digestive system.ppt

Anatomy of Digestive system
By- Dureti Godanna 1
1/9/2024

Objectives
At the end of this session you are expected to
List organs of digestive system
 Locate all organs of digestive system anatomically.
Understand the anatomy of digestive organs in relation to other organ
s
Understand the Vasculatures and innervation of digestive organs
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Digestive system
Functional activities
Ingestion
Mastication
Deglutition
Digestion
Peristalsis
Absorption
Defecation
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Organs of digestive system
Two groups of organs
 The gastrointestinal (GI) tract
Accessory digestive organs
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GI tract and Accessory digestive organs
GI tract
Approximately 9m long
Extends from the mouth to the anus.
Oral cavity Stomach
Pharynx Small intestine,
Esophagus Large intestine.
.
 Accessory organs
Teeth
Liver
Tongue
Gallbladder
Salivary glands
Pancreas
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Layers of the GI Tract
 The wall of the GI tract from the lower esophagus to the anal canal
has the same basic, four-layered arrangement of tissues.
 The four layers of the tract from deep to superficial.
 Mucosa
 Sub mucosa
 Muscularis
 Serosa/adventitia
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Mouth
 It also known as the oral or buccal cavity .
 It is formed by the cheeks, lips, hard and soft palates, tongue.
The oral cavity is divided into
 Vestibule And Mouth proper.
The vestibule
 is the area b/n the cheeks and lips externally and the gums and
teeth internally.
The mouth proper
 is the space bounded by the teeth.
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Tongue
 Occupies the floor of the mouth and fills the oral cavity when
mouth is closed
Functions
 Mixing food with saliva and forming the bolus
 Initiation of swallowing, and speech
Note: Lingual frenulum secures the tongue to the floor of the
mouth
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Lingual papillae
Superior surface bears three types of papillae
 Filiform - give the tongue roughness and provide friction
 Fungiform - scattered widely over the tongue and give it a
reddish hue
 Circumvallate - V-shaped row in back of tongue
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Teeth
Humans as other mammals have hetrodont dentition.
i.e. the teeth vary structurally and are adapted to handle food in
different ways.
An adult human has four types of teeth:
 Incisors
 Canines (cupids)
 Premolars (bicuspids)
 Molars (six pairs)
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Teeth
 The teeth, are accessory digestive organs located in sockets of the al
veolar processes of the mandible and maxillae.
 The alveolar processes are covered by the gingivae ( gums).
 Which extend slightly into each socket.
 The sockets are lined by the periodontal ligament (periodontal mem
brane)
 Which consists of dense fibrous connective tissue that anchors the te
eth to the socket walls and acts as a shock absorber during chewing.
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Dentitions
Humans have two dentitions
i.e., two sets of teeth develop in a person’s life time.
Deciduous (milk) teeth
Begin to develop in each jaw before birth.
The first teeth usually erupt at 6 to 8 monthly after birth
beginning with the incisor.
Eruption of these teeth have completed by 2 ½ years.
20 in number
Formula for deciduous dentition of humans
I-2/2, C -1/1 , DM -2/2 = 10 x 2 = 20 (DM = deciduous molar)
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Permanent teeth
 Replace the deciduous teeth at predictable sequence from age 6
to 17.
 The third molars, or wisdom teeth, are the last to erupt between
the ages of 17 to 25.
 32 in number
 Formula for permanent dentition
 I- 2/2, C- 1/1, P- 2/2, m-3/3 = 16x2 = 32
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Parts of teeth
 A tooth consists of a crown and one or more roots.
 The crown Functional part that is visible above the gum.
 The root is the unseen portion that supports and fastens the tooth in
the jawbone.
 The root - attached to the tooth-bearing bone the alveolar processes
of the jaws by a fibrous ligament called the periodontal ligament.
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Salivary Glands
Secret saliva.
Saliva has various functions:
• Serves as a solvent
• Cleansing the teeth
• Dissolving food chemicals so that they can be tasted
• Contains enzymes which digest starch
• Contains mucous which lubricates the pharynx to facilitate
swallowing
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Salivary Glands…..
 It is a gland that releases a secretion called saliva into the oral cavity
.
 The mucous membrane of the mouth and tongue contains many sma
ll salivary glands.
 Open directly or indirectly via short ducts to the oral cavity.
 These glands include labial, buccal and palatal glands in the lips, ch
eeks, and palate, respectively.
 Lingual glands in the tongue, all of which make a small contributio
n to saliva.
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Salivary Glands
 Most saliva is secreted by the major salivary glands.
