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What are the layers of the GI tract (from deep to superficial)?
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1. Mucosa
2. Submucosa 3. Muscularis 4. Serosa |
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What is the mucosa and how is it structured?
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-Mucosa is the inner lining of the GI tract.
-It has 3 layers a) Epithelium b) Lamina Propria c) Muscularis Mucosae |
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Describe the epithelium layer of the mucosa
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-Epithelium = layer that contacts food
- made of strattified squamous epithelium @ each end and columnar epithelium in middle |
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Describe the lamina propria layer of the mucosa
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-Lamina propria = made of areolar connective tissue
-Contains many blood vessels and lymph vessels |
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Describe the muscularis mucosae layer of the mucosa
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-Muscularis mucosae = thin layer of smooth muscle
-Helps mix the food and secretions |
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What is the submocosa?
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-Submucosa =
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