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3 fcns of digestive system
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1. movement of food down sys
2. mixing of food and enzymes (secretion of mucus for lube + protect) 3. digestion/absorption of nutrients |
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name some structures from typical cross-section of gut
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serosa/circular muscle/longitudinal muscle/submucosa/Meissener's nerve plexus/mucosa/epithelial lining/mucosal muscle/mucosal gland/myenteric nerve plexus/submucosal gland/mesentery
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Movement through GI tract depends on
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Smooth muscle
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smooth GI muscle fcns as a _____
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unit
slow waves, spike potentials, muscle contractions |
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Hallmark of smooth muscle in gut
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self-excitatory!
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resting membrane potential of smooth gut muscle
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50-60mV
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the Slow Waves of GI are the ______________, NOT the action potential!
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pacemaker = slow waves
*sodium channels |
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What ion elicits action potentials in smooth GI muscle?
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Calcium!
*elicits rhythmical contraction |
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The calcium channels elicit the action potentials (contractions) but ___________ controls the changes in rhythm.
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Sodium conductance
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name of sodium pacemaker cells
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Interstitial cells of Cajal
PACEMAKER SODIUM CAJAL |
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Interstitial cells of Cajal are INDEPENDENT of ____________. Why?
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hormones/nervous stimuli
*because the pacemaker doesn't depend on environment. Steady on. |
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Variable amplitude cells ARE affected by nervous/hormonal stimuli.
- what happens to strengthen GI contraction? |
-Increase amplitude leads to...
-Increase in Spike potential frequency (action potentials) leads to... -Increase in strength of contraction! |
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cells affected by nervous/hormonal stimuli?
cells not affected by the same? |
affected = variable amplitude
not affected = Interstitial of Cajal |
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Leaky sodium channels have a -35 mV threshold. When does a true action potential occur in GI smooth muscle?
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SLOW WAVES reach -40mV, then spike/action potential causes smooth muscle contraction
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EC coupling review
(cause and 2 options) |
stomach-smooth muscle-Ca enters cytoplasm via caveoli channel-released from S.R. via Ca+Ca or IP3 (Dag/PIP/PL-C) channel or Ca depletion causes STORE operated channel to open allowing Ca to enter
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summarize resting GI membrane and action potential
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Resting @ -50mV
SLOW waves at threshold -40mV every 12 sec. |
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summarize Stimulation of GI membrane and action potential
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Slow waves (Sodium) @ -42mV lower threshold to -35mV then...
SPIKES!! (Calcium) to about -5mV. 3 stimulators: stretch, Ach, Parasymps |
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summarize hyperpolarization of GI membrane (no a.p.'s)
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-65mV fluctuating slightly
Hyperpolarization stimulated by: Norepinephrine Sympathetics |
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Name 3 types of smooth muscle contractions in GI
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Rhythmic
Tonic Giant Migrating |
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contraction that mixes and propulses food
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Rhythmic
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contraction that increases the tone of small intestine and colon (shrinks lumen size) to propel digested food
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Tonic (tone)
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rapidly propagating contractions that travel over long distances and produce mass movements
esophagus to colon |
Giant Migrating
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2 plexuses of GI for neural control
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Myenteric (muscular) plexus
Submucosal plexus |
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mainly postganglionic to GI
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postgang SYMPs
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how does GI epithelium communicate with the prevertebral ganglia, spinal cord and brain stem?
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sensory neurons
(also communicate with submucosal and myenteric plexuses) |
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Myenteric plexus also called
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Auerbach's plexus
*Intrinsic control via ENTERIC n.s. |
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Submucosal plexus also called
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Meissner's plexus
*Intrinsic control via ENTERIC n.s. |
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Extrinsic (outside) controls of GI neural
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ANS:
Parasympathetic - Ach Stimulates! Sympathetic - NE i n h i b i t s . . . |
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The Enteric nervous system of GI runs inside the ________ from the _________ to the __________.
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gut wall from esophagus to anus
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Integration can occur entirely within the enteric nervous sys. What does this mean?
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The enteric ns can function independently of the ANS
*Myenteric and Submucosal plexuses |
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The myenteric plexus functions mainly to control the
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GI motility
*it is between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers so 'motile' is operative word |
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Inhibitors of MYENTERIC plexus
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Decreased sphincter tone (relax):
1. LES lower esophageal sphincter 2. pyloric sphincter 3. ileocecal sphincter |
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name the 3 sphincters that inhibit the myenteric plexus
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(L.i.p.):
LES pyloric ileocecal |
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Myenteric plexus is between the muscle layers from esophagus to anus. Where is the submucosal plexus of GI found?
