Week 2- 1/3 - Stomach complete** Flashcards
State the 4 layers of the stomach wall
mucosa
submucosa
muscularis
serosa
Stomach: What is the function of the Mucosa?
to produce secretions and absorb the products of digestion
Stomach: What structures lie in the Mucosa layer? 4
blood vessels
nerves
lymph vessels
muscularis mucosae
Stomach: What type of tissue is the submucosa?
connective tissue
Stomach: What structures lie within the submucosa? 2
blood vessels and nerves
Stomach: Describe the structure of the Muscularis 2
a layer of circular muscle and a layer of longitudinal muscle
Stomach: What structures lie within the Muscularis?
the myenteric plexus
Stomach: Describe the structure of the serosa
- What does it consist of?
it is a thin layer of connective tissue
peritoneum
Oesophagus: What is the oesophagus?
a continuation of the laryngopharynx connecting the pharynx to the stomach
Oesophagus: Where does it lie in relation to the Trachea?
- Where does it travel? 2
dorsal
it travels through the mediastinum it passes through the oesophageal hiatus of the diaphragm
Oesophagus: How do the oesophageal muscles differ to those elsewhere in the GI tract?
they are striated
Oesophagus: What happens during the Oral Phase during swallowing? 2
food is mixed with saliva to form a bolus
the tongue moves the bolus to the back of the mouth
Oesophagus: State the names of the 3 stages of swallowing
oral phase
pharyngeal stage
oesophageal phase
Oesophagus: What happens during the first part of the Oesophageal Phase of swallowing? (up until breathing resumes) 5
the upper sphincter of the oesophagus opens
food passes into the oesophagus
the entrance to the trachea is reopened
the upper oesophageal sphincter closes
breathing resumes.
Oesophagus: What happens during the second part of the Oesophageal Phase of swallowing? 2
the swallowing centre in the medulla initiates a wave of contractions in the circular muscle layer
the peristaltic wave travels along the oesophagus to the lower oesophageal sphincter, carrying the bolus ahead of it
Oesophagus: What happens during the Pharyngeal Stage of swallowing? 2
the vocal folds close
the epiglottis covers the entrance to the trachea
Stomach: Which artery supplies the stomach?
- What about venous drainage?
the coeliac artery
the hepatic portal vein
Stomach: What name is given to the ridges in the stomach?
- What is their purpose?
rugae
they allow the stomach to stretch and increase in capacity as food enters
Stomach: What 2 regions make up the stomach?
the glandular region and the non-glandular region
Stomach: In most species, which part of the stomach is non-glandular?
- Where can this part be found?
- What is it lined with instead?
the oesophageal portion
it is the portion of the stomach that is closest to the oesophageal opening
stratified squamous epithelium
Stomach: In the horse, what is the name given to the folded margin dividing the glandular and non-glandular portions of the stomach?
- Why do horses often get stomach ulcers?
the margo plicatus
because the non-glandular region is not well adapted for handling acidic secretions
Stomach: State the names of the 4 regions of the glandular stomach
cardia
fundus
corpus
pylous
Stomach: State the other name given to the oesophageal sphincter.
- What name is given to the sphincter closest to the pylous?
cardiac sphincter
pyloric sphincter
Stomach: What is the function of the Fundus?
- What about the corpus and pylorus?
storing food
mixing food
Stomach: Describe the path of ducts of glands in the glandular stomach.
- Where is most gastric juice formed?
ducts of glands open into the stomach lumen through the glandular neck
in the corpus and pylorus
Stomach: Which nerve fibres innervate the stomach? 3
sympathetic fibres
parasympathetic fibres
intrinsic fibres of the enteric nervous system
Stomach: Describe the 2 possible reflexes of the Enteric nervous system and what they involve.
the long reflex arcs involve the CNS
the short reflex arcs are contained within the wall of the gastrointestinal system