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__________ __________ innervation of the striated m. of the esophagus and external anal sphincter.
Parasympathetic cholinergic
3 sympathetic prevertebral ganglia to the gut
celiac ganglion
inferior mesenteric ganglion
superior mesenteric ganglion
Is afferent signals carried within the ANS innervation of the gut?
For sure, in both PSNS and SNS
Distal rectum and anal canal receive sympathetic innervation from where?
hypogastric plexus
Parasympathetic is Stimulatory or Inhibitory within the gut?
stimulatory
Sympathetic is Stimulatory or Inhibitory within the gut?
Inhibitory
(decreases tone and motility, usually decreases secretion)
[NE, α2,β2(epi)]
What does parasympathetic stimulation do to sphincters?
relax the sphincter
[ACh, M receptor]
What does sympathetic stimulation do to sphincters?
contract sphincter
[NE, α1 receptor]
Layers of the duodenum (out to in)
serosa, muscularis externa, submucosa, mucosa
Location of Auerbach's plexus in the gut
between the outer longitudinal and inner circular layer of the muscularis externa
-primarily involved with motility
Location of Meissner's plexus
submucosa
-primarily involves fluid secretion and absorption
Sympathetic _____- ganglionic synapse primarily on _______ _____, and occasionally directly on target cells
POST (synapse in one of the prevertebral ganglion)

enteric nerves
Parasympathetic ___- ganglionic synapse primarily onto enteric _____.
PRE

ganglia (from there innervate enteric nerves)
CCK is a hormone or a NT
it is both
2 classic excitatory NT in the GI
ACh and Substance P
2 classic inhibitory NT in the GI
VIP and NO
Long reflex of the gut
afferent -> CNS, efferent -> gut
Short reflex of the gut
reflex takes place entirely within the gut wall

(local reflex, intramural reflex)
What receptors does the vagovagal (long) reflex carry info from to the CNS?
chemo and mechanoreceptors
Autocrine cell signaling
hormone that acts on the surface receptor of the same cell
Paracrine cell signaling
hormone released to neighboring cell or tissue rather than into the bloodstream
Endocrine cell signaling
hormone released from endocrine cell into the bloodstream
Neuroendocrine cell signaling
hormone released from neuron into the bloodstream
5 major GI hormones
Gastrin, CCK, Secretin, GIP, Motilin
Which of the 5 major GI hormones is released in the Antrum (bottom 1/2 of stomach)?
Gastrin
Which 2 GI hormones is still present in the ileum
CCK and Secretin
What stimulates the release of Gastrin?
peptides, amino acids, distention, Vagal stimulation
What stimulates the release of CCK?
peptides, amino acids, fatty acids >8C
What stimulates the release of Secretin?
mostly acid and partially fat
What stimulates the release of GIP?
glucose, amino acids, fatty acids
What stimulates the release of Motilin?
Nerves and to a lesser extent fat and acids
Where is Gastrin released?
Antrum and the duodenum to a lesser extent
Where is CCK released?
Duodenum and Jejunum
Where is Secretion released?
Duodenum
Where is GIP released?
Duodenum and Jejunum
Where is Motilin released?
Duodenum and Jejunum
Action of Gastrin?
Stimulate:
-gastric acid secretion
-growth of gastric oxynitic gland mucosa
Action of CCK?
Stimulate:
-gallbladder contraction
-pancreatic enzyme secretion
-pancreatic bicarbonate secretion
-growth of exocrine pancreas
Inhibits:
-gastric emptying
Action of Secretin?
Stimulate:
-pancreatic bicarbonate secretion
-bilary bicarbonate secretion
-growth of exocrine pancreas
-pepsin secretion
Inhibit:
-gastric acid secretion
-trophic effect of gastrin
Action of GIP?
Stimulate:
-Insulin release
Inhibit:
-gastric acid secretion
Action of Motilin?
Stimulate:
-gastric motility
-intestinal motility
3 inputs to the parietal cell
1. PS synapse
2. histamine from ECL cell
3. gastrin
What cell type produces gastrin?
G cell
What cell type produces IF and H+?
Parietal cell
What cell type produces pepsinogen?
Cheif cell
What 2 cell types does Secretin inhibit?
G cell and Parietal cell
What is the goal of Somatostatin?
wants to inhibit everything!