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esophagus to anus but in the mucosal, not muscular, layer of GI
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Myeneric plexus is responsible for gut motility (movement = muscle).
SUBmucosal plexus? |
local control
*myenteric is like the Fed moving everything along, submucosa town mgr. |
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local control functions of the submucosal "town mgr.s": (3)
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secretion
absorption contraction of muscularis mucosa |
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supplies parasympathetic Cranial division
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VAGUS
(first half of gut) |
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nerves for second half of gut parasympathetics
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Pelvic SPLANCHNIC nerves for Sacral division
(second half of gut) |
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remember that sympathetics are short on sympathy, so reverse is parasympathetics are
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long (preganglionically)
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parasympathetic postganglionics are short - these Cranial (VAGUS) and Sacral (p. SPLANCHNIC) nerves synapse primarily with ?
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ENS
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what excites the ENS?
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parsympathetics
(Cranial and Sacral divisions of Vagus and pelvic splanchnic nerves) |
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Contains 80% afferent sensory fibers that go back to brain, myenteric and submucosal plexuses.
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Parasympathetic nerves contain 80% of afferent sensory fibers.
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From whence do sympathetic pregangs come?
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T5-L2 (cell bodies)
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Pregang sympathetics come from T5-L2 cell bodies and synapse where?
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prevertebral ganglia
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Post-ganglionic sympathetics originate in the ganglia, obviously, and terminate in the ______ (mostly) to innervate the entire gut.
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ENS
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What inhibits sympathetic innervation of digestive sys?
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a. decreasing ENS activity
b. direct effect to inhibit smooth muscle |
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Parasympathetics contain 80% afferent nerve fibers. What do sympathetics contain?
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50%
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term for digestive neurotransmitters
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neurocrines
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preganglionic efferent neurocrine
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Ach
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postganglionic efferent neurocrine
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Parsympathetic: Ach
Sympathetic: NE |
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What neurocrines does the Enteric system use to inhibit and excite, primarily?
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inhibit: NE (sympathetic)
excite: Ach (parasympathetic) *rest and digest means ON! |
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job of SENSORY afferent neurons from gut to brain
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Tells brain when gut wall distended, when non-specific irritation of gut mucosa occurs, when specific chemical stimuli happens
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Stimulation of the sensory afferents from gut to brain can do one of two things?
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excite OR inhibit
*intestinal movements and secretions |
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explain path of LONG LOOP reflex
*remember, this is a long loop so must end where it began, and a reflex so will not tell brain a thing! |
gut - afferent nerve - prevertebral ganglia - efferent nerve - back to gut
(long loop reflex is a long loop!) |
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3 Long Loop reflexes of gut:
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1. Gastro-Colic (evacuate, evacuate!)
2. Entero-Gastric (stop stomach contractions and begin secretions) 3. Colono-Ilieal (stop dumping ileal contents into colon) |
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long loop reflex that tells stomach to stop contracting/motility and start secreting stomach enzymes
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Entero-Gastric l.l.r.
(nervous sys of gut to stomach talk) |
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Long loop reflex of gut that tells colon to evacuate, evacuate!
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gastro-colic llr
(signals from stomach to colon to clear) |
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Long loop reflex that tells the ilieum to stop dumping into the colon?
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Colono-ilieal llr
(colon screams "Stop!" to ilieum so ilieum quits dumping its contents) |
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Long loop reflexes end up where they started and never reach the brain. What are the gut to spinal cord or brain stem and back to gut reflexes?
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V.D.P.
-Vasovagal -Defecation -Pain |
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*reflex that allows stomach to send message via afferent to brain stem. **Controls gastric motor and secretory activity: ____________________
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VDP
Vasovagal reflex (vaso to vagus and back) |
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Reflex that lets the colon shout up to the brain, "Yo! It's time to Go!"
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VDP
Defecation reflex (colon to afferent to spinal cord to efferent to colon) |
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Reflex that overrides EVERYTHING
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Pain reflex.
stops GI cold. *think IBS |
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What stimulates the gut to work?
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distention
irritation parasympathetic n.s. (excitatory for gut) |
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The Myenteric plexus between long and circular SM layers controls
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peristalsis (reflex)
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How does the myenteric plexus inhibit peristaltic reflex?
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Atropine! - blocks Ach so drops peristalsis
*Atropos Gr. goddess of Fate/memory |
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A congenital absence of myenteric plexus
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no peristalsis
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what mixes food in the gut
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persitalsis and local, intermittent constrictions 5-30 sec apart. Every few centimeters there is a constriction- this chops and shears the contents
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most important fcn of MOUTH
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mastication
*breaks cellulose (indigestible) *increases surface area (decrease particle size) *mixes food with saliva (starch break) |
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how is starch broken in mouth
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saliva: alpha-amylase, lingual lipase
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Salivary _______ digests starch and turns it into ________. It also digests _____, turning them into mono's, di's and fatty acids.
