• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/262

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

262 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
What contributes to conducting portion of respiratory sys?
nasal cavities, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles
What is the function of the conducting airway?
cleans, heats, humidifies, and carries air to exchange airways
What is respiratory epithelium?
ciliated pseudostratified columnar with goblet cells, lines most of the conducting portion
Nasal passages are?
dense fibrous ct. blending to cartilage and covered with skin on the outside
What is the vestibule?
keratinized stratified squamous with vibrissae and glands
Epithelium of nostrils (nares)?
transitioned to respiratory epi. from vestibule
What is special about lamina propria of nose?
numerous veins near surface for heating and humidifying (and nosebleeds)
What are paranasal sinuses?
facial bones with air cavities that communicate with true nasal cavities
What are the four sets of paranasal sinuses?
frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones (all lined w/resp. epi.)
What covers the superior nasal conchae?
superior aspect with olfactory epithelium specialized for sensory reception
What is special about olfactory epithelium?
bipolar neurons with specialized dendrites, supportive sustentacular cells, and basal cells.
What are bowmans glands?
serous glands in the lamina propria that cleans aromatic molecules from epithelial surface.
What is the nasopharynx?
connects pharynx and trachea, irregularly shaped with cartilage that houses vocal cords
What is hyaline cartilage in the nasopharynx?
thyroid, cricoid, arytenoids
What is elastic cartilage in nasopharynx?
corniculates, cuneiforms and tips of arytenoids.
What connects cartilages and what does it form?
dense fibrous ct. forming membranes containing the false and true vocal cords
What covers false and true vocal cords?
false: resp epi.
true: stratified squamous
What is the trachea?
10-12cm long tube extending from cricoid cartilage to left and right bronchi
What makes up the layers of the trachea?
mucosa, submucosa, cartilage, adventicia
Mucosa of the trachea is?
respiratory epithelium with basal cells, stem cells, and APUD cells, all underscored by lamina propria
Submucosa of trachea is?
loose areolar ct. with numerous mucous and serous glands
Cartilage of trachea is?
~20 c shaped cartilages holding the airway patent (open), they are open to the posterior and covered there with trachealis m.
What lines the thoracic cavity? Surface of lungs?
simple squamous epi, called parietal pleura

same epi. but called visceral pleura
What is between parietal and visceral pleura?
potential space
What are the lobes of the lung?
right lung has 3
left lung has 4
each lobe has 10 bronchiopulmonary segments
What are the first two layers of the trachea that disappear as branching continues in the lung?
lamina propria and submucosa
What replaces cartilage in the continual branching of bronchi? What is it now called?
smooth muscle
bronchiole
What comes after the terminal bronchiole?
respiratory bronchiole
Where is the first site of gas exchange in the lung?
respiratory bronchiole
What connects respiratory bronchiole with alveolar sacs?
alveolar ducts
What are the two alveolar cells and their function?
Type I - exchange (simple sq. epi)
Type II - surfactant and lamellar bodies (low cuboidal and found at angles of alveolar sacs)
What permits collateral ventilation?
alveolar pores (of Kohn)
What makes up the blood air barrier?
surfactant- simple sq. epi. of alveolus, basal lamina of alveoli, interstitial space, basal lam. of endothelium, endothelial cells.
What is the carina?
the area of bifurcation of the trachea
Describe the wall of a bronchi.
adventicia, respiratory epi- with diminishing height/goblet cells. contains cartilage
Describe the wall of a bronchiole.
no cartilage, sm. muscle & elastic fibers, lamina propria. Goblets are lost before cilia Clara cells
What are clara cells?
found in bronchioles, produce surface active agent (like surfactant)
Describe the wall of a respiratory bronchiole.
low cuboidal epi. no goblet cells or cilia. some sm. muscle and elastic fibers. some alveolar outpocketing
Describe an alvolar duct.
mostly alveoli with some cuboidal cells, primarily an exchange structure
Describe an alveolar sac.
bubble shaped arrangement of alveoli, purely exchange structures of simple sq. epi.
