A & P II Exam 5 Flashcards
Liver is divided into two principal lobes by what, and which lobe is larger?
Falciform Ligament. Right lobe.
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What are the two sources of blood for the liver and which type of blood is brought?
Hepatic Artery (25%) - Oxygenated blood.
Portal Vein (75%) Deoxygenated blood + Nutrients.
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Pharynx
After food is first swallowed, it passes from the ____ into the ____
-This funnel shaped tube extends from the _____ to the ____ posteriorly,
Which then travels to the ____ anteriorly.
It is composed of what type of muscle?
What is it lined with?
Mouth; pharynx
Internal nares; Esophagus
Larynx
Skeletal muscle
Mucous membrane
Pharynx:
What are the three parts of the Pharynx?
What is the function of each part?
-After swallowed food passes from the mouth into the ____, it then travels to the ____
What action helps propel the food into the esophagus and then into the stomach?
- Nasopharynx- functions only in respiration
- Oropharynx- function in digestion and respiration
- Hypo/Laryngopharynx- function in digestion and respiration
Oropharynx; laryngopharynx
Muscular contractions
Esophagus:
What type of tube is the esophagus?
Length?
Posterior in relation to the trachea?
Where does it begin/pass through/enter/pierce through/end at
The esophagus pierces through the diaphragm at what location
Occasionally the stomach herniates through what opening?
- Collapsible muscular tube
- Usually 10in long
- Lies posterior to the trachea
- Begins at inferior end of hypo/laryngopharynx, passes through the inferior portion of neck, enters mediastinum, pierces the diaphragm, ends at superior portion of stomach
- Pierces diaphragm through esophageal hiatus
-Sometimes part of the stomach herniates through this
opening (called hiatal hernia)
Esophagus Histology:
What are the (4) layers: Superficial surface to lumen (deep)
-For each section, what does it either attach to or is consisting of
Superficial surface to lumen
- Adventitia
▪ Attaches esophagus to surrounding structures - Muscularis
▪ Superior 1/3 esophagus is skeletal muscle
▪ Middle 1/3 esophagus is skeletal transitioning to smooth muscle
▪ Inferior 1/3 esophagus is smooth muscle - Submucosa
▪ Contains areolar connective tissue, blood vessels, mucous glands - Mucosa (3 layers)
▪ Muscularis mucosae (smooth muscle)
▪ Lamina propria (areolar connective tissue)
▪ Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Esophagus Histology:
What layer provides considerable protection against abrasion from food particles?
At the end of the esophagus, what physical feature of the esophagus forms sphincters?
What are the (2) sphincters found in the esophagus?
Mucosa, Layer 4
Muscularis layer thickens forming sphincters
Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES); Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
What type of muscle does esophageal sphincter consist of?
What does it sphincter regulate?
Upper esophageal sphincter (UES) which is skeletal muscle
-Regulates movement of food from hypopharynx to esophagus
Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) which is smooth muscle
-Regulates movement of food from esophagus to stomach
What are the (4) Physiology features of the Esophagus
- 2 functions it DOES do
- 2 functions it is NOT involved in
Does:
- Secretes mucous (protective function)
- Transports food to the stomach
Does not:
- Does NOT produce digestive enzymes
- Does NOT participate in absorption
What is the act of swallowing; the movement of food from the mouth into the stomach?
-Deglutition
Deglutition is facilitated by the secretion of ___ and ____
- It involves what (3) other body parts
- What are the (3) phases of swallowing
Saliva; mucous
-mouth, pharynx, esophagus
- The voluntary stage
- The pharyngeal stage
- The esophageal stage
In the Voluntary Stage of Deglutition:
- What (#) stage is this
- Swallowing starts when ___ is forced to the back of the ___ cavity
- This begins to travel backwards towards the ____ by the movement of the tongue upward and backward against the ____
-stage 1
Bolus; oral cavity
Oropharynx; palate
In the Pharyngeal Stage of Deglutition:
-What (3) stage is this
The passage of bolus into the oropharynx travels through what area, and then into the esophagus?
When the bolus stimulates the receptors where are the impulses sent?
-2
Hypo/laryngopharynx
Bolus stimulates receptors here which send impulses to
deglutition center in the medulla oblongata and lower pons
of brain stem
In the Esophageal Stage of Deglutition
- What (#) stage is this
- This stage begins when bolus has entered where?
- During this stage what is the main action that pushes the bolus onward?
- _____ is a progression of coordinated contractions and relaxations of the circular and longitudinal layers of the muscularis
- As the bolus moves down the esophagus, which sphincter relaxes allowing food into the stomach?