(acid and gastrin are the most potent triggers)
What nerve releases Gastrin-releasing Peptide (GRP)?
Vagus
What is the action of GRP?
gastrin release from G cell
What does VIP stimulate?
pancreatic and intestinal secretion
Opiates _______ motility and _______ intestinal secretion.
decrease, decrease
4 neurocrines of the GI
1. VIP
2. GRP
3. Enkephalins, opiates
4. Neurotensin
Action of Neurotensin?
increase blood glucose
(stimulate glycogenolysis and glucagon release and inhibit insulin release)
2 paracrine hormones of the GI
Somatostatin
Histamine
What causes the release of Pancreatic polypeptide?
protein, fat, glucose
What is the action of Pancreatic polypeptide?
decrease pancreatic bicarb and enzyme secretion
What causes the release of Peptide YY?
Fat
What is the action of Peptide YY?
decrease:
-gastric secretion
-gastric emptying
What causes the release of Enteroglucagon?
hexose and fat
What is the action of Enteroglucagon?
decrease:
-gastric secretion
-gastric emptying
Increase:
-insulin release
Location of striated muscle in the GI tract
pharynx, upper 1/2 of esophagus, and external anal sphincter
What 3 regions of the GI have phasic muscle contractions?
esophagus, antral stomach, small intestine
Regions of the GI that have tonic muscle contractions?
sphincters, orad stomach
What is the organization of the smooth muscle within the GI?
single- unit smooth muscle
(gap junctions - contract as one)
Describe the propulsive segment of peristalsis.
relaxation of the longitudinal muscle and contraction of circular muscle
Describe the recieveing segment of peristalsis.
Contraction of the longitudinal muscle and inhibition of circular muscle.
What is the action and mechanism of segmentation within the GI?
action: mixing
mechanism: alternating propulsive and recieving segments
Physiologic ileus within the GI.
absence of motility (normal)
Trituration
crushing and grinding of food in the stomach
When an inhibitory motor neuron is ACTIVE what is the state of contraction of the smooth muscle?
lack of contraction
Inhibitory motor neurons to the lower esophageal sphincter are normally _____ and must be turned ____ for the sphincter to relax.
off, on
Describe the pressure difference within the esophagus.
UES: + pressure
esophagus to diaphragm: - pressure due to thoracic pressure
esophagus below the diaphragm: + pressure
What is the innervation of the upper esophageal sphincter?
excitatory somatic nerves (travel through the vagus)
Innervation of the lower esophageal sphincter
excitatory: ACh and substance P