What is a lamellar body?
surfactant membrane produced by Type II cells
What is an interstitium?
interalveolar septum- between two alveolar sacs that touch
What are the properties of emphazema?
decreased elastic fibers
retaining CO2
loss of surface area of exchange by ruining alveolar structure
usually die of pneumonia
function of the esophagus
propel food to stomach
function of the stomach
store, churn, acidify, digest
function of the duodenum
absorb nutrients, add exocrine secretions
function of the jejunum
absorb nutrients
function of the ileum
absorb nutrients, immune functions
function of the colon
absorb water, add mucous
function of the recto-anal jct
storage and elimination
mucosal epi. of esophagus
strat. squam. non-keratinized
mucosal epi. of stomach
simple columnar producing surface mucous, NO MICROVILLI
mucosal epi. of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
simple columnar, absorpative, many microvilli and villi
mucosal epi. of colon
simple columnar, absorpative, many microvilli and NO VILLI
mucosal epi. of recto anal jct
like colon transitioning to strat. squamous w/keratin
cells & products of esophagus
epithelial stem cells in BASES of epithelium
cells & products of stomach
mucous neck, alkaline mucous
Parietal cell - HCL & Intrinsic Factor
Chief cell - Pepsinogen
Enteroendocrine cells - hormones
Epithelial stem cells in NECKS of glands
cells & products of duodenum
Goblet cells - mucous
Paneth - Lysozymes
Enteroendocrine cells - hormones
Epithelial stem cells in bases of CRYPTS
cells & products of jejunum
Goblet cells - mucous
Paneth - Lysozymes
Enteroendocrine cells - hormones
Epithelial stem cells in bases of CRYPTS
cells & products of ileum
Goblets - mucous
Paneth - Lysozymes
M CELLS at surface of Peyers
Enteroendocrine cells - hormones
Epithelial stem cells in bases of CRYPTS
cells & products of colon
Goblets - mucous
Paneth - Lysozymes
Enteroendocrine cells - hormones
Epithelial stem cells in bases of CRYPTS
cells & products of recto-anal jct.
Goblets - mucous
Few Paneth
Epithelial stem cells in bases EPITHLIUM
lamina propria of esophagus
cardiac glands,
mucous,
standard lymphoid
lamina propria of stomach, duodenum, jejunum
standard lymphoid
lamina propria of ileum
very lymph w/ Peyer's patches
lamina propria of colon and recto anal junction
very lymph
Muscularis mucosa of entire GI tract
inner circ
outer longitudinal
submucosa of esophagus
Esoph. Glands Proper-mucous
submucosa of stomach, jejunum, ileum, colon, recto anal jct
Standard =
blood vessels, nerves etc
MEISSNER'S CORPUSCLES
submucosa of duodenum
Standard =
blood vessels, nerves etc
Brunner's glands
muscularis externa of esophagus
upper 1/3 skeletal,
mid 1/3 mixed
lower 1/3 smooth
Aurbach's plexi
muscularis externa of stomach
inner oblique
MIDDLE CIRCULAR
outer longitudinal
Aurbach's plexi
muscularis externa of duodenum, jejunum, ileum
inner circular
outer longitudinal
Aurbach's plexi
muscularis externa of colon
inner circular
outer longitudinal
BANDS OF TAENIA COLI
Aurbach's plexi
muscularis externa of recto-anal jct
begin as colon and returns to skeletal at exit
aventitia or serosa of esophagus
adventitia start,
serosa below diaphragm
adventitia or serosa of stomach, duodenum, ileum, jejunum, colon
serosa
adventitia or serosa of recto-anal junction
ADVENTITIA
What are the main structures of the female reproductive sys?
Ovary, fallopian tubes (oviducts), uterus, vagina, mammary gland
Describe the maturation of the ova and what surrounds it at each stage.
Primordial-oocyte surrounded by simple sq.
primary-oocyte & Z. pellucida- surrounded by layers of cuboidal granulosa cells
secondary-oocyte & z. pellucida- surrounded by antrum and granulosa cells
mature (Graafian)- surrounded as above larger and bulges through cortex of ovary
Theca produces?
interna: estrogens
externa: ct.
Ovulation is?
release of oocyte into peritoneal cavity to oviduct
Post ovulatory changes in ovary are?
-progesteron production via corpus luteum
-corpus albicans (white scar)
What are the parts of the uterus?
myometrium- 3 thick bands of sm. m.
endometrium- glandular epithelium, subject to cyclic changes
cervix-
What are the parts of the vagina?
adventitia, mucularis(sm.), epithelium
What are mammary glands?
modifies sweat glands
What are testis?
paired glands with ct. capsule dividing into septa and lobuli, 35 degrees C required
What is within the seminiferous tubules?
