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Tongue Papillae: thin, long, “V”-shaped cones, increased keratinization

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filliform

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Tongue Papillae: most abundant, no taste buds, no gustatory function, mechanical

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filliform

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Tongue Papillae: mushroom-shaped, lightly keratinized, interspersed among filliform papillae

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fungiform

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Tongue Papillae: mostly at the apex and sides of the tongue, innervated by the facial nerve

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fungiform

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Tongue Papillae: 8-12 in number, largest, near sulcus terminalis

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circumvallate

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Tongue Papillae: associated with salivary (Von Ebner’s) glands and taste buds, innervated by CN IX

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circumvallate

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Tongue Papillae: ridges and grooves towards the posterior part of the roof of the mouth on lateral margins

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foliate

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Tongue Papillae: innervated by facial nerve (anterior papillae) and glossopharyngeal nerve (posterior papillae), rudimentary in humans

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foliate

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Epithelial cells of the tongue

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stratified squamous

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Tongue Innervation: anterior 2/3 - somatic

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CN V (Trigeminal)

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Tongue Innervation: taste

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CN VII (Facial)

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Tongue Innervation: posterior 1/3 - somatic and taste

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CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)

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Tongue Innervation: motor

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CN XII (Hypoglossal)

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Only muscle of the tongue not innervated by the hypoglossal (XII) nerve

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palatoglossus (CN X - Vagus)

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Parotid Gland: Secretion

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serous, α-amylase, proline-rich proteins

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Parotid Gland: Type

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branched acinar

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Parotid Gland: Innervation

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CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)

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Submandibular Gland: Secretion

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serous > mucous, produces 2/3 of saliva, α-amylase, proline-rich proteins, other enzymes

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Submandibular Gland: Type

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branched tubuloacinar with serous demilunes

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Submandibular Gland: Innervation

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CN VII (Facial)

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Sublingual Gland: Secretion

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mucous > serous, mucin, amylase, lysozyme

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Sublingual Gland: Type

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branched tubuloacinar

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Sublingual Gland: Innervation

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CN VII (Facial)

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70% of saliva is produced by

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submandibular gland

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Salivary gland associated with circumvallate papillae of the tongue

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Von Ebner’s

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Layer missing in the esophagus

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serosa

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Cells characteristic of Barrett’s Esophagus

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goblet cells

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Partial tear of the esophagus

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Mallory-Weiss Tear

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Full thickness tear of the esophagus, surgical emergency

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Boerhaave’s Syndrome

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Treatment for GERD

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Nissen’s Fundoplication

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Stomach: Lumen

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folds of rugae

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Stomach: Mucosa Epithelium

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simple columnar epithelium, gastric pits or fovea covered with surface mucous cells

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Stomach Cardia: Gastric Pits

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shallow

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Stomach Cardia: Lamina Propria

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cardial glands, secrete abundant mucus

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Stomach Fundus-Body: Gastric Pits

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shallow

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Stomach Fundus-Body: Lamina Propria

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isthmus - parietal cells, neck - mucous cells, base - chief cells and enteroendocrine cells

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Stomach Pylorus-Antrum: Gastric Pits

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very deep

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Stomach Pylorus-Antrum: Lamina Propria

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pyloric glands, secrete abundant mucus

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Stomach: Muscularis Mucosa

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band of smooth muscle

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Stomach: Submucosa

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dense irregular tissue, Meissner’s plexus

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Stomach: Muscularis Externa

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inner oblique, middle circular (most abundant in pylorus), outer longitudinal

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Stomach: Serosa

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continuous with the mesenteries (thin loose CT with mesothelium)

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Gastric Glands: gastric pit

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surface mucous cells

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Gastric Glands: isthmus

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parietal cells

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Gastric Glands: neck

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mucous neck cells, parietal cells

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Gastric Glands: base

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chief cells, enteroendocrine / enterochromaffin / argentaffin / APUD cells

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Gastric Glands: mucus

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mucous neck cells

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Gastric Glands: HCl

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parietal cells

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Gastric Glands: pepsinogen

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chief cells

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Gastric Glands: intrinsic factor

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parietal cells

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Gastric Glands: serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)

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enterochromaffin cells (EC)

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Gastric Glands: substance P

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enterochromaffin cells (EC)

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Gastric Glands: somatostatin

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enterochromaffin cells (D)

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Gastric Glands: bicarbonate

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surface mucous cells

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Gastric Glands: gastrin

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enterochromaffin cells (G)

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Gastric Glands: histamine

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enterochromaffin-like cells

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Site where digestive processes are completed and where the products of digestion are absorbed

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small intestines

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Small Intestines: Mucosa

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simple columnar epithelium with villi and goblet cells

