2 – Dog Digestive Tract Flashcards

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Peritoneum:

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-mesothelium supported by loose connective tissue (serosa)
-simple squamous epithelium

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Parietal peritoneum:

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-serosa lining wall of abdominal, pelvic, and scrotal cavities

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Visceral peritoneum:

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-serosa covering organs suspended in abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Connecting peritoneum:

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-double sheet of peritoneum connecting parietal and visceral peritoneum OR regions of visceral peritoneum
*uninterrupted

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5
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Greater omentum:

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-large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach
-from greater curvature of stomach to transverse colon

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Peritoneal cavity:

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-enclosed by parietal and visceral peritoneum
-surrounds suspended organs

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Intraperitoneal:

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-not actually in peritoneal cavity
-surrounds it and covered by visceral peritoneum
Ex. jejunum

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Retroperitoneal:

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-behind the parietal peritoneum
-covered by peritoneum only on one side
Ex. kidneys, aorta (in dog)

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What are the functions of the digestive system?

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-reception
-storage
-mechanical reduction
-chemical digestion
-absorption
-elimination of unabsorbed residues

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10
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What are the components of the digestive system?

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-digestive (alimentary, GI) tract
-glands

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What are the components of the digestive tract?

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-mouth
-pharynx (oropharynx, laryngopharynx)
-esophagus
-stomach
-SI
-LI

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12
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What are the glands of the digestive system?

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-salivary glands
-liver
-pancreas

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13
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What are the 4 layers of tubular organs?

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-tunica mucosa
-tela submucosa
-tunica muscularis
-tunica serosa/adventitia

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14
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Tunica mucosa:

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-epithelium
-supported by connective tissue

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15
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Tela submucosa:

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-connective tissue

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16
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Tunica muscularis:

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-smooth or skeletal muscle

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17
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Digestive tract epithelium: stratified squamous

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-lips to esophagus to anal canal
-non-keratinized and keratinized regions
*lots of cells and glands that produce mucus

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What are examples the non-keratinized regions of the digestive tract epithelium?

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-lips
-proximal anal canal

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What are examples the keratinized regions of the digestive tract epithelium?

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-hard palate
-tongue
-distal anal canal

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20
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What are examples the non-keratinized and keratinized regions of the digestive tract epithelium?

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-cheeks
-oropharynx
-laryngopharynx
-esophagus

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21
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Digestive tract epithelium: simple columnar

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-stomach
-small intestine
-large intestine (except anal canal)

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Stomach:

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-3 layers of tunica muscularis
-3 glandular regions of mucosa
-parietal cells secrete HCl
-chief cells secret pepsinogen

23
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What are the 3 layers of the stomach tunica muscularis?

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-outer longitudinal
-middle circular
-inner oblique

24
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What are the 3 glandular regions of the stomach mucosa?

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-cardiac gland region
-gastric (fundic) gland region
-pyloric gland region

25
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Cardiac gland region (stomach mucosa):

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-mucous glands with occasional parietal cells
-region surrounding the esophageal opening

26
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Gastric (fundic) gland region (stomach mucosa):

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-glands constructed mostly of parietal and chief cells
-blind sac to the left of cardiac part

27
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Pyloric gland region (stomach mucosa):

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-mucous glands with interspersed parietal cells
-extends from angular incisure to the pylorus
>distal constriction of the stomach containing the sphincter

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Body (stomach):

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-main part of stomach
-between fundus and angular incisure of the lesser curvature

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Pyloric part of stomach: 2 segments

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-pyloric antrum: wide, proximal
-pyloric canal: narrow, distal

30
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Small intestine regions:

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-duodenum
-jejunum
-ileum

31
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Small intestine:

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-mucosal surface has villi
-tunica muscularis has outer longitudinal and inner circular layers

32
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Large intestine regions:

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-cecum
-colon
-rectum
-canal

33
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Large intestine

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-no villi

34
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Ileal ostium:

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-opening between the small and large intestines

35
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Ileal ostium in dogs:

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-passageway between ileum and ascending colon
>ileum in dogs does not open into cecum

36
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Cecocolic ostium:

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-passageway between the ascending colon and cecum
>located further distally to ileal ostium

37
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Tunica muscularis large intestine: outer longitudinal layer

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-ends at anorectal junction

38
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Tunica muscularis large intestine: inner circular layer

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-continues into anal canal
-terminates as internal anal sphincter

39
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What are the direct branches of the abdominal aorta in cranial to caudal order?

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-celiac artery
-cranial mesenteric artery
-phrenicoabdominal arteries (each officially known as the common trunk of the caudal phrenic and cranial abdominal arteries)
-renal arteries
-ovarian/testicular arteries
-caudal mesenteric artery
-deep circumflex iliac arteries
-external iliac arteries
-internal iliac arteries

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What is the caudal continuation of the abdominal aorta after branching of the internal ilac arteries?

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-median sacral artery
>can be paired in dogs

41
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What also branches off the dorsal surface of the abdominal aorta?

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-5 pairs of lumbar arteries
(first 2 already branched off the thoracic aorta)

42
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Which arteries are unpaired?

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-celiac artery
-cranial mesenteric artery
-caudal mesenteric artery

43
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How does the blood from the unpaired arteries return to the caudal vena cava?

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-portal vein
-liver sinusoids
-hepatic veins

44
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What all courses in the hepatoduodenal ligament?

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-portal vein
-hepatic artery
-bile duct

45
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Epiploic foramen:

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-opening between the greater peritoneal cavity and the omental bursa (lesser peritoneal cavity)

46
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What are the boundaries of the hepatoduodenal ligament?

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-dorsally: caudal vena cava
-cranially: liver
-ventrally: portal vein
-caudally: hepatic artery

47
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What are the 3 branches of the celiac artery?

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-hepatic
-left gastric
-splenic

48
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Blood supply to intestines

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-cranial mesenteric: except for very beginning and end
-caudal mesenteric artery

49
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Root of the mesentery:

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-spot where mesentery wraps around cranial mesenteric artery
>colon is cranial
>duodenum is caudal

50
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Portal vein includes:

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-gastroduodenal vein
-splenic vein
-cranial mesenteric vein
-caudal mesenteric vein