IPHY 3410-100Instructor: Dr. Leif Saul
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IV. Organs of the gastrointestinal tract (cont'd)
e. Small intestine (cont'd)
Clinical highlight: Diverticulum
3. Wall of the small intestine
* Plicae circulares
* Villi
* Microvilli
* Intestinal crypts
* Goblet cells
f. Large intestine
1. Function
2. Gross anatomy
* Cecum
* Vermiform appendix
Clinical highlight: Appendicitis
* Colon
* Rectum
* Anal canal
3. Wall of the large intestine
* Taeniae coli
* Haustra
* Epiploic appendages
* MALT?
* Intestinal crypts
* Epithelium type:
V. Accessory digestive organs
a. Liver
1. Functions
2. Gross anatomy
*Lobes
*Hepatic veins
*Porta hepatis - contains:
-Common hepatic duct
-Hepatic arteries
-Hepatic portal vein
3. Microscopic anatomy
* Liver lobule
* Hepatocyte
* Central vein
* Portal triad:
- Portal arteriole
- Portal venule
- Bile duct
* Liver sinusoids
* Kupffer cells
* Bile canaliculi
4. Pathway of blood flow
b. Gallbladder
1. General features
2. Pathway of bile flow
* Accumulation of bile between meals
* Release of stored bile from gallbladder
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