inhibitory: VIP and NO
What is the difference between primary and secondary peristalsis?
primary: follow the pharyngeal wave, able to complete the active movement
secondary: occurs if food does not make it the entire way down
Where does the afferent signal from the pharynx go to?
swallowing center located in the medulla
What does the nucleus ambiguus within the swallowing center control?
skeletal muscle
What does the dorsal motor nucleus within the swallowing center control?
smooth muscle
What 2 things are able to activate the enteric inhibitory nerves -> opening the LES
distention and vagus
Does CCK have any control over the LES?
yes, able to relax the sphincter
Achalasia
defective enteric inhibitory nerve -> sphincter will not open
Basic innervation of the stomach.
parasympathetic and sympathetic innervation. myenteric NS is prominent, but submucossal plexus is present
Receptive relaxation
relaxation of the orad portion of the stomach to accommodate food from the esophagus
(vagovagal reflex)
Adaptive relaxation
distention in the stomach (stretch receptors) triggers vago-vagal reflex (efferents go to inhibitory ENS neurons)
Feedback relaxation
receptors in the small intestine, involves both hormones as well as local reflex
Propulsion
bolus is pushed toward the closed pylorus
Retropulsion
bolus is pushed back into the proximal stomach
What are Migrating Motor complex (MMC) and when do they occur?
MMC are periodic bursts of high-amplitude contractions that sweep the stomach clean. Occur during fasted or interdigestive state
What are interstitial cells of Cajal
maintain a basic electrical rythm, specialized smooth m. cells
What is the pacemaker current that facilitates slow waves?
opening of voltage gated Ca2+ channels -> depolarizing influx of Ca2+ activation of Ca-activated K+ currents
What is able to affect the frequency of slow waves?
temperature and metabolic activity
Vagal stimulation to the stomach Increases or Decreases contractions.
Increases
3 hormones that increase contractions of the stomach
ACh, gastrin, and CCK
Spike potentials
action potential that is able to initiate a contraction with a slow wave.
What 2 motility patterns are occuring during small intestine fed (digestive) state?
mixing (segmentation) and propulsion
What is occuring in the small intestine 2-3 hours after a meal?
few or no contractions but migrating motor complex (MMC) are occuring
Where does the MMC start and end?
start in the stomach and end in the terminal ileum
How often does a MMC cycle and why?
90 minutes (only occur during fasting) because that is how long it take it to travel.
What is thought to initiate MMC?
motilin
Peristalic Reflex
'law of the intestines'
-move the entire length of the small intestine and depends on the enteric NS
-not important in healthy individuals
Intestino-intestinal reflex
if area of small intestine is grossly distended the rest of the bowl is inhibited
(depends on extrinsic innervation)
Power propulsion
long, large contractions in response to noxious stimuli
[vomiting - retrograde direction
diarrhea - orthograde direction]
Gastro-ileal reflex
relaxation of the ileal-cecal sphincter and contraction of the ileum upon eating or shortly there afterwards
Potential mediators of the gastro-ileal reflex
CCK, gastrin, extrinsic
Ileal break
inhibition of gastric and pancreatic secretions and motility due to lipids and/or carbs infusied in the ileumin amount suffidient to cause malabsorption
What occurs to haustrations in the colon during a mass movement?
they disapear while the colon sweaps it's contencts in the aboral direction
Gastrocholic reflex
food in the stomach -> stretch -> increased motility and mass movement in the LI
(efferent: CCK, gastrin, PNS)
Which 2 GI hormones is still present in the ileum
CCK and Secretin
What stimulates the release of Gastrin?
peptides, amino acids, distention, Vagal stimulation
What stimulates the release of CCK?
peptides, amino acids, fatty acids >8C
What stimulates the release of Secretin?
mostly acid and partially fat
What stimulates the release of GIP?
glucose, amino acids, fatty acids
Where is the salivary nucleus?
medulla
What parasympathetic cranial nerves are involed with salvation?
CN VII and IX
What is the mode of action of parasympathetic stimulation to the saliavary glands?
ACH acts on M3 receptors with cause in increase in Ca2+
Describe sympathetic stimulation to the salivary gland.
T1-T3 -> superior cervical ganglion -> NE acts on β receptor and via cAMP second messanger cause in increase in Ca2+
Both _______ and _______ NT can stimulate exocytosis by salivary acinar cells
chalinergic and adrenergic
The osmolality of saliva is significantly _______ than that of plasma
lower
Is the potassium concentration in saliva greater or less than that of plasma?
greater
What happens to Na+ and Cl- as saliva passes through the duct?
they are reabsorbed
Is saliva Hpotonic or Hypertonic compared to plasma?
Hypotonic
Describe the direct and indirect methods of vasodilation and increased blood flow to salivary glands.
direct: PS nerve releases VIP on the vasculature
indirect: cascade that originates from enzyme released secretatory cell
How does the sympathetic NS increase blood flow to the salivary gland?
Biphasic: SNS act on α1 to vasoconstrict -> increased vascular-dilator metabolites and increased cellular metabolites cause vasodilation
2 divisions of the gastric mucosa
oxyntic gland area and pyloric gland area
4 cell types of the oxyntic gland area
Parietal, Peptic (Chief), ECL cells, mucous
Secretion of the Peptic (Chief) cell
pepsinogen, gastric lipase
Secretion of Oxyntic (parietal) cell
HCl, IF
3 cell types of the pyloric gland area
G cells, D cells, Mucous
Secretion of D cells
somatostatin
Alkaline Tide
Upon eating the action of the parietal cells is increased causing an increase of bicarb entering the blood -> the blood leaving the gut is more alkaline compared to its arrival
Where is the H/K pump located within the parietal cell?
on the apical membrane (facing the lumen)
Where is the Cl/HCO3 exchanger in the parietal cell?
on the basolateral membrane (toward the interstitial space)
What is meant by potentiation within the GI?
whole is > sum of parts
3 mechanisms to reduce acid secretion within the stomach
1. vagotomy
2. H2 histamine blockers (Zantac, Tagamet)
3. PPI's: proton pump inhibitors
4 main physiological events of the Cephalic phase
1. Vagus (ACh) stimulates parietal cell
2. Vagus (ACh) stimulates ECL cell (histamine from ECL cell stimulated parietal cell)
3. Vagus (GRP) stimulates G cell (gastrin goes to ECL cell and parietal cell)
4. Vagus (ACh) inhibits D cells -> somatostain inhibited
Somatostatin like to inhibit both __ ______ and ______ ______.
G cells and parietal cells
What stimulates and inhibits D cell secretion of somatostatin?
Lumen H+ will stimulate
vagal input will inhibit
What input from the luminal side will stimulate gastrin secretion?
protein products
_______ and _____ stimulate the release of somatostatin
Gastrin and acid
What is the effect of acid in the duodenum?
stimulates secretin, which in turn inhibits both parietal and G cells and stimulates somatostatin release
What stimulates enterogasterone and what does it do?
acid, fat, and hyperosmolar solutions

