Layers Flashcards
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Q
What are the layers of the respiratory tract?
A
Ciliated Pseudostratified columnar —> Simple columnar/cuboidal
Lamina Propria —> disappears
Submucosa —> disappears
C-shaped cartilage —> full circular —> none
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Q
What are the layers of the alimentary tract?
A
Epithelia Lamina Propria Muscularis Mucosae Submucosa (connective tissue) Muscularis Externa (inner: circular outer: longitudinal) Serosa (mesothelium & connective tissue)
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Q
What are the cells present in the alveoli?
A
Simple squamous epithelia (90%)
+ Simple cuboidal (secretes surfactant to reduce surface tension)
Macrophages
Capillary basketwork
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Q
What are the layers of the urinary tract?
A
Transitional epithelia Lamina Propria Submucosa Muscularis Externa (different layers) Adventitia
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Q
What are the layers of arteries and veins?
A
Tunica intima (endothelium)
Tunica media (circular smooth muscle, collagen, elastic fibres, reticular fibres)
Tunica adventitia (longitudinal smooth muscle, collagen, elastic fibres)