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amylase, maltose, TAG
TAG=triacylglycerols |
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other term for swallowing
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deglutition
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3 stages of swallowing
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voluntary
pharyngeal (pharynx-eso) esophageal (eso-stomach) |
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How is the swallowing reflex controlled?
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brain stem
*closes trachea, relaxes Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES), peristalsis |
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swallowing center of brain stem
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Medulla!
*coordinates vagal nuclei, inhibits respiration, senses from pharynx and esophagus |
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pharyngeal phase pathway
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food - afferent to Glossopharyngeal - swallowing ctr in medulla - efferent to pharynx - yes! responds with peristaltic contraction of pharynx
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esophageal stage of swallowing is a continuation of pharyngeal/primary peristalsis. Secondary peristalsis is induced by?
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distention
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Upper esophagus is 1/3 ________ muscle.
Lower esophagus is 2/3 __________ muscle. |
striated
smooth 2/3 |
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once the primary peristalsis is coordinated by medullary swallowing ctr, secondary peri. sends ________-related afferents to ENS and swallowing center.
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stretch-related (2nd is distention)
*involves ENS and medulla swallowing |
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which peristalsis (prime or second) can occur after a vagotomy? Why?
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secondary, because it's smooth muscle and not voluntary
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During resting state (between swallows), the circular muscle of the esophagus is in _______ contraction and the esophagus body is relaxed.
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tonic (sustained for tone)
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Why are the esophageal sphincters kept at a HIGH RESTING PRESSURE
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UES = to prevent air from entering eso.
LES = stops acid reflux into eso. |
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What prompts the UES and LES to relax and allow food to pass?
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pharyngeal contractions due to swallowing -sends the wave down!
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The peristaltic wave of swallowing is high pressure, but what becomes low pressure?
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UES and LES/fundus
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where does phood physically pfall in the stomach?
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into the antrum under the angular notch
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orad stomach
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fundus and superior part of body that relaxes to accept food
*Receptive Relaxation = ORAD |
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caudad stomach
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mixes food with gastric juice & propels chyme into duodenum
*Retropulsion & Antral Pump |
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retropulsion (mixing food with gastric juice) would most obviously take place in the ______ of the stomach.
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antrum (lowest point)
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The stomach stores and mixes food with gastric enzymes (retropulsion in the antrum) and digests?
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proteins and fats
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what breaks protein into peptides and fats into free fatty acids, tri-, di- and monoacyls and glycerols?
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pepsin
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2 types of gastric glands
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GASTRiC (oxyntic)
PYLORIC |
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examples of gastric/oxynitic secretions
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HCL, pepsinogen, intrinsic factor, mucus, rennin (chymosin)
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examples of pyloric gastric secretions
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gastrin
mucus and small amts of pepsinogen |
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Gastric glands cover 80% of the stomach (upper to antrum). Name the 3 gastric/oxyntic glands:
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1.Mucous Neck -mucus
2.Chief -pepsinogen, rennin 3.Parietal -HCL, Intrinsic Factor |
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The pyloric gland cells make up the last 20% of the stomach - what are they?
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1. Mucous Neck - mucus, pepsinogen
2. G-cells - gastrin |
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name the phases of gastric secretion (4):
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1 - Cephalic is vagus
2 - Parasympathetic is pepsin/acid 3 - Gastric is reflexes and Gastrin/histamine complex 4 - Intestinal phase: nervous hormone |
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Pyloric pump
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Pyloric pump uses water pressure to force chyme into duodenum
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If the pylorus is constricted, what happens?
What controls the degree of constriction ? |
-constriction prevents food particles from passing
-controlled by nervous and blood reflex signals from stomach and duodenum |
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2 factors that promote stomach EMPTYING:
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large food volume (stretch) & Release of hormone GASTRIN
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3 factors that INHIBIT stomach emptying:
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-CCK
-Secretin -GIP |
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what gastric factor indicates there is fat still left in the chyme and so the stomach should NOT empty?
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CCK (choleocystokinin) = fat in chyme
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what gastric factor indicates there is gastric acid still in the stomach and so it should NOT empty?
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Secretin = acid
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what gastric factor decreases GI motility and tells the stomach it should NOT empty?
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GIP = down gastrointestinal motility (as in sympathetic fight or flight)
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what is the first part of the intestines after the stomach/pyloric sphincter?
