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Identifythecellthatsecretes
intrinsicfactoringastricglands.
(AIIMSpattern2016)
DRRAJESHKKAUSHALANATOMYREVISIONPROGRAMME FRIDAY,MAY20,2016
Q12.Identifythecellthatsecretesintrinsicfactorin
gastricglands.(AIIMSpattern2016)
LMofpartofgastricmucosa,showingcellsingastricg
a)A
b)B
c)C
d)D
Ans.a)A.
Explanation:Parietalcellsecretehydrochloricacidandintrinsicfactorinthegastric
glands.Itisidentifiedbythelargesize,relativelyclearcytoplasminthecell.
A:Parietalcell,B:Mucusneckcell,C:Surfacemucuscell,D:Chiefcell
Gastricmucosa
270x
Parietalcellcomparisonwithchiefcell(Magnifiedview):
535x
A.Parietal(Oxyntic)cell:
1.Lightlyeosinophiliclargecuboidalcell,withcentralsphericalnucleus(friedegg
appearance).
2.Relativelyclearcytoplasm.
3.Predominantlypresentintheupperhalfofthegland,moresointhebodyregion
ofthegastricgland.
GastricintrinsicfactorisessentialforabsorptionofvitaminB12(anderythropoiesis).In
perniciousanaemia,autoantobodiesdestroytheparietalcellsleadingtodeficiencyof
intrinsicfactorandresultantvit.B12absorption,whichfurtherleadsto
megaloblasticanaemia.
Gastricgland:Celltypes
GastricglandCelltypes
B.Mucuscell:
1.Small,darkstained,columnarcell
2.Locatedclosetogastricpit(neckregionofgastricgland)
C.Chiefcell:
1.Small,basophiliccolumnarcell
2.Morenumerousinthelowerhalfoftheglandmoresoatthebase(fundus)ofthe
gastricgland.
3.Containzymogengranules/pepsinogen.
D.Neuroendocrinecell:
1.Smallcells,foundatthedeeperareasbase(fundus)ofthegastricgland,along
withchiefcells.
2.Thesecretoryactivitiesofthechiefandparietalcellsarecontrolledbytheautonomic
nervoussystemandthehormonegastrin,secretedbytheenteroendocrinecellsof
thepyloricregionofthestomach.
TheenteroendocrinecellsarealsocalledAPUD(amineprecursoruptakeand
decarboxylation)cells.
E.Stemcell:
1.Pluripotentcell,locatedattheisthmusregionofgastricgland.
2.Helpsinrepairofgastricepithelium.