respiratory and digestive system descriptions quiz 6

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lumen

a cavity or hole inside of a tube, blood vessel or hollow organ. blood flows through the ____ of the blood vessel

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acini

small, ball shaped cluster of secretory cells surrounding ducts

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duct

a tubular structure transports secretions of gland. ____ are comprised of a single cubiodal epithelium, doughnut pattern

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lobes

large, roundish projection of divisions of organs. ___ can be seen with the naked eye.

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lobules

small divisons of the cells in an organ, forming a functional unit. ____ usually require a microscope to be seen

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general alimentary canal

the stomac, small intestine, and large intestine have a similar general structure. 4 layers of tissue called tunics,

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serosa

very thin tunic made of simple squamous epithelium that surrounds the outside of the organ. difficult to see bc of how thin it is but always is there.

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muscularis externa

lies immediately inside the serosa, comprise of at least 2 layers of smooth muscle - outer layer longitudinal, inner layer circulatory. helps peristalsis (wave like movement to help food through.) one layer the nuclei is like cigars, the other is round

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submucosa

next to muscularis externa, rather empty looking tunica, scattered nucli, a few wavy collagen fibers and sometimes glanduar tissue

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mucosa

closest to lumen, has 3 sub layers

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muscularis mucosa

first sub layer of mucosa, thin layer of smooth muscle, dark pink band.

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lamina propria

a loose matrix of cells and ground tissue, middle layer

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epithelium

protects the organ from what is insid the lumen, closest sub layer to lumen.

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order of tunicas, including sublayers. Outside → Inside.

serosa>muscularis externa>submucosa>mecosa(muscularis mucosa>lamina propia>epithelium)

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