XI - Digestive Tract Flashcards
Tongue Papillae: thin, long, “V”-shaped cones, increased keratinization
filliform
Tongue Papillae: most abundant, no taste buds, no gustatory function, mechanical
filliform
Tongue Papillae: mushroom-shaped, lightly keratinized, interspersed among filliform papillae
fungiform
Tongue Papillae: mostly at the apex and sides of the tongue, innervated by the facial nerve
fungiform
Tongue Papillae: 8-12 in number, largest, near sulcus terminalis
circumvallate
Tongue Papillae: associated with salivary (Von Ebner’s) glands and taste buds, innervated by CN IX
circumvallate
Tongue Papillae: ridges and grooves towards the posterior part of the roof of the mouth on lateral margins
foliate
Tongue Papillae: innervated by facial nerve (anterior papillae) and glossopharyngeal nerve (posterior papillae), rudimentary in humans
foliate
Epithelial cells of the tongue
stratified squamous
Tongue Innervation: anterior 2/3 - somatic
CN V (Trigeminal)
Tongue Innervation: taste
CN VII (Facial)
Tongue Innervation: posterior 1/3 - somatic and taste
CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
Tongue Innervation: motor
CN XII (Hypoglossal)
Only muscle of the tongue not innervated by the hypoglossal (XII) nerve
palatoglossus (CN X - Vagus)
Parotid Gland: Secretion
serous, α-amylase, proline-rich proteins
Parotid Gland: Type
branched acinar
Parotid Gland: Innervation
CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
Submandibular Gland: Secretion
serous > mucous, produces 2/3 of saliva, α-amylase, proline-rich proteins, other enzymes
Submandibular Gland: Type
branched tubuloacinar with serous demilunes
Submandibular Gland: Innervation
CN VII (Facial)
Sublingual Gland: Secretion
mucous > serous, mucin, amylase, lysozyme
Sublingual Gland: Type
branched tubuloacinar
Sublingual Gland: Innervation
CN VII (Facial)
70% of saliva is produced by
submandibular gland
Salivary gland associated with circumvallate papillae of the tongue
Von Ebner’s
Layer missing in the esophagus
serosa
Cells characteristic of Barrett’s Esophagus
goblet cells
Partial tear of the esophagus
Mallory-Weiss Tear
Full thickness tear of the esophagus, surgical emergency
Boerhaave’s Syndrome
Treatment for GERD
Nissen’s Fundoplication
Stomach: Lumen
folds of rugae
Stomach: Mucosa Epithelium
simple columnar epithelium, gastric pits or fovea covered with surface mucous cells
Stomach Cardia: Gastric Pits
shallow
Stomach Cardia: Lamina Propria
cardial glands, secrete abundant mucus
Stomach Fundus-Body: Gastric Pits
shallow
Stomach Fundus-Body: Lamina Propria
isthmus - parietal cells, neck - mucous cells, base - chief cells and enteroendocrine cells
Stomach Pylorus-Antrum: Gastric Pits
very deep
Stomach Pylorus-Antrum: Lamina Propria
pyloric glands, secrete abundant mucus
Stomach: Muscularis Mucosa
band of smooth muscle
Stomach: Submucosa
dense irregular tissue, Meissner’s plexus
Stomach: Muscularis Externa
inner oblique, middle circular (most abundant in pylorus), outer longitudinal
Stomach: Serosa
continuous with the mesenteries (thin loose CT with mesothelium)
Gastric Glands: gastric pit
surface mucous cells
Gastric Glands: isthmus
parietal cells
Gastric Glands: neck
mucous neck cells, parietal cells
Gastric Glands: base
chief cells, enteroendocrine / enterochromaffin / argentaffin / APUD cells
Gastric Glands: mucus
mucous neck cells
Gastric Glands: HCl
parietal cells
Gastric Glands: pepsinogen
chief cells
Gastric Glands: intrinsic factor
parietal cells
Gastric Glands: serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)
enterochromaffin cells (EC)
Gastric Glands: substance P
enterochromaffin cells (EC)
Gastric Glands: somatostatin
enterochromaffin cells (D)
Gastric Glands: bicarbonate
surface mucous cells
Gastric Glands: gastrin
enterochromaffin cells (G)
Gastric Glands: histamine
enterochromaffin-like cells
Site where digestive processes are completed and where the products of digestion are absorbed
small intestines
Small Intestines: Mucosa
simple columnar epithelium with villi and goblet cells
Small Intestines: Lamina Propria
crypts of Lieberkuhn, Paneth cells
Small Intestines: Submucosa
Meissner’s plexus (submucosal)
Small Intestines: Muscularis Externa
inner circular layer, Auerbach’s plexus (myenteric), outer longitudinal layer
Duodenum: Mucosa
Brunner’s glands
Duodenum: Lamina Propria
absent plicae circulares in the first part, (-) Peyer’s patches
Duodenum: Submucosa
Brunner’s glands
Jejunum: Lamina Propria
poorly developed plicae circulares and villi, (-) Peyer’s patches
Jejunum: Submucosa
(-) Brunner’s glands