Histology Flashcards
Layers of the GI tract wall
mucosa - epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosae
submucosa
muscularis externa
serosa/adventitia
GALT
located in the lamina propria
gut associated lymphoid tissue
Submucous plexus
part of the ENS
located in the submucosa
Myenteric plexus
part of the ENS
located in the muscularis externa
between the two muscular layers
Epithelium of the oral cavity, oropharynx, laryngopharynx and tongue
stratified squamous epithelium
Epithelium of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx
respiratory epithelium
Papillae have no taste buds
filiform
4 tonsils
pharyngeal
palatine
lingual
tubal
Change in epithelium at the gastro oesophageal junction
stratified squamous epithelium to simple columnar epithelium
structure of the stomach mucosa
gastric pits and gastric glands
Parietal cells function
secrete HCl
Chief cells function
secrete digestive enzymes - pepsinogen
Stem cell function
make more cells
Enteroendocrine cells function
produce hormones to control secretions and motility
Gastroduodenal junction
pyloric sphincter
Small intestine mucosa structure
villi and crypts of Lieberkuhn
Enterocytes
absorptive cells
Goblet cells
produce mucus