 Lie beyond the oral mucosa, into ducts that lead to the oral cavity.
The parotid gland
 Largest salivary glands
 Found between the skin and the masseter muscle.
 Located anterior and inferior to the auricle.
 The parotid duct, which is about 5cm long drains into the oral
cavity opposite the 2nd upper molar.
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Parotid gland ……
 Each secretes saliva into the oral ca
vity via a parotid duct
 Pierces the Buccinator muscle to op
en into the vestibule opposite the se
cond maxillary (upper) molar tooth.
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The pharynx
 It is funnel-shaped tube that extends fro
m the internal nares to the esophagus p
osteriorly and to the larynx anteriorly.
 The pharynx consists of external and
internal muscles.
 The external include the superior,
middle inferior muscles
 Which constrict the pharynx during
swallowing.
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Pharynx……
 These muscles elevate the larynx and pharynx in swallowing and
during speaking.
 The inferior constrictor muscle prevents air from entering the
esophagus during breathing
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Esophagus
 This is a collapsible muscular
tube (25cm).
 Connects the pharynx to the
stomach.
 Located posterior to the trachea.
 It passes through the diaphragm
is an opening called esophageal
hiatus.
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Esophagus
 The upper third of the esophagus contains
skeletal muscle.
 The middle third contains both skeletal and
smooth muscle, and the terminal portion
contains only smooth muscle.
 The terminal portion of the esophagus is
slightly narrowed due to the presence of the
lower esophageal (gastro esophageal)
sphincter.
 This prevents regurgitation of stomach
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Peritoneum
 The peritoneum is the largest serous membrane of the body.
 It consists of a layer of simple squamous epithelium with an underlyi
ng supporting layer of areolar connective tissue.
 The peritoneum is divided into the parietal and visceral peritoneu
m
 Parietal peritoneum lines the wall of the abdominal cavity.
 Visceral peritoneum covers some of the organs in the cavity and is
their serosa
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Peritoneal cavity
 The slim space containing lubricating s
erous fluid.
 Found between the parietal and viscer
al portions of the peritoneum.
 In certain diseases, the peritoneal cavit
y may become distended by the accum
ulation of several liters of fluid, a cond
ition called ascites
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Stomach
 The stomach is a J-shaped pouch and is the most distensible part
of the GIT.
 Found directly inferior to the diaphragm in the abdomen.
 The stomach connects the esophagus to the duodenum (the first
part of the small intestine)
 The functions of the stomach are:
 Store food as it is mechanically churned with gastric
secretions
 Initiate the digestion of proteins
Move food into the small intestine as a chyme (pasty material)
Secretion of gastric juice
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Anatomy of the Stomach
 The stomach has four main regions:
1. Cardia: surrounds the opening of th
e esophagus into the stomach.
2. Fundus: Rounded portion superior t
o and to the left of the Cardia
3. Body: Inferior to the fundus is the la
rge central portion of the stomach.
4. Pyloric part
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Pyloric part
It is divided in to three regions
The first region is pyloric antrum,
connects to the body of the stomach.
The second region is pyloric canal
The pylorus which in turn connect
s to the duodenum.
When the stomach is empty, the m
ucosa lies in large folds or rugae.
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Anatomy of the Stomach…..
 The concave medial border of the stomach is called the lesser curv
ature.
 The convex lateral border is called the greater curvature.
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Histology of the Stomach
 The gastric glands contain three types of
exocrine gland cells
 Secrete their products into the stomach lu
men:
 Mucous neck cells , Chief cells and Parie
tal cells
 mucous neck cells secrete mucus
 Parietal cells produce intrinsic factor (ne
eded for absorption of vitamin B12) and
hydrochloric acid.
 The chief cells secrete pepsinogen and ga
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Vasculature of the stomach
 The right and left gastric
arteries run along the lesser
curvature while the right and
left gastro-omental arteries
run along the greater
curvature.
 The fundus and upper body of
stomach receive blood from the
short and posterior gastric
arteries branches of the splenic
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Small intestine
 Most digestion and absorption of nutrients
occur in a long tube called the small intest
ine.
 Its length alone provides a large surface ar
ea for digestion and absorption.
 The area is further increased by circular fo
lds, villi, and microvilli.
 The small intestine begins at the pyloric sp
hincter of the stomach.
 Opens into the large intestine.
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Small intestine
 It is the portion of the GIT b/n
the pyloric sphincter of the
stomach and the ileocecal valve
opening into the large intestine.
 It is the site where digestion is
completed and nutrients are
absorbed.