Spermatogenic cells
Sertoli cells
Leydig cells
What is a spermatogenic cell?
change from spermatogonia to spermatozoa
What is spermatogenesis?
controlled by FSH and testosterone it is the mitosis and maturation of sperm cells in seminiferous tubule
What is spermiogenesis?
differentiation of spermatid to spermatozoa
What are sertoli cells?
"nurse cells" with large nuclei and tripartite nucleolus,
function in support, secretion, phagocytosis, and blood testes barrier
What are leydig cells?
"interstitial cells" in the interstitium between the seminiferous tubules, large, euchromatic, ++++SER & lipids.
crystals of reinke (testosterone)
What are crystals of reinke?
part of leydig cell, producing testosterone under the influence of LH
What are seminal vesicles?
diverticulum off ductus deferens at ampulla make secretion containing fructose and prostaglandin
What is the prostate?
surrounds urethra below bladder, tuboalveolar gland, drains to uretha, cuboidal to columnar epi.
secretion is thin, contains ascorbic acid and enzymes
What the bulbourethral gland?
Cowpers gland- paired, pea sized, in the membrane of urethra, tuboalveolar with drainage to penile urethra
secretion is clear viscous lubricant
What is seminal fluid?
glandular secretions from seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral gland, with the addition of spermatozoa
What is the corpora cavernosa?
paired dorsal erectile tissue attached to pubis surrounded by tough ct. and tunica albuginea
What is the corpus spongiosum?
contains the urethra, dilates at distal end to from glans.
What covers the glans?
prepuce (retractile foreskin)
Remember this
2 dorsal arteries supply penis and 1 vein drains
During an erection blood flows..
into branches of dorsal arteries piercing corpora cavernosa and branch into capillary plexus and helicine arteries.
What are helicine arteries?
thick non-elastic tunica intima with intimal ridges (preventing reflux), open to erectile tissue of corpora
During an erection parasypmathetic innervation stimulates...
smooth muscle of the arteries to relax and fill with blood. pressure increases the veins compress repressing venous return
What is detumescence?
following ejaculation, parasympathetic innervation decreases and smooth muscle returns to normal tonus, the process is reversed and blood flow is allowed
Remember this...
Parasympathetic innervation Points and Sympathetic Shoots
General organization and main idea of each structure
Paired kidneys - retroperitoneal, lumbar
Paired ureters - exit renal pelvis
Bladder - muscular storage chamber
Urethra - exit from the body
Kidney- renal pelvis features
major calyx
minor calyces
pyramids - define lobes, between renal columns with base towards cortex, apex drains from area cribrosa to calyx
Kidney- cortex features
contains renal corpuscles and most of nephrons
Kidney - medulla features
maintains Henle's loops, collecting ducts & vasculature
Kidney blood flow Aorta...
Aorta to renal artery to
Inter lobar artery
Arcuate arteries
interlobar arteries
Afferent arteries
Peritubular capillary network
vasa recta (long nephrons only)
what is a uriniferous tubule?
nephron + collecting duct
Where is the renal corpuscle?
not in the medulla, but in the cortex
glomerular capillaries receive and feed
supplied by afferent arteriole and empty into efferent arteriole
Renal corpuscle - Bowmans capsule features
parietal layer - simple quamous
visceral layer - podocytes with pedicells around glomerular capillaries
what is between the pedicells of a podocyte?
filtration slits
Renal Corpuscle - Mesangial cells features
phagocytic to basal lamina
Renal corpuscle - Filtration Barrier features
composed of Type II capillary endothelium (without valves); filtration slits of podocytes; & continuous basal lamina
Proximal convoluted tubule features
exits from urinary pole of capsule
composed of low columnar, eosinophilic, long brushborder
many mitochondria, lateral and basal interdigitations
Loop of Henle features
descending think segment = Proximal Convoluted Tubule in structure
Thin Segments: Type I & II simple squamous
Ascending Segment: structurally like Distal Convoluted Tubule
Thin segment of loop of Henle features
short (cortical) nephron: has short thin segment on descending limb only
long (juxtamedullary) nephron: descending thin and ascending thin of Type II epithelium but hairpin loop is Type I Epithelium, surrounded by vasa recta
Disal Convoluted Tubule features
-cuboidal, eosinophilic, apical nuclei
-no lateral cell boundaries are visible
Collecting Tubule (duct) features
-pale staining, cuboidal, basal nuclei, clear lateral cell borders
-epithelium increases in height
Juxtaglomerular Apparatus features
-juxtaglomerular cells: produce renin, may respond to stretch of arteriole wall
-macula densa: special distal convoluted tubule sensitive to osmolality
-lacis cells: extraglomerular mesangial cells, phagocytic?