- The passage of solid or semisolid food from mouth to stomach takes _____seconds
- Passage of very soft food or liquids take about ____seconds
- 3rd stage
- esophagus
- Peristalsis
- Peristalsis
- Lower sphincter
- 4-8
- 1
Stomach:
A ___ shaped enlargement of the GI tract directly ___ to the diaphragm
- It connects the esophagus to the ___ (first part of the small intestine)
- What does the stomach serve as?
- When food mixes with gastric juices, what does it become?
- The position and size of the stomach varies as it : ____, ____ in response to food or lack thereof
- Is it the most ___ part of the GI tract, can expand and accommodate a large quantity of food. Why is this possible?
L-shaped; inferior
- duodenum
- mixing chamber and holding reservoir
- chyme
- moves with breathing, shrinks or expands
- distensible; mucosa lies in rugae (folds)
What are the (4) main regions of the Stomach
- The cardia
- The fundus
- The body
- The pyloric part (divided into three parts)
The Four regions of the Stomach:
- The cardia
- Surrounds the: ___ - The fundus
Rounded portion of: __ - The body
Inferior to: __ - The pyloric part:What are the three parts/Conenction to each?
_____antrum connects to: __
_____canal leads to: ___
_____connects to: __
- superior opening of the stomach
- superior to and left of the cardia
- the fundus, large central portion
-Pyloric antrum connects to the body of the stomach
Pyloric canal leads to the third region
Pylorus- connects to the duodenum via pyloric sphincter
Stomach Histology:
What are the (4) Layers of the stomach
Superficial to lumen
- Serosa
- Muscularis (three layers of smooth muscle)
- Submucosa (connective areolar tissue)
- Mucosa (lamina propria and muscularis mucosae)
What are the components of the Biliary Tree?
- Bile ducts inside liver
- Common hepatic duct (outside liver)
- Gallbladder and its cystic duct
- Common bile duct
- Ducts of the pancreas
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What are the three functions of the Biliary Tree?
- Make, Store and Secrete Bile (and pancreatic enzymes)
- Rids liver (and body) of some waste products
- Aids in digestion of foods in small intestine.
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The Major functional unit of the liver is the ______ lobule and composed of _____. (types of cells)
Hepatic, Hepatocytes
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In a hepatic lobule: a bile duct, a branch of the hepatic artery and a branch of the portal vein make up what? Where is this found?
Portal Triad. Found at the corners of the lobule.
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Hepatocytes form a crucially important cell layer that separates what?
Sinusoidal blood from canalicular bile.
What do hepatocytes synthesize?
- Transport proteins (albumin/fibrinogen)
- Lipoproteins, fatty acids, triglycerides
- Cholesterol
- Bile
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What are highly permeable blood capillaries between rows of hepatocytes?
Hepatic Sinusoids
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In the hepatic sinusoids, what cells are fixed phagocytes that “clean” blood? How do they “clean”?
Stellate reticuloendothelial (Kupffer) cells.
Destroy worn-out red/white blood cells, bacteria, foreign matter.
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What are the (8) functions of the liver?
- Carbohydrate (starch) metabolism.
- Lipid metabolism.
- Protein synthesis.
- Process drugs/hormones.
- Excretion of bilirubin.
- Storage.
- Phagocytosis.
- Bile synthesis.
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When plasma glucose levels are low - ______, and when plasma glucose levels are high - ______ occurs in the liver.
Glycogenolysis, Glycogenesis.
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When the liver is processing durgs and hormones, which hormones does it chemically alter or destroy?
Thyroid and steroid hormones: T3/T4, estrogen, aldosterone)
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When bilirubin is reabsorbed from broken down RBC’s, it is excreted where?
In the bile produced within the liver.
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In addition to glycogen, live also stores what? When are these released?
Vitamins - A, B12, D, E, K
Minerals - Iron, Copper.
Released when needed by the body.
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How is bile synthesized in the liver?
Mixture of bile salts, bile pigments, and cholesterol.
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Bile plays a major role in digestion and absorption of what?
Fat / Lipids.
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Where is bile stored and concentrated? How is it concentrated?
Gallbladder - reabsorbs water and ions.
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Gallbladder is located where?
In a depression of the posterior/inferior aspect of the liver.
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How does bile collect in the gallbladder?
Between meals - bile released by liver into common hepatic duct and down common bile duct. Accumulates and starts to flow into gallbladder when the ducts are full.
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Which GI organ is a large part of our immune system?
Spleen
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What are Spleens major functions?