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duodenum
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Acidic chyme enters the duodenum from the stomach. What is done to counter this acid and who is responsible?
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pH is elevated via BICARBONATE
secreted by Brunner's Glands & pancreas |
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after the Brunner's glands quell the acid in the duodenum with some bicarb, what happens?
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Pancreas digestive enzymes
+ Gall bladder bile enter via sphincter of Oddi |
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what causes gall bladder constriction?
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CCK
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stimulated when stomach has food so it will tell the pancreas as much
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Vagus
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Vagal stimulation causes the pancreas to release enzymes into the _______
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acini
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causes giant secretions of pancreatic fluid and bicarbonate.
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Secretin
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how does the duodenum get rid of secretin and CCK?
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absorbed into blood
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where does secretin come from?
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DUODENUM- caused by presence of acid (HCl) that passed from the stomach
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fats and amino acids cause release of
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CCK in duodenum
(secretin for acid and CCK for fats/aa's are reabsorbed by blood afterwards) |
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CCK via bloodstream causes 2 events:
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1. gallbladder contraction
2. relaxation of sphincter of Oddi |
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Bile is stored and concentrated up to __x times in the gall bladder.
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15
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bile acids via blood stimulate _________ secretion.
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liver parenchymal
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what causes a wEAk constriction of gall bladder?
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vagal stimulation
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For digestion and absorption,
Large surface area of microvilli, Large blood supply |
small intestine
Crypts of Lieberkuhn |
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substances absorbed by the small intestines?
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carbs, proteins, lipids
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stomach protein digest enzyme of FUNDUS:
-activator -substrate -end product |
FUNDUS:
-HCl -protein -peptides |
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stomach protein digest enzyme of PYLORUS:
-activator -substrate -end product |
PYLORUS:
-pH 1-2, AUTOactivation -protein -peptides |
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PANCREAS enzyme trypsinogen has 2 activators, 2 substrates, 2 end products:
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enteropeptidase & trypsin
protein and peptides polypeptides & dipeptides |
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PANCREAS enzyme
chymotrypsinogen has 1 activator, 2 substrates, 1 end product |
trypsin
protein & peptides as for trypsin |
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PANCREAS enzyme
prolastase has 1 activator, 2 substrates, 2 end products |
trypsin
protein & peptides polypeptides & dipeptides |
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PANCREAS enzyme
procarboxy-peptidases have 1 activator, 1 substrate, 2 end products |
trypsin
polypeptides @ -COOH end small peptides & amino a.'s |
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There are no zymogens (inactive precursors) in the ______________.
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small intestine
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SMALL INTESTINE enzyme amino-peptidase has 0 activator, 2 substrates, and 2 end p's
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no activator (not applicable because no zymogen)
polypeptide at -NH2 & dipeptides small peptides & aminos |
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SMALL INTESTINE enzyme dipeptidase has the end product:
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amino acids
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SMALL INTESTINE enzyme endopeptidase has 1 substrate and 2 end product
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polypeptides
small peptides & dipeptides |
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absorption depends on
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gut blood flow
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blood flow is proportional in the gut to _____ activity
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local
*meals up blood flow to gut |
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After a meal, active absorption starts in the gut. Where is absorption increased 8x in gut?
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villi
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During motor activity, where is blood flow increased to gut?
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muscle layers (concentric and longitudinal)
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name some vasodilators released from gut mucosa (7 total):
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CCK - VIP - Gastrin - Secretin - Kallidin - Bradykinin - Adenosine
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2 reasons for VASODILATION (increased blood flow) to gut?
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1. vasodilators released from mucosa (CCK, etc.)
2. lowered OXYgen in gut wall |
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Vasodilation due to reduced OXYgen in gut wall is due to
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increase in metabolic rate during gut activity
*Up blood flow, UP ADENOSINE 4X!!! |
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You know Parasympathetic control is neuro controlled by Ach. When stimulated, these nerves increase?
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blood flow and gland secretions to stomach and lower colon
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An INCREASE in glandular secretions of the gut always causes and INCREASE in?
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blood flow to the gut
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Blood flow increase is always secondary to
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glandular secretion!
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Shuts off blood flow to gut
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Exercise (and pain)
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Exercise vasoconstricts gut arterioles and is directed by SYMPATHETIC nt's:
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Norepinephrine & Epinephrine
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name 4 pathologies of blood supply to gut?
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1. circulatory shock
2. decreased cardiac output 3. hypotension 4. mechanical obstruction |
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Gut insults/pathologies decrease the SPLANCHNIC blood flow. What dies?