Renal pelvis and ureter features
lining of transitional epithelium
mucosa is inner longitudinal, outer circular
Urinary Bladder features
-lined with transitional epithelium
-three thick bands of irregular muscle (eble-"a mess, a bigger mess, and another mess"
-thick adventitia
Female Urethra features
-3-4 cm long
-pseudostrat becoming str. squamous
-skeletal muscle at orifice
Male Urethra features
-prostatic through prostate, pseudostrat. picks up secretions from prostate and ejaculatory ducts
-membracum: 2 cm pseudostrat, runs thru skel mus. sphincter
-penile: 15 cm, strat squam. glands of Littre
What defines endocrine gland?
relases signal directly to blood
Hypophysis features
adenohypophysis (anterior)
neurohypophysis (posterior)
Adenohypophysis features
pars distalis (bulb)
pars tubaris (surrounds infundibular stalk)
pars intermedia - MSH production
hypophyseal portal system (hypothalamus to pars distalis)
Adenohypothysis - pars distalis secretions
somatotropes - (GH/somatotropic hormone)
mammotropes - (prolactin/lactogenic hormone)
thyrotropes - (TSH)
corticotropes (ACTH)
gonadotropes (LH, FSH)
Neurohypophysis features
Pars Nervosa (site of neurohormone release to vasculature; oxytocin/ADH-vasopressin)
Infundibulum: stalk = stem + median eminence
Hypophyseal tract (axons from hypothalamic neurons to storages in pars nervosa)
Thyroid gland features
Principle (follicular) cells
"C" clear (parafollicular) cells
Thyroid- Principle cells features
simple cuboidal + basophilic = active
simple squamous + acidophilic = inactive
extracellular storage of thyroglobulin (precursor to TH) in colloid of follicle
Thyroid - C cells
large oval cells in interstitial area around follicle
synthesize and store Calcitonin (decrease serum [Ca+])
Parathyroid gland cell features
Chief cells: many small clear cells produce parathyroid hormone (increase serum [Ca+])
Oxyphil cells: fewer, large, acidophilic stem cells?
Adrenal cortex features
Zona Glomerulosa: clusters of cells under capsule
Zona Fasiculata: cords of cells in middle of cortex
Zona Reticularis: network of cell in innermost portion of cortex
Glomerulosa (salt)
Fasiculata (sugar)
Reticularis (sex)
Produce what?
mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
glucocorticoids (cortisol, corticosterone)
gonadocorticoids (testosterone, estrogen-like)
Medulla features
from neural crest it is a modified sympathetic ganglia of chromaffin cells
produce epinephrine/norepinephrine & release to blood
needs potassium dichromate or silver stain
where do neural structures of the hypophysis arise from?
neuroectoderm of diencephalon (infundibulum/pars nervosa)
where do glandular structures of hypophysis arise from?
ectoderm of Rathke's Pouch (pars distalis/pars intermedia/pars tubaris
what make up the posterior lobe of the hypophysis?
pars intermedia and pars nervosa
what makes up the anterior lobe of hypophysis?
pars distalis and pars tuberalis
what makes up infundibular stalk?
median eminence + infundibular stem
what makes up neurohypohysis?
infundibular stalk + pars nervosa + median eminence
what makes up the adenohypohysis?
pars distalis + pars tuberalis + pars intermedia
what is the intermediate lobe of the hypophysis?
pars intermedia
What controls the hypophysis and what does it derive from during development?
hypothalamus from the diencephalon
What makes up the hypophyseal portal system?
venous portal system from hypothalamus to andenohypophysis
What makes up the hypophyseal tract?
unmyelinated fibers pass from the hypothalamus to infundibular stalk to pars nervosa
Pancreas islets of langerhans features and blood flow of pancreas
-ovoid clusters of endocrine cells embedded in the exocrine pancreas
-blood perfuses the endocrine cells first and then exocrine tissue
Islets of langerhans cell features
A (alpha) cells - glucagon
B (beta) cells - insulin
C (clear) cells - stem cells?
