05a: Salivary and Pancreatic Secretion Flashcards
Salivary glands secrete (X) volume of saliva per day. How much fluid does pancreas secrete per day?
X = up to 1 L
Pancreas: 2 L
List the primary constituents of saliva.
- Water/electrolytes
- Mucus
- Amylase
Fluid in lumen of salivary acinus is similar in composition to (X) fluid. This fluid came about as a result of (diffusion/filtration/secretion) via (Y) cells.
X = plasma
Active secretion
Y = acinar cells
Primary salivary secretion is modified as it passes through (X). List the specific modifications that occur.
X = ducts (tubular cells)
- Na and Cl reabsorbed
- K and HCO3 secreted
T/F: As primary salivary secretion is modified in ducts, the degrees of ion absorption and secretion are about equal.
False - absorption exceeds secretion
Saliva produced following modification in ducts is (acidic/neutral/alkaline).
It’s also (hyper/iso/hypo)-tonic. What’s the reason for this tonicity?
Alkaline;
Hypotonic;
Ion absorption exceeds secretion and ducts relatively impermeable to water
Saliva tends to approach (hyper/iso/hypo)-tonicity at high flow rates. This is because (X) process is incomplete.
Isotonicity;
X = Na and Cl reabsorption in ducts
Amylase, produced by (X) cells, accounts for about (Y)% of salivary protein.
X = acinar and striated duct Y = 30
Amylase requires (X) ion and (acidic/alkaline/neutral) pH for optimal activity.
X = Cl
Neutral
Amylase primary function is to (form/cleave) (X) bonds. List the 3 possible products of digestion by amylase.
Cleave;
X = (NON-TERMINAL) alpha-1,4 glycosidic linkages
- Maltose
- Maltotriose
- Dextrins
Up to (X)% of starch may be broken down by amylase. Where/when does most of this activity take place?
X = 50
After swallowing (within bolus of food, as long as amylase hasn’t been exposed to gastric acid)
Aside from amylase, salivary protein is predominantly composed of (X), which serve (Y) function.
X = mucins Y = lubricating
(X) proteins in (Y) adhere to outer tooth surface and prevent crystallization of super-saturated solutions.
X = proline-rich peptides (PRPs) Y = saliva
(X) proteins are rich with (Y) AA. They are found in (Z) and bind to fungal cell surface domains, become internalized, and lead to fungal death.
X = histatins Y = His Z = saliva
Lysozymes in saliva have which function?
Attach bacterial cell wall (oral health)
Lactoferrins are proteins in (X) that have (Y) function.
X = saliva Y = chelates iron (oral health)
(X) is a wound-healing substance found in saliva.
X = epidermal growth factor
(X) is a salivary digestive enzyme, produced by (serous/mucus) glands in tongue. How does it differ from amylase?
X = lingual lipase
Serous;
Hydrolyzes TAGs (producing DAG and FA), not starch/CHO
T/F: Both lingual lipase and salivary amylase are found in saliva and can continue to work following exposure to gastric acid.
False - only lingual lipase can work in low pH environment of stomach
The salivary gland is only under (neural/hormonal) control. Which (hormones/NS) stimulate these glands?
Neural;
Both sympathetic and parasympathetic
T/F: Profuse secretion of fluid/electrolytes from salivary glands is most effectively produced by stimulation via parasympathetics.
True
T/F: A proteinaceous secretion from salivary glands is most effectively produced by stimulation via sympathetics.
True
Parasympathetic activity increases salivary gland secretion by (increasing/decreasing) (X). Which factors are released to allow this?
Increasing;
X = blood flow
- VIP
- Kallikrein (enzyme)