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Small Intestines: Lamina Propria

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crypts of Lieberkuhn, Paneth cells

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Small Intestines: Submucosa

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Meissner’s plexus (submucosal)

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Small Intestines: Muscularis Externa

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inner circular layer, Auerbach’s plexus (myenteric), outer longitudinal layer

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Duodenum: Mucosa

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Brunner’s glands

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Duodenum: Lamina Propria

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absent plicae circulares in the first part, (-) Peyer’s patches

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Duodenum: Submucosa

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Brunner’s glands

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Jejunum: Lamina Propria

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poorly developed plicae circulares and villi, (-) Peyer’s patches

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Jejunum: Submucosa

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(-) Brunner’s glands

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Ileum: Mucosa

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M cells

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Ileum: Lamina Propria

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plicae circulares, (+) Peyer’s patches (MALT)

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Ileum: Submucosa

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(-) Brunner’s glands

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Diagnostic of duodenum, in the mucosa and submucosa, mucus rich secretion (pH 8.1-9.3), neutralizes chyme entering the duodenum and the pylorus

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Brunner’s Glands

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Columnar column cells, apical end has striated brush border, numerous microvilli that greatly increase luminal surface area

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Enterocytes

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Enterocytes produce

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lactate, sucrase, maltase, peptidase, enterokinase

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Enterocytes absorb

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carbohydrates, protein, lipids, vitamins, calcium, iron

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Crypts of Lieberkuhn: high rate of mitosis, replace surface absorptive cells and goblet cells every 3-6 days

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stem cells

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Crypts of Lieberkuhn: secrete lysozyme, phospholipase A, defensins

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Paneth cells

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Enteroendocrine Cells: small intestines, secretin, promotes pancreatic & biliary bicarbonate & water secretion, inhibits gastric acid secretion & stomach emptying

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S cells

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S Cells: Location

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small intestines

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S Cells: Hormone

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secretin

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Secretin: Promotes

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pancreatic & biliary bicarbonate & water secretion

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Secretin: Inhibits

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inhibits gastric acid secretion & stomach emptying

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Enteroendocrine Cells: small intestines, CCK, promotes pancreatic enzyme secretion & gallbladder contraction, inhibits gastric acid secretion

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C cells

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C Cells: Location

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small intestines

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C Cells: Hormone

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Cholecystokinin

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Cholecystokinin: Promotes

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pancreatic enzyme secretion & gallbladder contraction

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Cholecystokinin: Inhibits

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inhibits gastric acid secretion

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Enteroendocrine Cells: ileum & colon, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) - promotes insulin secretion, inhibits gastric acid secretion & sense of hunger, peptide YY - promotes water & electrolyte absorption in large intestine, inhibits gastric acid secretion

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L cells

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L Cells: Location

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ileum & colon

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L Cells: Hormones

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glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), peptide YY

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Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1): Promotes

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insulin secretion

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Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1): Inhibits

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gastric acid secretion & sense of hunger

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Peptide YY: Promotes

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water & electrolyte absorption in large intestine

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Peptide YY: Inhibits

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gastric acid secretion

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Enteroendocrine Cells: duodenum & jejunum, gastrin inhibitory peptide (GIP), inhibits gastric acid secretion

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K cells

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K Cells: Location

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duodenum & jejunum

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K Cells: Hormone

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gastrin inhibitory peptide (GIP)

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Gastrin Inhibitory Peptide (GIP): Inhibits

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gastric acid secretion

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Enteroendocrine Cells: pylorus, duodenum & pancreatic islets, somatostatin, inhibits secretion from other DNES cells nearby

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D cells

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D Cells: Location

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pylorus, duodenum & pancreatic islets

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D Cells: Hormone

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somatostatin

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Somatostatin: Inhibits

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secretion from other DNES cells nearby

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Enteroendocrine Cells: stomach, small intestines & large intestines, serotonin & substance P, promotes gut motility

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EC cells

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EC Cells: Location

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stomach, small intestines & large intestines

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EC Cells: Hormones

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serotonin & substance P

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Serotonin: Promotes

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gut motility

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Substance P: Promotes

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gut motility

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Enteroendocrine Cells: small intestines, motilin, promotes gut motility

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M cells

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M Cells: Location

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small intestines

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M Cells: Hormone

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motilin

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Motilin: Promotes

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gut motility

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Enteroendocrine Cells: ileum, neurotensin, inhibits gastric acid secretion

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N cells

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N Cells: Location

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ileum

112
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N Cells: Hormone

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neurotensin

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Neurotensin: Inhibits

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gastric acid secretion

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Intestines: large valvular flaps protruding into the lumen, circular folds on mucosa and submucosa

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valves of Kerkring, plicae circulares, valvulae conniventes