it inhibits the parietal cell
What do Fatty acids in the duodenum and jejunum cause?
stimulate GIP, which inhibits both the G cell and the parietal cell
2 functions of the mucous layer
1. diffusion barrier to H+ and pepsin
2. traps bicarb for future use
2 stimuli for the release of mucous by mucous cells
vagal stimulation and chemical stimulation
Describe the action of H. Pylori
gram negative bacteria that lives in the antral mucosa that has urease to use urea to make the environment livable
*inhibits somatostatin secreting D cells
What does H. pylori do to gastrin levels?
increase levels
Where are the receptors for cobalamin-IF complex
ileum
Pernicius anemia
destruction of parietal cells that result in B12 deficiency
What do acinar cells secret?
digestive enzyme
What do ductal and centroacinar cells secret?
watery juice that contain Na+ and HCO3-
acid tide caused by the pancreatic ductal cell
an increase in H+ within the blood
Where is 90% of HCO3- in pancreatic juice derived from?
plasma
What does the rate of HCO3- secretion depend on the availability of ______
luminal Cl-
How does secretin increase the release of bicarb?
activating CFTR channel
What is the electrical gradient of Na+ concerning pancreatic ductal cells
Na+ moves from plasma to lumen and water follows
How does the osmolality of pancreatic secretion compare to plasma
it is like it

(it rich in bicarbonate)
3 primary controllers of pancreatic secretions
-vagovagal reflex
-secretin
-CCK
Pancreatic secretion during Cephalic Phase
VAGUS
-stimulate both ductule and acinar cells to secrete
Pancreatic secretion during Gastric Phase
distention triggers vagovagal reflex
Methods for turning off pancreatic secretions
-once maximally stimulated, will decrease after a few hours
-peptide YY (PYY) -> stimulated by fat is the distal small intestine
-somatostatin
-glucagon
-pancreatic polypeptide
Components of Bile
-bile acids
-cholesterol
-phospholipids
-HCO3- and H2O
-inorganic ions
-bile pigments (bilirubin)
Entrohepatic Circulation
release of bile acids into the duodenum -> absorption in the jejunum and ileum -> portal blood to the liver -> taken up by hapatocytes and resecreted
Primary bile acids are dehydroxylated in the intestine to form ______ _____ _____
secondary bile acids
Formation of bile salts
conjugation of either primary or seconday bile acids with taurine or glycine

(bile salts are ionized and H2O soluble)
What is the major pathway for elimination of cholesterol from the body?
synthesis of bile acids
Function of micelle
-tuck lipid digestion into their interior
-deliver to unstirred water layer at the epithelial cell
-enable product absorption
________ and _________ bile acids can be absorbed passively all along intestine
deconjugation and dehydroxylation
_____ ______ bile acids (mostly conjugated) are absorbed by active transport at the terminal ileum
more hydrophilic
Rate of SYNTHESIS of new bile acids is _________ related to the return of bile acids by the portal circulation.
inversely
Rate of SECRETION is _______ related to the return of bile acids by the portal circulation
directly
Which electrolytes are secreted in the duct from the liver to the GB?
HCO3-, Na+, Cl-, H2O

(last 3 able to be secreted or absorbed)
Stimulatory hormones for the secretion of electrolytes in the duct between the liver and gallbladder
Secretion (major), VIP, glucagons
2 stimuli for the opeing of sphincter of Oddi and GB contraction
PNS and CCK
3 levels of amplification at the small intestine
1. folds of Kerkring
2. microscopic villi and cryps of Lieberkuhn
3. submicroscopic microvilli
What are carbohydrates broken down into?
monosaccharides
What are fats broken down into?
free fatty acids and 2-monoglyceride
What are proteins broken down into?
small peptides and amino acids
3 locations for digestion
1. lumen or cavity digestion
2. membrane digestion
3. intracellular digestion
Products of amylase digestion
Maltose, Maltotriose, alpha-limit dextrans
Monosaccharide products that are finally absorbed
glucose, galactose, fructose
What carrier is responsible for glucose and galactose uptake into enterocyte?
SGLT1
(secondary active transport process)
What is the carrier responsible for fructose uptake into the enterocyte?
GLUT 5
(facilitated diffusion)
What transporter is located on the basilar membrane of the enterocyte?
GLUT 2
(all 3 monosaccharides compete for transporter)
(facilitated diffusion)
What enzymes are needed for protein digestion in the lumen and what does digestion yeild?
enzyme: gastric and pancreatic proteases

yeild: amino acids and oligopeptides
Where does protein digestion begin?
Stomach with pepsin
5 processes in lipid assimilation
1. secretion of bile and various lipases
2. emulsification
3. enzymatic hydrolysis of ester linkages
4. solubilization of lipolytic products with bile salt micelles
5. transportation into and out of the enterocyte
4 lipases of the digestive tract
1. food-bearing lipase
2. lingual lipase
3. gastric lipase
4. pancreatic lipase
What hormone is released in response to fat and what does this hormone do to the sphincter of Oddi?
CCK

