lecture 7/8: the digestive system Flashcards
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what are the basic functions of the digestive system
- Ingestion
- Secretion
- Mixing and propulsion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Defecation
what are the 4 layers f=if the GI tract
Mucosa
• Submucosa
• Muscularis
• Serosa
arrange these from innermost to outmost: muscularis, serosa, mucosa, submucosa
mucosa
submucosa
muscularis
serosa
which layer of the GI tract allows movement
serosa
which anchors organs: serosa or adventia
adventia
what is the only organ that has 3 muscularis layers
stomach
what are the 3 layers of the mucosa of the GI tract
1) lining epithelium
2) lamina propria
3) muscularis mucosa
what layer is in direct contact with the GI tract
lining of the epithelium
epithelium in the mouth, pharynx, esophagus and anal canal serves what function
protective function (against highly acidic food)
what is the function of the lining epithelium in the stomach and intestines
secretion and absorption
every 5-7 days, what happens to epithelial cells
they are replaced by new ones
within the absorptive epithelial cells, what are the 2 subsets of cells
exo and endocrine
what is the function of the exocrine cells in the epithelium of GI tract
Exocrine cells which secrete mucous and fluid into the
lumen
what is the function of endocrine cells in the epithelial cells of the GI tract
Endocrine cells which secrete hormones into the
bloodstream
what is the function of lamina propria
Supports epithelium and binds it to the muscularis
mucosa
what does lamina propria contain that serves a protective function
mucosa-associated lymph tissue (MALT)
what is the function of muscularis mucosa
Increases the surface area for digestion and absorption
- Movement of muscle ensures that all absorptive cells
are fully exposed to the contents of the GI tract
the subcosa of the GI tract contains what plexus
Meissner plexus
what is the meissners plexus
a portion of the enteric nerve plexus (the brain of the gut)
what does the Meissner plexus contain (neurons) and what is the function
- Contains sensory and motor enteric neurons and
parasympathetic and sympathetic postganglionic
fibers that innervate the mucosa and submucosa - Important in controlling secretions of the GI tract
the Meissner’s plexus is only located in what layer of the GI
submucosa
what areas contain skeletal muscle that produce voluntary swallowing
mouth
pahrynx and superior and meiddle parts of the esophagus
skeletal muscles of the GI permit voluntary control of swallowing and what else
control of defecation
throughout the GI tract, is it skeletal or smooth muscle
smooth