Digestive System I Flashcards
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Associated glands of digestive system
- Salivary glands
- Liver
- Pancreas
4 parts of oral cavity
- Lips
- Palates
- Tongue
- Teeth
4 main layers of GI
- Tunica mucosa
- Tunica submucosa
- Tunica muscularis
- Tunica serosa
Tunica mucosa aka?
Mucosal membranes
Tunica mucosa
Innermost layer
3 sublayers of tunica mucosa
- Epithelial lining
- Lamina propria
- Muscularis mucosae
Cells of epithelial lining
Stratified +/- keratin
Lamina propria is made of?
Loose CT
Muscularis mucosae is made of?
Smooth muscle
Tunica submucase consists of?
- Dense irregular CT
- Blood vessels
- Lymph vessels
- Nerve plexus (Miessner)
Miessner
Nerve plexus located in tunica submucosa
Tunica submucosa may contain?
- Glands
2. Lymphatic tissue
Tunica muscularis aka?
Muscularis externa
Tunica muscularis contains?
Inner circular and outer longitudinal layers of smooth muscle
CT between inner circular and outer longitudinal smooth muscle layers of tunica muscularis contains?
- Blood vessels
- Lymph nodes
- Nerve plexus (myenteric)
Myenteric nerve plexus located?
Between inner circular and outer longitudinal layers of tunica muscularis
ENS stands for?
Enteric nervous system
What forms ENS?
- Miessner’s nerve plexus
2. Mysenteric nerve plexus
“Second brain” is the?
ENS
ENS has?
Autonomous function
ENS innervation
Some from ANS, but operates independently of brain and spinal cord
Tunica serosa
Thin layer of loose CT
Rich in blood vessels, lymph vessels and adipose tissue
Tunica serosa is covered by?
Mesothelium
Mesothelium cells
Simple squamous epithelium