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12 Cards in this Set
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Four layers of digestive tract |
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa
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Three places of mucus secretion along GI tract |
goblet cells, mucus glands, submucosal glands |
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What separates mucosa from submucosa? |
muscularis mucosae (smooth muscle) |
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Which layer of GI tract contains only sensory neurons and sympathetic/parasympathetic nerves? |
submucosal plexus (Plexus of Meissner) |
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What is a major function of the myenteric plexus? What is another name for this plexus? |
controls circular/longitudinal muscle ; Plexua of Auerbach |
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What do pacesetter cells do? |
control movement of smooth muscles |
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Conducting portion of respiratory system is from ________________ to _________________. |
nasal cavity to terminal bronchioles |
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Respiratory portion of respiratory system is the _____________ and ________________. |
respiratory bronchioles and alveoli |
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Nasal cavity and nasopharynx contain what epithelium? |
pseudo stratified ciliated columnar (pscc) |
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Oropharynx and laryngopharynx contain what epithelium? |
stratified squamous (stsq) |
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Superior portion of lower respiratory system contains what epithelium? |
pseudo stratified ciliated columnar (pscc) |
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Smaller bronchioles contain what epithelium? What about alveoli? |
cuboidal w/ scattered cilia - alveoli: simple squamous |