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Intestines: finger-like projections of the mucosa

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villi

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Intestines: microscopic cellular protrusion on the apex of cells

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brush border (microvilli)

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80% of bile is absorbed in

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terminal ileum

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Colon: smooth, no plicae circulares or intestinal villi except in the rectum, crypts of Lieberkuhn, numerous goblet cells, MALT

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mucosa

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Colon: fatty layer

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submucosa

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Colon: Muscularis Externa

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inner circular, outer longitudinal in 3 separate longitudinal bands (taenia coli)

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Colon: forms small pouches of fatty tissue (appendices epiploicae)

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serosa

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Thickened wall due to lymphoid follicles, few crypts, no villi, no taenia coli

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appendix

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Most common cause of appendicitis in adults

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fecalith obstruction

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Most common cause of appendicitis in chicken

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lymphoid hyperplasia

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Anal Canal: Length

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3-4 cm

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Rectoanal Junction Epithelium

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simple columnar → stratified squamous

127
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Anal Canal: Longitudinal folds of mucosa and submucosa

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anal columns

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Anal Canal: inner circular layer of muscle

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internal anal sphincter

129
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Anal Canal: voluntary sphincter

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external anal sphincter

130
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Mixed exocrine and endocrine gland producing both digestive enzymes and hormones, retroperitoneal

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pancreas

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Amount of alkaline pancreatic juice secreted into the duodenum per day

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1.5 L/day

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Neutralizes acidic chyme from the stomach

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bicarbonate

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Establishes pH for optimal activity of pancreatic enzymes: proteases, α-amylase, lipases, nucleases

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bicarbonate

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The exocrine pancreas is regulated mainly by

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CCK, secretin

135
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Largest percentage of liver that can be safely resected without causing liver failure

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80%

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The liver is divided into 8 anatomic segments based on

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hepatic venous drainage

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75% of blood flow to the liver is provided by

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portal vein

138
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Pain in hepatitis and other inflammatory liver disease is caused by

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stretching of Glisson’s capsule

139
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Surrounded by a thin capsule that extends into the parenchyma dividing it into lobules

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liver

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Secretion of bile, synthesis and endocrine secretion into blood of major plasma proteins (albumin), conversion of AA into glucose, detoxification and conjugation of toxins and drugs

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liver

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AA deamination producing urea, storage of glycogen, triglycerides, vitamin A and other fat soluble vitamins, removal of effete erythrocytes, storage of iron in complexes with ferritin

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liver

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Functional unit of the liver

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liver lobule

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Liver Lobule: Structure

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hexagonal with central vein, surrounded by 3-6 portal triads (venule, arteriole, bile ductule)

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Portal Triad

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venule, arteriole, bile ductule

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Filled with cords of hepatic parenchymal cells, hepatocytes which radiate from the central vein and are separated by vascular sinusoids

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liver lobule

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Liver: vascular spaces lined by fenestrated endothelial cells, sparse basal lamina and reticular fibers, Kuppfer cells

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sinusoids

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Liver: space between the endothelium and the cord filled with plasma, Ito cells

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space of Disse / perisinusoidal space

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Tiny passage formed between hepatocytes

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bile canaliculi

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Liver: principal parenchymal cells, large, polyhedral, large centrally located nucleus, extensive reticular fibers holding cells together

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hepatocytes

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Liver: sinusoids, liver macrophages

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Kuppfer cells

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Liver: perisinusoidal space of Disse, stores vitamin A

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Ito cells / stellate cells / lipocytes

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Liver Acinus 1: Location

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periportal - around portal triad

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Liver Acinus 1: Blood Flow

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abundant oxygen and nutrients

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Liver Acinus 1: Necrosis

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liver pathology, eclampsia/pre-eclampsia

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Liver Acinus 2: Location

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mid-zone

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Liver Acinus 2: Blood Flow

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intermediate

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Liver Acinus 2: Necrosis

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yellow fever

158
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Liver Acinus 3: Location

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centrilobular - around central vein

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Liver Acinus 3: Blood Flow

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low oxygen and nutrients

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Liver Acinus 3: Necrosis

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ischemic injury, R-sided heart failure

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Biliary epithelium

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tall columnar cells with microvilli except terminal ducts (cuboidal)

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The gallbladder does not have

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muscularis mucosae

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Pockets in the gallbladder mucosa into the muscularis layer

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Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus

164
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Most common type of gallbladder CA

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adenocarcinoma

165
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Seen in 95% of patients with gallbladder adenoCA

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gallstones

166
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Most common area where biliary-enteric fistula occurs

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duodenum

167
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Ascending bacterial infection that causes partial or complete obstruction of the bile duct

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Ascending Cholangitis