stomach Flashcards
Consists of the muscular tube from the mouth to the anus known as the:
Digestive tract
b.) Gastrointestinal tract
c.) Alimentary canal
a.) Liver/gall bladder
b.) Pancreas
c.) Teeth/tongue
d. Salivary glands
“Accessory” organs
Ingestion
b.) Mechanical digestion and propulsion
c.) Chemical digestion
d.) Secretion
e.) Absorption
f.) Defecation
g.) Protection from environment (from food/water)
Functions of GI:
a serous membrane that lines the abdomino-pelvic cavity
Peritoneum
Covers organs and projects into the
peritoneal cavity
Serosa (visceral peritoneum)
Continually produces peritoneal fluid to lubricate the surfaces and allows the serosa and parietal peritoneum to slide without friction
7L of fluid is secreted and reabsorbed per day
Serosa (visceral peritoneum)
lines the inner surface of the body wall
Parietal peritoneum
build of fluid in peritoneal cavity due to disease
Ascites
are double sheets of peritoneal membrane that connect the
parietal with the visceral peritoneum
Mesenteries
…. help stabilize the position of the attached organs and prevent
intestines from becoming entangled during digestive movement or body
positions
Mesenteries
what are the major mesenteries?
Lesser Omentum (First Mesentery) and Greater omentum (Second Mesentery)
ventral (anterior) surface of
the stomach, between the stomach and liver
Lesser Omentum (First Mesentery)
Stabilizes stomach and provides access point for blood vessels
for liver
Lesser Omentum (First Mesentery)
Stabilizes the position of the liver
Falciform ligament
between the abdominal
wall and intestines is another mesentery
Greater omentum (Second Mesentery)
- Acts as a padding and contains adipose tissue where further
fat can be stored
Greater omentum (Second Mesentery)
Mesentery proper is the main portion and is very thick. Covers
all but 10 inches of the small intestine
Mesentery helps to lock the duodenum and pancreas in place these organs are called _____ because they lie behind
the peritoneum rather than surround by it (this includes
all of the colon and rectum)
retroperitoneal
mucosa, submucosa, muscular layer,
serosa
Five major layers of the digestive tract
the innermost lining consisting of epithelium,
glandular secretions, a lamina propria of areolar tissue, and a muscularis mucosae
Mucosal Layer (mucosa)
The epithelium layer is ______ (oral, pharynx, esophagus, anal canal)
or _____ (stomach, small intestine and large intestine (colon))
stratified; columnar
a layer of areolar tissue containing blood vessels,
nerves, lymph, smooth muscle, and in some portions of the alimentary canal
secretory cells (ie. oral, pharynx, esophagus, stomach and Sm.Intestine)
Lamina propria
narrow sheet of smooth muscle with
both a circular layer (encircles the gastric tube) and parallel
layer (arranges parallel to the digestive tube) which allows the lumen
to change shape for movement
The muscularis mucosae
a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that binds the mucosa
to the muscular layer and contain blood vessels and lymph vessels and in some
portions exocrine glands that secrete buffers and enzymes
Submucosa
Contains a networks of nerves called the _________ – contains sensory neurons, PNS ganglion, and SNS fibers
Submucosal neural plexus
Consists primarily of smooth muscle
Muscular layer
______lies along the inner boarder of muscular layer.
Submucosal plexus
Contains an inner circular layer and an outer longitudinal layer – involved
in mechanical digestion
Muscular layer
Neurons of the _____ are primarily responsible for
movement of the muscles in the digestive tract
Enteric Nervous system
_______a network of parasympathetic ganglia, sensory neurons,
interneurons and sympathetic neurons found in between the
circular and longitudinal layer of the muscular layer
Fiber from the ANS innervate the myenteric plexus
In areas where the serosa is not covering the digestive organ, collagen
firmly attach the digestive tract to the that abdominal wall
adventitia
10 inch tube connecting the pharynx to the stomach moves ingested
material down toward the stomach
Esophagus
Mucosa contains stratified squamous cells
b.) Mucosa and submucosa packed into large folds
c.) Muscularis mucosa consists of irregular layer of smooth
muscle
d.) Submucosa contains esophageal glands
e.) First third of the esophagus contains skeletal muscle fibers
f.) Adventitia connects the esophagus to body wall
The esophagus will follow the basic layers of all the digestive system with a
few exceptions
First portion of the esophagus and last portion remain closed to prevent air from
entering in and to prevent stomach contents refluxing back into the esophagus
The upper portion called the upper esophageal sphincter
ii.) The lower portion called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
deglutition (swallowing) involves many different reflex arcs and
muscles - split into four phases
Ingestion
bolus of food pushes against hard plate and tongue
and other muscle push toward the soft palate forcing it into the
oropharynx and begins moving toward the stomach
Buccal phase
epiglottis closes and larynx elevates (preventing
food entering through the glottis into the trachea)
Pharyngeal phase
muscle contractions pushes contents into the
stomach (peristalsis)
Esophageal phase
will take over once food is actively pushed back into
the pharynx area (mediated by the swallowing center in the medulla oblongata)
The swallowing reflex
j-shaped organ which contains lesser curve forming the medial surface
and the greater curve forming the lateral surface
Stomach
the smallest region of the stomach and consists of the superior, and
medial portion of the stomach and contains mucous glands
Cardia
the region of the stomach that is superior to the junction between the
stomach and the esophagus
Fundus
area of the stomach consisting of the curve of the j-shaped and is the
largest portion
Body
forms the portion of the stomach between body and duodenum
and is much smaller – divided into pyloric antrum, pyloric canal, and pylorus
Pyloric part
surrounds the pylorus part and prevents duodenal
reflux and premature emptying
Pyloric sphincter
are fold within the stomach that allow for expansion
The rugae
contains simple columnar cells and together with the
mucous is called a secretory sheet – acts as a protection against acids and
enzymes
histology of stomach
Stomach has shallow depressions called _____ where specialized
cells are located
gastric pits
secret acids and enzymes - found in the fundus and
body
Gastric glands
Glands of the pyloric parts secret mucous and hormones
like
Gastrin
Gastric glands found in the gastric pits, are divided into ___ types
of cells: __- and ___ secrete 1500mL of
fluid each day
2 ; parietal cells and chief cells
secrete intrinsic factor for B12 absorption and
indirectly secrete HCl (pH of 1.5-2.0)
Parietal cells
HCl is produced via CO2 and H2O
Formation of HCL
-Forms carbonic acid via carbonic anhydrase (enzyme)
which dissociates and actively pumps H+ into the
stomach
-Chloride diffuses into the cells via the transporter
(pumps in Chloride and pumps Bicarbonate out
into blood (alkaline tide))
-Where Cl- diffuses into the lumen and combines to
form HCl
Formation of HCL
are most abundant cells near the base of gastric
glands. Secrete pepsinogen which changes to its active pepsin
via the acidic environment, used to digest incoming proteins
Chief cells
Babies secret renin and gastric lipase to aid in digestion of milk
Seven or more hormones are made by
enteroendocrine cells
produced by G-cells stimulates secretion by both parietal
and chief cells
Gastrin
produced by D-cells inhibits gastrin and
continuously secrete next to G-cells
Somatostatin
are involved with hunger where ghrelin
increases hunger and obestatin decreases hunger
Ghrelin and obestatin
begins in the mouth and continue in the stomach – as
stomach fluid increases and pH decreases protein digestion increase after
activation of pepsin
Chemical digestion
Gastric activity has a cephalic phase, gastric phase and intestinal phase
the sight, smell and taste of food begin activating
saliva and gastric juices via the vagus nerve to prepare for food entering the
stomach
Cephalic phase