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Anatomically, the stomach is usually
divided into two major parts:
- The body 2. The antrum.
Physiologically, it is more appropriately
In
divided into:
- The “orad” portion, comprising about
the first two thirds of the body - The “caudad” portion, comprising the remainder of the body plus the
antrum.
Motor Functions of the Stomach
1) Storage of large quantities of food until the food can be processed in the stomach, duodenum, and lower intestinal tract.
(2) Mixing of food with gastric secretions
until it forms a semifluid mixture called “chyme”.
(3) Slow emptying of the chyme from the stomach into the small intestine at rate suitable for proper digestion and absorption by the small intestine.
he body of the stomach contains:
- Chief or peptic cells (pepsinogens).
- Oxyntic or parietal cells (Hcl &
intrinsic factor). - Mucous cells (Mucus alkaline
secretion which protects the mucosa). - Argentaffin cells or enterochromaffin
like cells; ELC (unknown function).
Innervation of stomach
Parasympathetic , Sympathetic
- Parasympathetic (vagus).
- Secretory to juice rich in acid & mucus.
- Motor to wall & inhibitory to sphincters. - Sympathetic (greater splanchnic nerve)
- No effect on secretion.
- Inhibitory to wall & motor to sphincters.
- VC to blood vessels with decreased blood
flow which returns back to normal by
autoregulatory escape mechanism (effect increaseactivityof VC
of local metabolic vasodilators).
Composition of gastric juice
1 . Volume 2. pH 3. Specific Gravity 4.Water 5. Inorganic 6. Organic
1 . Volume : about 2.5 L /day.
2. pH : acidic (1).
3. Specific Gravity: 1002 – 1004 .
4.Water: 99 %.
5. Inorganic: Hcl, Na+, K +, Mg+, So4-, Po4-
6. Organic: enzymes , mucin &
intrinsic factor.
Gastric enzymes
- Pepsinogens: proteolytic enzymes which digest proteins into peptones & proteoses.
- It causes digestion of milk proteins.
(Caseinogen + Hcl + Ca2+ calcium paracaseinate = milk clot.
- It has 3 Types (I,II and III). - Optimum pH: 1.5 – 3 (it doesn‟t act in the intestine „‟alkaline‟‟ medium).
2 . Chymosin or Rennin
Proteolytic enzyme (milk clotting enzyme).
Not present in human. Present in young animals.
Optimum pH 6. - Lipase: - It doesn‟t act in the stomach as its optimum pH is 5 (pH of the stomach is 1.5 ).
4-Lysozyme: antibacterial enzyme.
5-Intrinsic factor - Glucoprotein which combines with vitamin B12
(extrinsic factor) to help its absorption in
the terminal ileum.
6-Mucin: (soluble & insoluble). - Is a mucopolysaccharide which protects
the gastric mucosa.
Mechanism of gastric secretion
Cephalic phase brains
(Nervous)
- Gastric phase
- Intestinal phase (Hormonal)
Cephalic phase
(Nervous)
Conditioned reflex - Proved by Pavlov „ s experiment.
Cortex:
Diencephalon
Limbic system
Anterior hypothalamus
Vagal efferent impulses
Unconditioned reflex:
Stimulus: presence of food in the mouth
• Receptors: Taste buds.
• Afferent: 7 th & 9th cranial nerves.
• Centre: dorsal vagal nucleus in medulla
oblongata
• Efferent: Vagus nerve.
Proved by “ sham feeding experiment”
Gastric phase
1- Occurs when food reaches the stomach.
1. Mechanical distension of the pyloric antrum.
2. Chemical stimulation of the pyloric mucosa by products of protein digestion.
• lead to secretion of GASTRIN hormone from
G cells of the pyloric antrum (direct or by local axon reflex) i.e. hormonal.
- Nervous mechanism including the vagus
nerve reflexes and local nervous reflexes.
Intestinal phase (Hormonal)
1-Intestinal gastrin:secreted from the duodenal mucosa in response to chemical stimuli (direct or by local axon reflex).
2. Gastric gastrin: - secreted in response to secretagogues absorbed from the small intestine.
- Secretagogues are chemical substances (products of digestion) which are absorbed into the blood from the small intestine and reaches the G cells in the pyloric antrum to stimulate gastrin H. secretion
Regulation of Gastric Secretion
Gastric secretion is stimulated by
…….,…….,…….
Gastric secretion is stimulated by neural, paracrine and endocrine
• Acetylcholine stimulates HCl
secretion by acting on muscarinic
cholinergic receptors (increase intracellular calcium). • Also, it stimulates the secretion of
mucus, pepsinogen and gastrin
Histamine stimulates HCl
secretion By acting on H2
receptors in gastric mucosa
(increase cAMP)
• Gastrin stimulates HCl secretion
(1500 times more powerful
compared to histamine)
Regulation of Gastrin Secretion
Vagal control
- Antrum acidification
- peptides and amino acids
Regulation of Histamine Secretion
- Gastrin and acetylcholine stimulate histamine release from enterochromaffin- like (ECL) cells
Functions of gastrin hormone
- Stimulation of: a. growth of gastric mucosa.
b. gastric acid & pepsin secretion.
c. gastric motility.
d. bile secretion & pancreatic secretion (both exocrine & endocrine).
e. gall bladder evacuation.
f. calcitonin hormone secretion. - Contraction of the cardia (LES).
- VD of gastric blood vessels.