D (delta cells - somatostatin, VIP
Pineal gland (epiphysis) features
small gland in roof of 3rd ventricle
Pinealocytes
Acervuli
Pinealocyte features
primary (parenchyma) cells of pineal gland
resemble glia
(SYNTHESIZE MELATONIN)
Avervuli of pineal gland features
"brain sand"
calcium carbonate crystals
The membranous organelle of protein synthesis is?
rough ER
The name of a strand of mRNA studded with ribosomes is?
polysome
What is the term for a lysosome that has completed digestion but retains junk?
residual body
What organelles contain DNA?
mitochondria and nucleus
What organelles produces ATP?
Mitochondria
What organelle is responsible for the assembly of ribosomes?
nucleolus
What surface specialization increases surface area at the apex of the cell? At the bottom?
microvilli
basal infoldings
What surface specialization moves material along the cell's apical surface?
cilia
What has 9 microtubular doublets around a central pair?
axoneme
Who gets an axoneme?
cilia and flagella
What has 9 microtubular triplets around hollow center?
centriol and basal body
Membranous organelle that makes lipids and detoxifies the cell?
smooth ER
Dark, granular, basophilic material found in neuron cell bodies and dendrites is called?
Nissl
The primary producer of CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) is the?
Choroid plexus
The cell responsible for the formation of meyelin in the peripheral nervous system is?
schwann cell
Which type of axonal transport moves material from the terminal to the cell body?
retrograde
Which part of the neurons are specialized for conduction of electrical impulse?
axons
Which of the following are phases of neuronal degeneration?
proximal & distal
Oligodendrocytes are a type of?
macroglia
Which of the following neurons are pseudounipolar?
sensory
What kind of neuronal degeneration occurs between damage and cell body?
proximal
What are the three meningeal layers from superficial to deep?
dura, arachnoid, pia
What cell produces myelin in the CNS?
oligodendrocyte
What do we call a collection of neuron cell bodies in the CNS? In the PNS?
Nucleus/ganglion
What muscle that occurs in the walls of hollow tubes and engages in rhythmic and tonic contraction?
visceral (unitary)
What cardiac muscle fiber has smaller diameter, few terminal cisternae & secretes atrial natriuretic peptide?
atrial
Which muscle type has the ability to regenerate?
Smooth Muscle
What protein molecule blocks the binding site on actin for myosin?
Tropomyosin
The connective tissue layer that surrounds each muscle fiber?
endomysium
Region of the cell membrane in striated muscle which carries the depolarization?
T-tubules
Actin and Myosin can both be found in what band?
A-band
Conduction fibers include all of these?
SA node, AV node, Bundle of HIS, Purkinje Fibers
What type of striated muscle has centrally located nuclei?
cardiac
What do we call a single nerve fiber and all of the muscle fibers it innervates?
motor unit
What skeletal muscle fibers have small diam. much myoglobin, many mito., little glycogen?
slow, red fibers
What do we call the spot where the motor nerve pierces through the epimysium?
motor point
What muscle type has peripheral nuclei and is a true structural syncytium?
skeletal
Name a unicellular exocrine gland. Unicellular endocrine?
goblet cell: enteroendocrine cell
What epithelium has domed apex & can be stretched and distended?
transitional
What junctional complex keeps cells from being pulled apart?
Adherens/desmosome
What epithelial type is characterized by thin cytoplasm, flattened ovoid nuclei, and is wider than it is tall?
squamous
What kind of exocrine secretion is characterized by only the cell's product being secreted?
merocrine
What type of cellular junctional complex enables ion transport?
GAP or NEXUS
What type of cells release their product to neighboring cells to influence their function?
paracrine
All of the following are surface specializations except:
cilia, flagella, microvilli, stereocilia, keratin
What criteria are used for classifying epithelial tissues?
shape at surface, # of layers, surface specializations
What type of gland discharges it's secretory products directly into the bloodstream?
endocrine glands
A secretory process in which the entire cell becomes part of the secretory product is known as?