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Villus tip or entire villus dies from ischemia
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what insult to body displaces large amts of blood to other parts of body, depriving gut?
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Hemorrhagic shock (low blood volume state)
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steroid homones are made from
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cholesterol
*aldosterone, testosterone |
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examples of peptide hormones
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prolactin, etc. Everything is a peptide hormone except steroid homones and aa derivatives (DA, E, NE, 5-HTP)
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if it says hormone on the end, it's probably a ________ hormone
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peptide
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steroid hormones end in
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-one
or -diol |
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sweeps undigested residue toward colon tomaintain low bacterial counts in upper intestine
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MMC
Migrating Motility Complexes |
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what mediates MMC? (Migrating Motility Complex sweeping of undigested material to colon)
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Motilin mediates MMC
*occurs between meals and takes ~90min from stomach to colon |
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What do these hormones do?
Gastrin, CCK, Insulin, Motilin, Serotonin |
STIMULATES motility
*controlled by Motilin |
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What secretions INHIBIT gut motility?
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Secretin and Glucagon
Epinephrine (adrenals) |
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somatomedin-C is
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IGF-1
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how does small intestine motility contribute to digestion and absorption?
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mixes chyme
circulates chyme propels chyme to lg intes. |
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serves as valve and sphincter between small and large intestine
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ileocecal junction
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prevents backflow into small intestine mechancially
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ileocecal valve (jcn)
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regulates movement of ileal contents into large intestine
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ileocecal sphincter (jcn)
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what excites the sphincter and inhibits peristalsis in ileum?
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pressure or chemical irritation in cecum
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absorbs fluid, electrolytes and products of bacterial slough-off in colon
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LARGE intestine
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The large intestine contains the crypts of _________ but there are no villi or enzymes.
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Lieberkuhn
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bacterial products of the LARGE intestine: (3)
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Vitamin K!!!! (don't forget this)
biotin short-chain fatty acids |
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what do the crypts of Lieberkuhn secrete in the large intestine, considering there are no villi for absorption?
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alkaline mucus
*up with parasympathetic rest and digest stimulation |
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mixing movements of large intestines
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haustrations
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propulsive movements of large intestines
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mass movements (no shit! wait, it is shit!)
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Propulsive movements of large intestines are just modified peristalsis. The purpose and distance?
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MASS MOVEMENTS: to move feces to rectum and stimulate defecation reflex.
transverse colon to sigmoid colon |
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reflexes which initiate Mass (propulsive) Movements?
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Gastro -colic (stomach to colon) reflex when distention of stomach
Duodeno-colic when duodenum distended |
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Mass (propulsive) movements aren't voluntary. They require G-C reflex and D-C reflexes so the ultimately involve the _____system
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ANS
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3 levels of control of defecation
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1. intrinsic reflex
2. spinal cord reflex 3. involvement of higher centers |
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long loop reflex made only by ENS involving myenteric contraction when feces enters rectum, distending it.
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INTRINSIC defecation reflex (hence, ENS only)
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What is the only way, barring death or terror, defecation occurs via sphincters?
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if the EXTERNAL sphincter voluntarily relaxes
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Cord levels that provide sensory and motor fibers for defecation reflex
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S2-S4 (parasympathetic)
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the voluntary part of the intrinsic defecation reflex occurs when nerves from conscious motor cortex synapse with?
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skeletal motor nerves that go to the external anal sphincter *voluntary so travels from conscious cortex, not a reflex loop
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Which defecation reflex serves to INCREASE the intrinsic defecation reflex?
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I'll take SPINAL CORD defecation reflexes for 100, Alex.
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initiates Spinal Cord defecation reflex
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rectal distention
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nerve that controls external (voluntary) anal sphincter
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pudendal nerve
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What other effects do afferent signals from colon to cord cause?
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deep breath, closure of glottis, increased abdominal pressure
(Dejerine's trouble in the latrine) |
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salivary gland secretion for carbohydrate digestion
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amylase
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salivary gland secretion for lipid digestion
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lingual lipase
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stomach secretions that initiate hydrolysis of proteins
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HCl and proteases
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pancreas secretions that continue the digestion began in the stomach of proteins/lipids
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HCO3 (bicarbonate)
proteases lipases starches |
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function of liver/gall bladder for digestion
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secretion and storage of bile acids for release to small intestine
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final intraluminal digestion of foodstuffs
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small intestine
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where the membrane digestion of carbohydrate dimers and specific absorptive pathways for digest happen
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small intestine
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site of fluid (water) and electrolyte reabsorption and of bacterial products in the colon (vitamin K)
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Large Intestine!
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