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Lecture 20: The 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 so that they can be used

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What functions is the GI system specialised for?

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  • Motility
  • Secretion
  • Digestion
  • Absorption
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What are the 2 types of digestion?

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  • Mechanical

- Chemical

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What are the major organs of the digestive tract?

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  • Oral cavity (mouth)
  • Pharynx
  • Oesophagus
  • Stomach
  • Small intestine
  • Large intestine
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What causes the ends of the GI tract to be closed off?

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Sphincters

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How is the GI system described?

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Long tube with outgrowths

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What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?

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  • Teeth/tongue
  • Salivary glands
  • Liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Pancreas
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What type of epithelium is the mouth/oral cavity and oesophagus lined with?

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Stratified squamous

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What type of epithelium is the Stomach, Small intestine and large intestine lined with?

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Simple columnar

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What type of epithelium is the Anal canal lined with?

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Stratified squamous

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Why is the epithelium of the mouth/oral and oesophagus stratified squamous?

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For protection from abrasion

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Why is the epithelium of the Stomach, Small intestine and large intestine simple columnar?

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For secretion and absorption

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Why is the epithelium of the anal canal stratified squamous?

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For protection from abrasion

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What is the only type of unicellular gland?

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Goblet cells

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15
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What type of epithelium are goblet cells?

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Columnar

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What is the shape of unicellular glands/goblet cells?

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Goblet shape

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What is contained within goblet cells?

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  • Apical mucous granules

- Basal nucleus

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What do multicellular glands do?

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Their epithelium invaginate into the underlying tissue

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What are the 2 types of multicellular glands?

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  • Simple

- Compound

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20
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What are simple glands?

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Glands with a single duct

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What are compound glands?

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Glands with 2 or more ducts

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What are 2 examples of a simple gland?

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  • Stomach

- Small intestine

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What is an example of a compound gland?

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Salivary gland

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24
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What are the 4 layers of the gut tube?

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  • Mucosa
  • Submucosa
  • Muscularis (externa/proper)
  • Adventitia
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What does the mucosa consist of?

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  • Epithelium
  • Lamina propria (FCT)
  • Muscularis Mucosae
  • Sometimes glands
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26
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What can be found within the lamina propria of the mucosa?

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  • Lymphatics

- Blood vessels

27
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What does the submucosa consist of?

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  • Glands

- Blood vessels

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What is secretion from glands in the submucosa regulated by?

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Submucosal nerve plexus

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What is the submucosal nerve plexus apart of?

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The enteric nervous system (ENS)

30
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What does the muscularis (externa/proper) consist of?

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Smooth muscle

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What are the 2 main layers of smooth muscle in the muscularis?

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  • Inner circular

- Outer longitudinal

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Where is the Myenteric plexus found?

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In between the inner circular/outer longitudinal layers of smooth muscle in the muscularis

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What is the myenteric plexus apart of?

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The enteric nervous system

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What does the myenteric plexus regulate?

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What is the outer most layer of the gut tube?

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The adventitia

36
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When organs are in the peritoneal cavity what happens?

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They have an additional outer covering, the serosa

37
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What is the peritoneum?

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A serous membrane

38
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What 2 layer make up the peritoneum?

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  • Parietal layer, lining the body wall

- Visceral layer, lining the organs

39
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What is found between the 2 layers of the peritoneum?

40
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What does retroperitoneal mean?

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Posterior to the peritoneum

41
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What is mesentery?

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A double layer of visceral peritoneum that connects organs to the body wall

42
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What is omenta?

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A double layer of visceral peritoneum that connects an organ to another organ

43
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Once food is ingested through the mouth/oral cavity where does it go?

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Through the fauces, into the oropharynx, then into the oesophagus

44
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Once digestion begins what is required?

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Enzymes to be applied and lubrication of food

45
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What are the 3 pairs of salivary glands connected to the oral cavity via ducts?

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  • Paratoid
  • Submandibular
  • Sublingual
46
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What does the paratoid gland secret?

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Serous fluid with amylase

47
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What does the sublingual gland secret?

48
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What does the submandibular gland secret?

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A mix of mucous and serous fluid with amylase

49
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What is the total volume of salivary secretions in a day?

50
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What does acinus mean?

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Cells in clusters (these can be found in salivary glands)

51
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What type of cells can be found in salivary glands?

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  • Acinar cells

- Duct cells

52
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What do acinar cells secret?

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Enzymes (amylase)

53
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What do duct cells secret?

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bicarbonate (buffer)

54
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Where is the oesophagus located?

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Posterior to the trachea

55
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Where does the oesophagus extend from and to?

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From the pharynx to the stomach

56
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What does the epiglottis do?

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Ensures that food enters the oesophagus not the trachea

57
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What does the highly folded submucosa and mucosa of the oesophagus allow for?

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The capacity to expand

58
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How is the mucosa of the oesophagus lined?

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With stratified squamous epithelium

59
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What is the function of the muscularis externa?

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Move food bolus

60
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What is the first 1/3 of the muscularis externa in the oesophagus composed of?

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Skeletal muscle

61
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What is the second 1/3 of the muscularis externa in the oesophagus composed of?

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A mixture of smooth and skeletal muscle

62
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What is the third 1/3 of the muscularis externa in the oesophagus composed of?

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Smooth muscle

63
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What does the oesophagus need mucous for?

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Lubrication and protection

64
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Instead of goblet cells what does the oesophagus have?

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Glands with ducts to the surface

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