Holocrine
Name the specialized epithelium that lines the urinary tract?
transitional
Name the manner of secretion in which sebaceous glands secrete?
holocrine
Which of the following describes epithelial tissue?
many close similar cells, polarization, avascular
What types of bone is arranged in spicules and trabeculae?
cancellous/spongy
Which type of collagen is made by chondroblasts in cartilage?
Type II
What cell type is responsible for making glycoproteins, GAGs?
Fibroblasts
These cells are responsible for the production of all of the ct. fiber types.
Fibroblasts
What glycoprotein binds cells to their extracellular matrix?
integrins
Name the ct. containing macrophages, plasma cells, lymphoid cells, and is found beneath epithelium?
lamina propria
What are the 3 components of ct?
ECM, cells, fibers
What type of collagen makes up reticular fibers?
Type III
What type of cells contain granules of heparin, histamine, and serotonin?
Mast cells & Basophils
Periosteum is attached to bone by?
Sharpey's fibers
Which of the following cells secrete osteoid?
osteoblasts
Which type of ct. cells are important in wound healing due to generative capacity?
mesenchymal cells
Bone growth is always?
appositional
Bone made up of an irregular arrangement of spicules and trabeculae is?
spongy bone
Cells seen in high concentrations in infants that generate heat due to their numerous mitochondria are?
brown fat
Which of the following can form a "stroma" and are used as the fine support for lymphoid tissue?
reticular fibers
Which type of adipose is absent in adults, yet present in both newborns and mammals during hibernation?
brown fat
This dense regular connective tissue structure holds muscle to bone?
tendon
What type of collagen fiber is found in cartilage?
Type II
What can be found between dense regular connective tissue and hyaline cartilage?
fibrocartilage
Fibronectin, chondronectin, laminin, and integrins are?
glycoproteins
What blood cell is intensely phagocytic?
neutrophil
Which of the 4 primary tissue types does blood belong to?
connective tissue
What leukocyte has a multi-lobed (3-5 lobules) nucleus?
neutrophil
What leukocyte has no granules and has a large, eccentrically placed, reniform nucleus?
monocyte
What type of ct. forms the periosteum, perichondrium & capsules around most organs?
dense regular
What cell makes bony matrix (osteoid)?
osteoblast
What vessels connect the marrow cavity to the vessels in the periosteum?
volkmann's
What bone cell is a part of the mononuclear phag. system and digests bone?
osteoclasts
What type of bone replaces pre-existing cartilage?
endochondrial ossification
What ct. fiber is strong and flexible but does not stretch & is white in fresh tissue?
collagen
Name the GAGs.
Hyaluronic acid, dermatan SO4, Keratin SO4, heparin SO4, Chondroitin SO4
What is the outermost layer of longitudinal ct. in vasculature?
Tunica adventitia
What vessel is yellow in fresh tissue, has elastic fibers, & functions in absorbing pulsation of blood?
elastic arteries
In which vessels would you see a prominent internal elastic lamina?
Muscular arteries
What causes T-lymphocytes to enter lymph nodes from the vasculature?
high endothelial venules
In which tunic is the vasa vasorum found?
T. Adventitia
What vascualture gets valves?
heart, veins, and lymphatics
What vessels collect tissue fluid and return it to the veins?
lymphatic vessels
What capillary type has tiny openings in the wall with one-way flaps of membrane covering them?
fenestrated
filiform papillae
conical in rows on dorsum of tongue NO TASTE BUDS
fungiform papillae
mushroom shaped occur singly or in rows
circumvallate papillae
largest, at posterior dorsal surface (only 10-12 of them), surrounded by "moats"
foliate papillae
folds on posterior sides
taste bud
barrel shaped structure with 3 cell types
taste bud neuroepithelium
sensitive to ions in soln (signal to axon)
supportive taste bud function
sustentacular-nutritive support
basal (stem) cells of taste buds
become sustentacular (supportive taste buds)
Salivary glands are...
large, paired, exocrine, and have myoepithelial cells
salivary glands make
all come together to make: SALIVA, (water, glycoprotein, mucous, lysozyme, enzymes)
what in saliva kills bacteria by destroying their cell wall
lysozyme
features of parotid gland
largest, serous, "stenson's (parotid) duct"
submandibular (submaxillary) gland features
mixed serous and mucous-Wharton's duct
sublingual gland features
predominantly mucous