
small intestine
Is the first portion of the duodenum peritoneal or retroperitoneal?
peritoneal
Is the 2nd 3rd and 4th portion of the duodenum peritoneal or retroperitoneal?
retroperitoneal
What are some gross aspects of the small intestine?
Mesentary
Plicae Circulares
Vasa Recta
Describe the layers of the small intestine
Mucosa
submucosa
muscularis externa (ICOL)
serosa/Adventitia
The (blank) is a band of smooth muscle extending from the junction of the duodenum and jejunum to the left crus of the diaphragm and functioning as a suspensory ligament
ligament of trites
The (blank) of plicae drop from the jejunum to the ilium
height
If it has a mesentary and mesocolon it has to be (blank).
periotoneal
The (blank) slow the passage of the food along the intestines, and afford an increased surface for absorption.
plicae
The (blank) of the jejunum are long and few, compared to the ileum where they are numerous and short.
vasa recta
Plicae are covered with small fingerlike projections called (blank). Each of these, in turn, is covered with (blank).
villi
microvilli.
What does the microvilli of the plicae do?
The microvilli absorb fats and nutrients from the chyme.
Why does the small intestine have plicae, intestinal villi, and microvilli?
to increase surface area
What increases the surface area the most in the small intestine?
microvilli
(blank) are permanent spiral folds of mucosa and submucosa in distal duodenum, jejunum, and proximal ileum
plicae circulares
Intestinal villi increase surface area by a factor of (blank)
10
(blank) are folds of the mucosa projecting into the lumen. Villi increase the absorptive surface of the mucosa.
villi
Where do you find the crypts of lieberkuhn of the small intestine?
lamina propria
What kind of epithelium does the small intestine have?
simple columnar epithelium
What are the 6 types of cells you will find in the Mucosa of the small intestine?
enterocytes (surface absorptive cells) Goblet cells M cells Stem cells Paneth cells enteroendocrine cells
What are the surface absorptive cells of the Small intestine mucosa?
Enterocytes
What are specialized for transport of substances from intestinal lumen into circulatory system?
Enterocytes
What type of cell of the small intestine have microvilli on them?
enterocytes
How do enterocytes seal off intercellular space from intestinal lumen?
intercellular junctions
What do goblet cells secrete?
mucinogen
Why does mucinogen get converted to mucous?
for protection
What type of cells are Modified enterocytes?
M cells
What do M cells do?
they are antigen presenting cells that cover lymphatic nodules
Where do we find lymphatic nodules?
in the LP
What do they enteroendocrine cells of the small intestine produce?
same kinds of peptide hormones as the enteroendocrine cells of stomach (CCK, somatostatin, motilin, VIP)
WHat do paneth cells secrete?
antibacterial lysozyme
Where do we primarily find paneth cells?
in distal ileum
What does paneth cells regulate?
normal intestinal flora
What do stem cells do?
restore epithelium every 5-6 days