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What lymphoid tissue is located in the digestive tract?
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The digestive tract is generally not associated with lymphoid tissue, with the exception of small collections of lymphocytes such as Peyer's patches.
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What type of muscle tissue is found within the digestive system?
Smooth muscle tissue is located in the wall of the digestive tract.
What is lymphatic tissues?
The nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue is the mucosal lymphoid tissue of the respiratory tract.
Which organ system removes substances from the blood combats disease maintains tissue fluid balance and absorbs fat from the digestive tract?
That system is called as lymphoid system.
What tissue lines digestive tract?
epithelium
What kind of tissue lines much of the digestive tract?
epithelial tissue.
What is the medical term meaning Collection of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx?
Lymphoid tissue includes the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow and "tonsils" which are located in the throat.The tonsils are lymphoid tissue which line the pharynx or throat.Nasopharyngeal indicates the area of the internal openings of the nose and mouth.Names and locations of tonsillar divisions: Adenoids = aka Pharyngeal tonsils or Luschka located at the nose.Tonsils = aka Palatine located at the oropharynx (back of the mouth).Tubal = located at the opening of the auditory tubes.Lingual = located at the tongue "root".Cerebral = located above the nasal openings.Nasal = located within the nasal cavity
How many layers of tissue from the walls of the digestive tract?
Four layers of tissue form the walls of the digestive tract. These layers are called mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa and adventitia.
Which layer of embryonic tissue forms the lining of the digestive tract?
endoderm
Which histological layer of the digestive tract is composed primarily of epithelial tissue?
mucosa
What type of tissue works to move food along the digestive tract?
Peristalsisis a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion. In humans, peristalsis is found in the contraction of smooth muscles to propel contents through the digestive tract. Earthworms use a similar mechanism to drive their locomotion.[1] The word is derived from New Latin and comes from the Greek peristallein, "to wrap around," from peri-, "around" +stallein, "to place".
What are enteroreceptors?
Receptors located solely in the digestive tract.
What is the layer of tissue that forms the outermost covering of organs found in the digestive tract called?
Mucosa
