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Lecture 20: BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE GI SYSTEM Flashcards

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What is the primary function of the GI system?

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Bring nutrients into the internal environment (blood) so that they can be used for growth and energy. Waste is excreted

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What functions is the GI system specialised for?

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Motility, secretion, digestion and absorption

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What are the key structures of the GI system?

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Long tube with outgrowths, closed off at both ends, lined by epithelium

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How is the GI system closed off at both ends?

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Sphincters - thickened regions of circular smooth muscle

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Why is the GI system lined by epithelium?

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Because it is exposed to the outside

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Where in the GI system is there stratified squamous epithelium?

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Mouth/oral cavity, oesophagus, anal canal

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What is the purpose of stratified squamous epithelium?

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Protection from abrasion

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Where in the GI system is there simple columnar epithelium?

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Stomach, small intestine and large intestine

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What is the purpose of simple columnar epithelium?

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Secretion and absorption

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What are unicellular glands?

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Goblet cells

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What is the shape of goblet cells?

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Columnar, goblet

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What is on the apical side of goblet cells?

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Mucous granules

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What is on the basal side of goblet cells?

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Nucleus and other organelles because the mucous granules push them down

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What can the epithelium do?

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Invaginate to form glands

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What are the types of multicellular glands?

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Simple and compound

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What are simple glands?

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Gland with a single duct

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What are compound glands?

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Gland with two or more ducts, have more surface area for secretion

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What are the layers of the gut (from inner to outer)?

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Mucosa, submucosa, muscular (externa/proper) and adventitia

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What is in the mucosa?

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Epithelium, lamina propria (FCT), muscularis mucosa and sometimes glands

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What is between the epithelium and lamina propria?

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Basement membrane

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What does the lamina propria of the mucosa contain?

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Blood vessels and lymphatics

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What is the muscular mucosa?

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Thin layer of smooth muscle

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What is in the submucosa?

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Glands and blood vessels

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How is secretion in the submucosa regulated?

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By the submucosal nerve plexus which is part of the enteric nervous system (ENS)

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What is the ENS?
The nervous system of the gut which can work independently of the CNS
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What does the muscularis made of?
Smooth muscle under involuntary control and the myenteric plexus
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What are the layers of smooth muscle in the muscularis?
Inner circular and outer longitudinal
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What is the myenteric plexus part of?
ENS
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Where is the myenteric plexus found?
In between the muscle layers of the muscularis
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What does the myenteric plexus do?
Regulate motility
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What is the outermost layer of the gut tube?
Adventitia
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What do organs have when in the peritoneal cavity?
An additional covering called the serosa which is not considered to be one of the four layers
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What is the peritoneum?
A serous membrane
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What does the parietal layer of the peritoneum line?
The body wall
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What does the visceral layer of the peritoneum line?
The organs
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What is between the visceral and parietal peritoneum?
A fluid filled space (peritoneal space/cavity)
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What does retroperitoneal mean?
Posterior to the peritoneum
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What is retroperitoneal?
Organs which don't move when functioning - these organs still have visceral peritoneum
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What are mesenteries?
Double layers of visceral peritoneum that connect the organ to the body wall
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What are omentas?
Double layers fo visceral peritoneum that connect organ to another organ
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Where is food ingested?
At the mouth/oral cavity
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What happens in the moth?
Digestion begins (mechanical and chemical - requires enzymes) and lubrication
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Where does the food go from the mouth?
Through fauces, into oropharynx, then into esophagus
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How many pairs of salivary glands are there?
3 which are connected to the oral cavity via ducts
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What are the 3 salivary glands?
Parotid, sublingual and submandibular
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What is secreted by the parotid glands?
serous fluid with amylase
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What is secreted by the sublingual glands?
Mucous only
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What is secreted by the submandibular glands?
Mix of serous fluid with amylase and mucous
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What is the total volume of salivary secretions?
1L per day
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What type of glands are salivary glands?
Compound secretory
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What are cells in clusters?
Acinus
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What do acinar cells do?
Secrete enzymes (amylase)
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What do duct cells do?
Secrete bicarbonate (buffering)
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How long is the oesophagus?
Approximately 25 cm
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Where is the oesophagus located?
Posterior to the trachea and extends from the pharynx to the stomach
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What is the oesophagus?
A basic tube modified to pass food
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What is within the oesophagus?
Highly folded submucosa and mucosa with the capacity to expand
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What is the mucosa of the oesophagus?
Stratified squamous epithelium
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What does the muscularis in the oesophagus do?
Move food
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What is the first third of the muscularis of the oesophagus?
Skeletal muscle
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What is the second third of the muscularis of the oesophagus?
mixture of smooth and skeletal muscle
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What is the last third of the muscularis of the oesophagus?
Smooth muscle
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What is mucous needed for in the oesophagus?
Lubrication and protection
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How is the mucous in the oesophagus made?
No goblet cells, instead have glands with ducts to the surface

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