A&P - Chapter 40 (Part 2) Flashcards
What is emptying the stomach after a big meal controlled by? (2)
- Hormonal mechanisms
2. Nervous mechanisms
Hormonal mechanisms
The presence of fat in the duodenum stimulates a hormone that slows down the passage of chyme into the duodenum
Nervous mechanisms
Presence of acid and distention picked up by receptors in duodenal mucosa, then the impulses travel through vagus nerve which inhibits gastric peristalsis
What is included in intestinal motility?
- Peristalsis
2. Segmentation
Segmentation of the intestinal motility (2)
- Occurs in the duodenum and the first part of the jejunum
2. Mixes chyme with digestive juices from the pancreas, liver and intestinal mucosa
Peristalsis of the intestinal motility
Moves chyme through rest of small intestine and into the large intestine
How long does it take for chyme to travel through the length of the small intestines?
5 hours
What is peristalsis regulated by?
- Stretch reflexes
- The hormone cholecystokinin
- CCK
What do chemical changes in digestion result from?
Hydrolysis
Where do digestive enzymes function in?
In the lumen of the digestive tract
Hydrolases
Breakdown food molecules using water
- all digestive enzymes
Are enzymes specific?
Yes
- lock and key
What do enzymes require for optimal function?
- Specific pH
2. Temperature
Do digestive enzymes go in reverse?
No
Why are digestive enzymes continually synthesized?
Because they are continually destroyed or eliminated from body
- even though they are not used up in the reaction they catalyze/assist