Digestive system Flashcards
Type of cells in salivary gland
- Acinar cells (volume)
- duct cells (composition of saliva)
parts of stomach
- cardia
- fundus
- body
- antrum
- pyloric
parts of small intestine
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
secretion of pancreatic juices takes place in
duodenum
parts of large intestine
- ascending colon
- transverse colon
- descending colon
part where small intestine opens in large intestine
caecum
sphincter between esophagus and stomach
gastroesophageal sphincter
explain diphyodont
condition where milk teeth are replaced by permanent teeth
explain thecodont
teeth embedded in the socket of jaw
types of teeth with their function
4 types of teeth (heterodont)
1. incisor ( front, for cutting)
2. canine (sharp pointed teeth)
3. pre-molar ( known as cheap teeth, used for grinding and crushing)
4. molar (same as above)
teeth formula
2123 - adult
2103 - child (premolar absent)
types of salivary gland
- parotid (largest gland, 20% contribute, 1 in pair)
- submandibular (starts 4m lower jaw to 2nd molar, 70% contribute)
- sublingual (below tongue, 5% contribute)
saliva pH
6.7 (acidic)
amount of saliva secreted everyday
1 - 1.5 liters
components present in saliva
- mucus (s Ig A) mucin protein (protect the lining of stomach)
- chloride ion (initiates fluid secretion process)
- lysozyme (antibacterial)
- lactoferrin (proline rich, protect teeth, binds with Fe, bacteriostatic)
- Ptyalin (also known as salivary alpha amylase)
- lingual lipase
about ptyalin
- breaks alpha 1,4 bond of carbohydrate
eg: starch, glycogen - But can’t break alpha 1,6 bond of carbohydrate
eg: sucrose - needs chloride ion , ph 6.5 for proper functioning
movement of food in gut is known as
peristaltic movement, where both longitudinal and circular muscles moves together to move food
histology of gut
- serosa (outermost)
- muscularis
- submucosa
- mucosa (innermost)
- lumen
sphincter between pyloric and duodenum
pyloric sphincter
components of mucosa
- epithelial cells
- basement membrane
- lamina propria (connective tissue where blood vessels are present)
components of submucosa
Meissner’s nerve plexus (controls glandular secretions, alters electrolyte and water transport, and regulates local blood flow)
components of muscularis
- circular muscles
- longitudinal muscles
- myenteric plexus/ Auerbach’s plexus (responsible for the peristaltic movement of the bowels)
cells present in fundus of stomach
mucus cells/ goblet cells (secrets mucus)
cells present in the ‘body’ of stomach
- oxyntic cells
- chief cells/parietal cells
- G cells/ goblet cells (present very less)