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27 Cards in this Set
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4 tunics of the digestive system
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mucosa - submucosa - muscularis externa - serosa
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3 regions of the mucosa
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epithelium - lamina propria - muscularis mucosae
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epithelium of the mucosa is the ____-most layer made of ____ ____ epithelium
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inner - simple columnar
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3 functions of the mucosa epithelium
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secretion - absorption - protection
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mucosa epithelium region for absorption
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intestines
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mucosa epithelium region for protection
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esophagus
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lamina propria is ____ CT that surrounds ____
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loose - epithelium
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muscularis mucosae is ____ muscle responsible for ____ & ____ in the mucosa layer
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smooth - folds - movement
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CT that surrounds the mucosa is ____
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submucosa
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submucosa contains ____ ____ & ____ tissue & is very ____
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blood vessels - lymphatic - vascular
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submucosa also contains intrinsic nerve plexus called
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submucosal nerve plexus
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submucosal plexus serves ____ & ____ in the ____ layer
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muscles - glands - mucosa
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submucosal plexus is a plexus of autonomic nerves which contain ____ & ____ nerves
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sympathetic - parasympathetic
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name of the 2 layers that the surround the submucosa
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muscularis externa
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2 layers of the muscularis externa
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circular muscle - longitudinal muscle
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the circular muscle is the ____ layer & the longitudinal muscle is the ____ layer of the muscularis externa
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inner - outer
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2 functions of muscularis externa
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protection - peristalsis
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segmentational ____ of the muscularis externa keeps the food moving through the ____ ____
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peristalsis - alimentary canal
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segmentations is taking compartments of food and ____ them from one another
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separating
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autonomic ____ ____ run between the circular & longitudinal layer of the muscularis externa called ____ ____ ____
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nerve plexuses - myenteric nerve plexuses
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autonomic fiber that stimulates peristalsis
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parasympathetic
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myenteric nerve plexus runs between what layers
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circular muscle - longitudinal muscle
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____ nerve fibers in the muscularis externa inhibit peristalsis & digestion
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sympathetic
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there are __ layers of muscularis externa in the stomach & __ layers in the rest of the ____ canal
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3 - 2 - alimentary
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outermost layer of the intraperitoneal organs is a protective covering is ____ (aka ____ ____)
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serosa - visceral peritoneum
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visceral peritoneum aka ____ is made of ____ CT
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serosa - areolar CT
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third autonomic plexus associated with the serosa
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subserous nerve plexus
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