Name: Dina Bonavie Asi

Section:
Instructions: Activity No. 3
In a table form, place a Picture, give the function and location of the following cells involved in the
digestive system:

Cell Picture Function Location

Myoepithelial Its contractile function Myoepithelial
Cells helps to expel secretions cells are usually
from the Lumina of the found in
secretory units and glandular
ducts. Supporting epithelium as a
functions are: The thin layer above
structure of the basement
myoepithelial cell is membrane but
similar to that of smooth normally
muscle. beneath the
luminal cells.
They are present
in the sweat
glands,
mammary
glands, lacrimal
glands and in
salivary glands.
Mucous are mucus-producing Mucous cells are
Cells(salivary cells that primarily line located on the
and stomach) the gastric mucosa. The surface and in
secreted mucus acts as a the neck of the
barrier to the corrosive gastric glands
nature of the gastric (GGs)
acid.
Serous Cells Serous cells contain Serous cells are
small electron-dense prevalent in the
granules, secrete a wide surface
array of antimicrobials, epithelium of
and are believed to be pathogen-free ro
important in the dents
secretion of water
Ameloblast Ameloblasts are cells
which secrete the
enamel proteins
enamelin and
amelogenin which will
later mineralize to form
enamel, the hardest
substance in the human
body. Ameloblasts
control ionic and organic
compositions of enamel.
Odontoblast It is a post-mitotic cell It is a cell of
and its primary function neural crest
is secretion of dentin origin and is
during dentinogenesis. found on the
outer layer or
periphery of the
pulp adjacent to
the peridentin
layer

Cementoblast Cementoblasts, tooth A cementoblast

root lining cells, are is a biological cell
responsible for laying that forms from
down cementum on the the follicular
root surface, a process cells around the
that is indispensable for root of a tooth,
establishing a functional and whose
periodontal ligament. biological
function is
cementogenesis,
which is the
formation of
cementum (hard
tissue that
covers the tooth
root).
Osteoblast Osteoblasts are cells that Osteoblasts are
form bone tissue. located along the
Osteoblasts can bone surface
synthesize and secrete comprising 4–6%
bone matrix and of the total
participate in the resident bone
mineralization of bone to cells and are
regulate the balance of largely known
calcium and phosphate for their bone
ions in developing bone. forming function
Fibroblast It has a variety of The fibroblast is
functions and composes one of the most
the basic framework for abundant cell
tissues and organs. types present in
Under homeostasis, this the stroma
cell is responsible for
maintaining the
extracellular matrix
(ECM)

Chief Cell The primary function of Gastric chief cells

gastric chief cells is the are generally
synthesis and release of located deep in
the proenzyme the mucosal
pepsinogen, which layer of the
subsequently, in an acid stomach lining,
environment, is in the fundus
converted to the acid and body of the
protease pepsin. stomach.

G Cell G-cells are They are

neuroendocrine cells primarily found
responsible for the in the pyloric
synthesis and secretion antrum but can
of gastrin. They secrete also be found in
gastrin when stimulated the duodenum
directly by vagal efferent and the
neurons as well as GRP pancreas.
neurons.

Enterocytes These cells are enterocytes, are

specialized for the predominant
absorption of nutrients epithelial cell
across the apical plasma type lining the
membrane and export of lumen of the
these same nutrients small intestine
across the basal plasma and colon.
membrane.
Goblet Cells These epithelial cells are Goblet cells are
specialized for secretion scattered among
of mucus, which the absorptive
facilitates passage of cells in the
material through the epithelium of the
bowel. The name small intestine
"goblet" refers to the and colon.
cell's shape, narrow at
the base and bulging
apically.

APUD Cells APUD cells migrate from APUD cell is the

neural crest tissue during most common
embryological type of
development and are endocrine cell in
found not only in the the
pancreas, but also gastrointestinal
throughout the tract. It is found
gastrointestinal tract and in areas
in endocrine organs, extending from
including the thyroid, the pyloric
parathyroid, and adrenal antrum to the
medulla. rectum.
Paneth Cells The function for these are secretory
cells is secretion of anti- epithelial cells
bacterial proteins into located at the
the crypt lumen, thereby ends of intestinal
providing protection for crypts.
the stem cells which line
the crypt walls.
M Cells M cells actively transport Microfold cells
luminal antigens to the (or M cells) are
underlying lymphoid found in the gut-
follicles to initiate an associated
immune response. lymphoid tissue
(GALT) of the
Peyer's patches
in the small
intestine, and in
the mucosa-
associated
lymphoid tissue
(MALT) of other
parts of the
gastrointestinal
tract.
Hepatocyte Bile is secreted from A hepatocyte is a
hepatocytes into the bile cell of the main
canaliculi where it parenchymal
travels from smaller tissue of the
ducts to the larger ducts liver.
eventually ending up in Hepatocytes
the duodenum or being make up 80% of
stored in the gallbladder the liver's mass.
for storage and
concentration as
determined by the duct
and sphincter of Oddi
pressures.
Kuppfer Cell These cells have These are
standard macrophage / macrophages
monocyte specialization. found in the
Cells in this particular sinusoids of the
population of liver.
macrophages are
especially significant,
with responsibility not
only for cleaning
bacteria out of the portal
blood stream, but also
for removing worn-out
red blood cells and
recycling.
Alpha Cell the alpha cell releases Alpha cells (α
glucagon, which elevates cells) are
blood glucose. They are endocrine cells
essential for the that are found in
maintenance of blood the Islets of
glucose homeostasis Langerhans in
the pancreas

Beta Cell The key role of the beta Beta cells are
cells is to produce and found in the
secrete insulin in a pancreas within
tightly regulated clusters of cells
manner, to maintain known as islets
circulating glucose
concentrations in the
(narrow) physiological
range
Delta Cell delta (D) cells, which Delta cells (δ-
produce a hormone cells or D cells)
known as somatostatin, are
are dispersed somatostatin-
throughout the whole producing cells.
gastrointestinal tract. They can be
Somatostatin has found in the
inhibiting effects on the stomach,
production of acid in the intestine and the
stomach, the motor pancreatic islets.
activity of the intestine,
and the release of
digestive enzymes from
the pancreas.