-opens the sphincter of Oddi
What hormone is released in response to acid and how does this hormone affect ductal cells?
Secretin

-causes secretion of bicarb and fluid from ductal cells
What do the pancreatic acinar cells release and what stimulates them?
release: enzymes
stimulation: ACh, CCK
What do pancreatic centroacinar and ductal cells release and what are they stimulated by?
release: bicarb
stimulation: secretin (potentiated by: CCK and ACh)
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
-gastric acid hypersecretion
-pH of duodenal contents is lowered (more acidic) -> lipase can not function or will be denatured
Whipple's Disease
associated with malabsorption of fat concerning lymphatic transport
__-__ L water enter the small intestine
____ ml enter the colon
____ ml excreted
7 to 10 L
600
100
In the intestines there is a net absorption of ___, ___, and ____ and a net secretion of ___ and _____
absorption: Na+, Cl- and water
secretion: K+ and bicarb
What are the 2 major mechanisms of Na+ reabsorption
1. countertransport with H+
2. co-transport with solutes (sugars and AA)
Which 2 GI hormones is still present in the ileum
CCK and Secretin
What stimulates the release of Gastrin?
peptides, amino acids, distention, Vagal stimulation
What stimulates the release of CCK?
peptides, amino acids, fatty acids >8C
What stimulates the release of Secretin?
mostly acid and partially fat
What stimulates the release of GIP?
glucose, amino acids, fatty acids
Where does the Na/H, Cl/HCO3 counter transporter appear?
in the ileum with increasing numbers in the distal ileum and into the colon
In the small intestine, there is a net ________ of K+; in the colon there is a net _______ of K+
absorption

secretion
Major function of the colon?
absorption of Na+ Cl-

(some absorption/secretion of KCl)
What do mineralocorticoids (aldosterone) control in the colon?
Na+ absorption; K+ secretion
Where is the intestines is the basolateral membrane permeable to K
only in the colon
Increased flow rate (as in diarrhea) increases K+ _______ into the colon
secretion
-K+ has a flow rate dependence
How does VIP, cholera toxin, and serotonin affect secretion of K+?
increase secretion

-VIP and cholera toxin -> inc. cAMP
-serotonon -> inc. Ca2+
What causes the high HCO3- and alkaline pH of stool water?
Cl-/HCO3- exchanger

(chloride in, bicarb out of cell and into lumen)
What causes hypokalemic metabolic acidosis
prolonged diarrhea

(secretion of K+ and exchange of Cl-/HCO3- in the colon)
Describe the mechanism of action of the oral rehydration therapy
-utilized the co-transport of Na+ with solutes (sugar and AA)
-increase concentration of glucose or AA in the intestinal lumen -> enhance absorption of water
What form must iron be in to be absorbed?
ferrous state (Fe2+)

-use DMT-1 as transporter
Hormones derived from Amino acids
thyroid hormone, peptide hormones, protein hormones
Hormones derived from fatty acids
prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes
Hormones derived from cholesterol
steroids, vitamin D
Hormones that activate intracellular (nuclear) receptors?
steroid, thyroid hormones, vitamin D
Hormones that activate plasma membrane receptors
amino acid derived, fatty acid derived, steroid
Mechanisms of hormone secretion
-feedback loops (+/-)
-metabolic, osmotic, mechanical factors
List the classic endocrine organs
hypothalamus, pituitary gland, pineal gland, parathyroid gland, thyroid gland, adrenal, pancreas, placenta
Solinocrine
hormonal communication
-messenger molecule secreted into lumen of ductal system
Juxtacrine
hormonal communication
-messenger molecule remain associated with cell membrane of signaling cell and interacts with receptor on adjacent cell
Hormones from amino acid derivatives
-dopamine, epinephrine, serotonin, thyroxin (T4), triodothyronin (T3)
Hormone of peptide/polypeptide derivative
ACTH, atrial nariuretic peptide (ANP), vasopressin, calcitonin, CCK, growth hormone, inhibin, insulin, parathyroid hormone, somatostatin, THS, VIP
Hormones of steroid derivative
cortisol, aldosterone, esterdiol, progesterone, testerone
Hormones of fatty acid derivatives
prostoglandins, thromboxanes