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Functions of small intestine
 Reception of the secretions from the liver and pancreas
 Chemically breakdown of chyme
 Absorption of nutrients
 Transportation of the remaining undigested material to the large
intestine.
The small intestine is divided into three regions
 Duodenum
 Jejunum
 Ileum
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The duodenum
 It is a relatively fixed C- shaped tube (25cm long)
 Extend from the pyloric sphincter to the duodeno jejunal flexure.
 Its left concave surface receives bile secretions through the
common bile duct from the liver and gallbladder, and pancreatic
secretions through the duct of the pancreas.
 Both ducts unite to form a common entry into the duodenum
called the hepatopancreatic ampulla (or ampulla of Vater).
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The blood supply to the duodenum
It comes from two sources.
The first and second part are supplied by the gastro duodenal arte
ry.
The third and fourth parts are supplied by SMA.
Duodenal veins, follow the arteries and drain into the portal vein.
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 The jejunum
 (1m long) extends from the duodenum to the ileum.
 It has a slightly larger lumen and more internal folds than the
ileum.
 The ileum
 (2m long) makes up the remaining part of the small intestine.
The terminal portion of the ileum empties into the medial side of
the cecum through the ileocecal valve.
The walls of the ileum have an abundance of lymphatic tissue
aggregated into nodules called mesenteric (payer’s) patches
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Characteristics of Jejunum &
ileum
Characteristics Jejunum ileum
color Deeper red Paler pink
caliber 2-4cm 2-3cm
wall Thick and heavy Thin and light
Vascularity Greater Lesser
Fat in mesentery less more
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Blood supplies
The jejunum and ileum have:
Arterial supply from the (superior mesenteric artery) SMA.
The SMA runs between the layers of the mesentery and sends many
branches to the jejunum and ileum..
Venous drainage from the (superior mesenteric vein) SMV .
The SMV lies anterior and to the right of the SMA in the root of the
mesentery.
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Large Intestine
 The large intestine is the terminal portion of the GI tract.
 It is about 1.5m long begins at the terminal end of the ileum and te
rminates at the anus
 Has 6.5 cm in diameter in living humans
 The large intestine has little or no digestive functions.
It functions
 Absorb water and electrolytes from the remaining chyme
 Forms stores
 Expels feces from the body.
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Large Intestine
 The large intestine is structurally divided into
o Cecum
o Colon
o Rectum
o Anal canal.
 The cecum, the first part of the large intestine that is continuous with
the ascending colon, has a blind intestinal pouch(appendix) in the
right lower quadrant.
 The transverse colon, the largest and most mobile part of the large
intestine
 Crosses the abdomen from the right colic flexure to the left colic fle
ure.
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Large Intestine
 Ascending colon ascends on the right side of the abdomen.
 Reaches the inferior surface of the liver.
 Turns abruptly to the left to form the right colic (hepatic) flexure.
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The rectum
 It is about 15 cm in length
 Lies anterior to the sacrum and coccyx.
 The terminal 2–3 cm of the large intestine is called the anal canal.
 The opening of the anal canal to the exterior called the anus.
 It is guarded by an internal anal sphincter of smooth muscle (involu
ntary) and an external anal sphincter of skeletal muscle (voluntary).
 Normally these sphincters keep the anus closed except during the eli
mination of feces.
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Accessory digestive organs
 These organs aid in the chemical break down of food.
These are
 Liver
 Gallbladder
 pancreas
 The liver and pancreas function as exocrine glands .
 Because their secretions are transported to the lumen of the GIT
via ducts.
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Liver
 The liver is the largest internal
organ of the body
 Weighing about 1.3 kg in an
adult.
 It is reddish-brown in color
because of its great vascularity.
 The liver has two major lobes
1. The right lobe
2. The left lobe
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The liver carries out numerous functions:
osynthesis, storage, and release of glycogen
osynthesis of blood proteins
oPhagocytosis of old red blood cells
oDetoxify toxic substances
oproduction of bile.
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Liver….
 The liver is inferior to the diaphragm
 Occupies most of the right hypochondriac and part of the epigastric
regions of the abdominopelvic cavity
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Gallbladder
 This is a pear-shaped sac that is located in a depression of the posteri
or surface of the liver.
 It is 7–10 cm long and typically hangs from the postero inferior mar
gin of the liver.
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Gall bladder
 It is a sac like organ attached to the inferior surface of the liver.
 It stores and concentrates bile, which drains to it from the liver
 Bile is a yellowish-green fluid
 Bile is continuously produced by the liver and drains through the
hepatic and common bile ducts to the duodenum for the
emulsification and absorption of fats.
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Plain abdominal X-ray abdomen
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