TOPIC 4 - GENERAL DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards
It is made up of parts responsible for digestion and absorption of nutrients, and elimination of waste products in the form of stool or feces or manure.
Digestive system
What are the components of digestive tract/alimentary canal?
- Mouth
- Pharynx
- Esophagus
- Glandular stomach
- Small Intestine
- Large Intestine
- Anus
What are the components of digestive glands?
- Salivary glands
- Liver (gall bladder)
- Pancreas
What are the components of accessory digestive structures?
- Teeth
- Tongue
- Cheeks
- Lips
- Hard Palate
- Soft Palate
Other term for mouth
Oral cavity/Buccal cavity
Mouth is bounded dorsally by?
Hard and soft palate and upper set of teeth
Mouth is bounded laterally by?
Cheeks
Cheeks are lined by what type of epithelium?
Simple squamous epithelium
Mouth is bounded ventrally by?
Floor of mouth, tongue ad lower set of teeth
Mouth is bounded rostrally by?
Lips
Mouth is bounded caudally by?
Oropharynx
What are the 3 apertures of pharynx?
- Oropharynx
- Nasopharynx
- Laryngopharynx
Aperture of pharynx that opens into the mouth/oral cavity.
Oropharynx
Aperture of pharynx that opens into the nasal cavity.
Nasopharynx
Aperture of pharynx that opens into larynx and esophagus.
Laryngopharynx
Larynx is posterior while esophagus is anterior. True or False?
False, other way around.
It is a musculo-membranous tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach.
Esophagus
Three portions/segments of esophagus
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Abdominal
Thoracic segment of esophagus becomes abdominal by ?
Passing through hiatus esophagi of diaphragm
What are the 4 concentric layers of esophagus? (From innermost to outer layer)
- Tunica mucosa
- Tunica submucosa
- Tunica muscularis
- Tunica adventitia
A hollow muscular bag part of digestive system.
Stomach
What are the four parts of stomach? (from entrance to exit)
1.Cardia
2. Fundus
3. Body
4. Pylorus
What are the 2 sphincters of stomach?
- Cardiac sphincter
- Pyloric sphincter
What are the 4 concentric layers stomach? (from innermost to outer layer)
- Tunica mucosa
- Tunica submucosa
- Tunica muscularis
- Tunica serosa
Gastric glands are present in what part/s of the stomach?
Fundus and body
Type of cells present in gastric glands
- Chief cells
- Parietal cells
Chief cells of stomach secrete ?
Pepsinogen
Active form of pepsinogen
Pepsin
Parietal cells of stomach secrete?
Hydrochloric acid
Both pepsin and hydrochloric acid digest protein. True or False?
True
Both pepsin and hydrochloric acid digest protein and carbohydrates. True or False?
False, only HCL.
What are the two surfaces of stomach?
- Parietal surface
- Visceral surface
It is the surface of stomach facing outside the abdomen.
Parietal
It is the surface of stomach facing interior of abdomen/viscera.
Visceral
What are the two curvatures of stomach?
- Greater
- Lesser
It is the curvature of stomach that faces the liver.
Lesser curvature
It is the curvature of stomach that faces the spleen.
Greater curvature
What are the two extremities of stomach?
- Right
- Left
Cardia of the stomach is situated to what extremity?
Left
Pylorus of the stomach is situated to what extremity?
Right
Stomach is held in position by?
(Hint: 3 answers)
- Pressure of surrounding organs
- Esophagus
- Five peritoneal folds
What are 5 peritoneal folds?
- Gastro-phrenic
- Gastro-splenic
- Gastro-pancreatic
- Lesser omentum
- Greater omentum
LESSER CURVATURE:LESSER OMENTUM
True or False?
True
It is the condition where the stomach performs rotation. This is common in large and deep-chested dogs.
Gastric dilation volvulus
It connects the stomach with large intestine.
Small intestine
It is the 1st segment of small intestine wherein bile ducts and pancreatic ducts empty their contents.
Duodenum
This segment of small intestine is the longest, hence, most absorptive, and most movable.
Jejunum
This is the terminal segment of small intestine that has immunologic function.
Ileum
It is the lymphoid aggregates present in the ileum of small intestine.
Peyer’s patches
Lymphoid aggregates are present in all of the segments of small intestine. True or False?
True, just smaller in duodenum and jejunum
What segment is not movable in small intestine?
Duodenum
The mesenteric part of the small intestine is connected with the dorsal ____ ____ by a double layer of ____ termed the _____ _____.
Abdominal wall, peritoneum, common mesentery
The root of the common mesentery is attached to a point close to the origin of the ____ ____ ____ under the ____ and ____ lumbar vertebrae.
Cranial mesenteric artery, 1st and 2nd
It is the finger-like projections of the small intestine.
Villi
The brush border/striated border of small intestine.
Microvillli
What are the 2 features of the interior of the small intestine?
Villi and Peyer’s patches
A single duct arising from gall bladder.
Cystic duct
The union of the these ducts form the hepatic duct.
Lobar ducts
These 2 ducts form the common bile duct.
Cystic duct and Hepatic duct
What are the 2 ducts of pancreas?
Dorsal and ventral
Among the 2 ducts of pancreas, which one is smaller or accessory?
Dorsal
Pancreatic and bile ducts open into what segment of small intestine?
Duodenum
What are the 3 segments of large intestine?
- Caecum
- Colon
- Rectum
This part of the large intestine is the counterpart of appendix in humans.
Caecum
It is the site of fermentation in post-gastric fermenter (horse, rabbit).
Caecum
What segment of large intestine produces VFA?
Caecum
A segment of large intestine that acts as a site for water and electrolyte absorption.
Colon
Terminal segment of large intestine
Rectum
What are the three parts of colon?
- Ascending
- Transverse
- Descending
The large intestine extends from the termination of the ____ to the ____.
Ileum, anus
These are the longitudinal bands running along the outside of large intestine.
Taenia
Taenia is not stretchable. True or False?
False
The sacculations caused by the constriction of the taenia are called ?
Haustra
At the junction of rectum and anus, there is a presence of ?
Anal glands
This is the surgical procedure pertaining to removal of anal glands.
Anal sacculatory removal
These are the anal glands situated on either side of rectum.
Parasinus glands
These are the anal glands situated on the further back of the skin.
Circum-anal glands
This is the terminal segment of alimentary canal.
Anus
What are the muscles present in anus?
Sphincter ani externi et interni
The salivary glands is situated on the ?
Sides of the face and adjacent part of the neck
The 3 main salivary glands are ?
- Parotid
- Submandibular/Mandibular
- Sublingual
It is the largest salivary gland.
Parotid gland
Submandibular/mandibular gland is situated at?
Caudal border of the mandible
Sublingual is situated at ?
Below the tongue
Give the 3 types of secretion of salivary glands.
- Serous
- Mucous
- Mixed
What is the 4th salivary gland present in dogs?
Zygomatic/Orbital gland