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Alimentary Tract
factoid questions about organs and tissues
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Histology
Graduate
02/21/2011

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Term
Name the layers of a generic tubular organ.
Definition
Epithelium, basement membrane, lamina propria mucosae, muscularis mucosa (variably present), submucosa, tunica muscularis, serosa OR adventitia.
Term
What type(s) of glands (structure) are salivary glands?
Definition
Compound tubuloacinar.
Term
How much saliva is secreted per day in human? Sheep? Cow?
Definition
1L, 6-10L, 100-200L
Term
4 main functions of saliva?
Definition
1) Moistens food, 2) Lubricates mucosal surfaces, 3) Dissolves soluble substances (for taste bud sensing), 4) Keeps mouth clean
Term
Name the major and minor salivary glands. Which species have them?
Definition
Major: parotid (serous) , mandibular (mixed), sublingual (mucous). Also zygomatic (carnivores); molar (cats). Minor: labial, lingual, gustatory (w/ foliate and vallate taste buds), buccal, palatine, pharyngeal.
Term
Put the following duct types in order: striated, lobar, interlobular, intercalated, intralobular, acinus. How can they be differentiated?
Definition
Acinus, intercalated, striated, intralobular, interlobular, lobar. Acinus is where the cells secrete the product, so you’ll see granules (serous) or basophilic mucus (mucinous) in the cells. The ducts are differentiated by the epithelium lining them. Intercalated is squamous (simple), striated is cuboidal to columnar (often with infolded BM), intralobular is cuboidal to columnar, interlobular is pseudostratified, lobar is columnar stratified.
Term
Which animals have keratinized esophageal lamina epithelialis?
Definition
Ruminants, camelids, horse (less so), pig (less so)
Term
In which layer of a tubular organ are blood vessels and nerves found?
Definition
Lamina Propria (also contains ducts, fibroblasts, and collagen + elastin)
Tunica Submucosa (also contains glands)
Term
Which species have an esophageal lamina muscularis?
Definition
Horse, ruminant, cat all have isolated bundles which increase in thickness and confluence as stomach approaches. Dog has none in cranial esophagus, isolated bundles distally
Pig has none cranially, confluence distally
Llama has few scattered strands distally.
Term
Describe spp differences in submucosal gland locations.
Definition
Pig: present in cranial esophagus only.
Dog: present throughout to cardiac rgn of stomach; more in distal esophagus
Horse, ruminant, cat: present only at pharyngoesophageal limen
Llama: abundant throughout; more cranially.
Term
Describe spp differences with tunica muscularis of esophagus:
Definition
Dog, ruminant, llama: entirely striated
Horse: striated in cranial 2/3, smooth in distal 1/3
Pig: 1/3 striated, 1/3 mixed, 1/3 smooth
Cat: 4/5 striated (cranially), 1/5 smooth (distally)
Term
Which cells found in a gastric gland produce HCl?
Definition
Parietal cells (maintain pH <1.0-2.0)
Term
Which cells found in a gastric gland produce gastrin?
Definition
Enteroendocrine cells (gastrin is a paracrine hormone; along with ACh and histamine, affects HCl secretion)
Term
Which cells found in a gastric gland produce pepsinogen?
Definition
Chief cells
Term
What is the subglandular layer, and who has it?
Definition
Between base of glands and lamina muscularis mucosa, the subglandular layer consists of a stratum granulosum (with fibrocytes) and a stratum compactum (with collagen). Helps prevent sharp pointy things from poking through stomach! Thus found in carnivores (protects from bones in diet).
Term
What kind of epithelium lines forestomachs?
Definition
Stratified squamous (all histologically similar, though grossly different arrangements of folds)
Term
Function(s) of rumenal mucosa?
Definition
Outer layers of epithelium: protection
Inner layers: absorption of fatty acids produced by bacterial fermentation.
Term
In which part of camelid GI tract are mucigenous glands found?
Definition
C1 and C2 (not C3, which is more like abomasum of ruminants)
Term
How can you tell the difference histologically between duodenum, jejunum, ileum?
Definition
You can’t necessarily…they all have crypts and villi. Ileum will have Peyer’s patches but all will have MALT. Duodenum has submucosal Brunner’s glands to secrete HCO3- (neutralizes HCl from stomach)
Term
Where are Paneth cells found and what do they do?
Definition
Found just above muscularis mucosa (i.e. in the lamina propria of the mucosa) of intestinal crypts (small and large intestines), along with enteroendocrine cells and others. Function = anti-microbial. Secrete defensins, TNF, lysozymes.
Term
Where are M cells found, and how can you identify them in H&E stain?
Definition
Found in ileal Peyer’s Patches (SLO-GALT). Trick question: they can’t be id’d with H&E.  BUT they are found on domes, and lack villi, so they are histologically different (though v. hard to tell).
Term
Do M cells have lysozymes?
Definition
No! They take up the antigen entire to present to T cells in the LP. Enterocytes, also found in MALT, contain lysozymes.
Term
Where are crypts of Lieberkuhn found? What are they?
Definition
Straight tubular glands secreting digestive enzymes. Found in the small and large intestines and cecum.
Term
How can you tell the difference between large intestine and cecum histologically?
Definition
You can't!
Term
How can you tell the difference between the small intestine and large intestine?
Definition
No villi in large intestine/cecum
Term
Put the following avian digestives organs in order: proventriculus, crop, gizzard, esophagus, jejunum, cloaca, duodenum, caeca, ileum, colon.
Definition
Esophagus, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caeca, colon, cloaca.
Term
Which is the glandular stomach of the bird? What glands does it contain and what do they secrete?
Definition
The proventriculus is the glandular stomach. Contains only one secretory cell type: oxynticopeptic cells. Secrete both HCl and pepsinogen. (Contrast to mammalian gastric cells?)
Term
Describe the layers of the gizzard:
Definition
Simple cuboidal epithelium. Lined by acellular koilin, secreted by mucosal glands in LP. (No keratin! Koilin is eosinophilic, though.) Submucosa, Tunica muscularis.
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