Immune System
Tissue Repair
Hematopoiesis
RBC and Platelet Destruction
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Which type of capillaries are in the spleen?
Sinusoids.
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How does spleen conduct hematopoiesis?
Monocytes and lymphocytes complete their development and become activated in the spleen.
Fetal development - RBCs are formed in the spleen.
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Where does most digestion and absorption of nutrients occur?
Small Intestines
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Where does the small intestine begin and end?
Beings - immediately after pyloric sphincter of stomach.
Ends - ileocecal sphincter (valve) where the large intestine begins.
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What are the three regions of the small intestines? Which is longest and shortest?
Duodenum (Shortest), Jejunum, Illeum (longest).
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Which region of the small intestine is retroperitoneal, starts at pyloric sphincter and merges with the jejunum?
Duodenum.
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Where does the Ileum begin and end?
Beings at the jejunum and exteds to ileocecal sphincter, merging with large intestine.
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What is a “suspensory muscle” covered by a fold of the peritoneum and is an important landmark?
Ligament of Treitz AKA Suspensory Ligament of the Duodenum.
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Where does the ligament of Treitz begin and what does it connect to?
Begins at the diaphragm
Connects to duodenojejunal flexture (suspending it upwards)
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What does the ligament of Treitz anatomically signify?
Landmark between Upper and Lower GI
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What are the layers of the small intestines?
- Serosa (except proximal aspect of duodenum)
- Muscularis
- Submucosa
- Mucosa
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Which layers is the Myenteric Plexus (Plexus of Auerbach between?
Muscularis - Submucosa
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Small intestines Submucosa layer contains which gland and plexus?
Burnner’s Glands - secrete alkaline mucous.
Submucosal nerve (Meissner’s) Plexus
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The small intestines mucosa layer contain which glands?
Intestinal Glands (Crypts of Lieberkuhun)
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What are the miscellaneous cells in Mucosa of small intestines?
Absorptive Cells(Enterocytes)
Goblet Cells
Paneth Cells
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What are the Enteroendocrine cells in Mucosa of small intestines?
S Cells
CCK Cells
K Cells
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What are the functions of each of the enteroendocrine cells?
S Cells - secrete secretin
CCK Cells - secrete cholecystokinin (CCK)
K Cells - secrete Glucose Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GDIP)
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Where do you see Circular Folds (plicae circulares) in the small intestines?
Begin near proximal portion of duodenum and end near midportion of ileum.
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What is the function of Circular Folds?
Increase surface area for absorption
Causes chyme to spiral - allowing for more dissolution.
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Mucosal layer of small intestine has these three structural features: _____, ____ and _____.
Circular Folds (plicae circulares), Microvilli and Villi.
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Define brush border.
When viewing microvilli through a microscope, they are seen as a fuzzy border. This is called brush border.
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When chyme enters the small intestines, it contains partially digested carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. What completes the digestion?
A collaborative effort by pancreatic juice, bile and intestinal juices.
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Cells within the microvilli synthesize several digestive enzymes called _______.
Brush-border enzymes.
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Carbs, Proteins, and Lipids are digested to what absorbable form and by what in the small intestines?
Carbs - Amylase - Monosaccharides
Proteins - Pancreatic Juices - Amino Acids or up to a tripeptide.
Lipids - Lipase - Fatty Acids and monoglycerides
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What organ reabsorbs most of the water in the GI system?
Small intestines.
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The Four layers of the Stomach
- Serosa:
-Greater curvature of stomach serosa continues as the __
-Lesser curvature of stomach projects upward towards liver as
the __ - Muscularis (three layers of smooth muscle)
- Contains __(myenteric plexus) - Submucosa (connective areolar tissue)
- Contains ___ (submucosal plexus) - Mucosa (lamina propria and muscularis mucosae)
- Contains __
- Contains __
- Contains an __
- greater omentum
- lesser omentum
- Auerbach’s plexus
- Meissner’s plexus
- gastric glands/pits
- specialized exocrine gland cells
- enteroendocrine cell type
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The Mucosal Layer of the Stomach has what three layers
-external to internal
-The third layer;
What are the (3) main features what define this layer
a. Muscularis mucosae (smooth muscle)
b. Lamina propria (connective areolar tissue)
c. Mucosa
- Form columns of secretory cells:
- called gastric glands that open into the lumen surface (gastric pits)
2. Gastric glands contain three types of exocrine gland cells that secrete their product into stomach lumen a. Mucous neck cells b. Chief cells c. Parietal cells
- Gastric glands also contain enteroendocrine cells
a. G-Cell – secretes a hormone into the BLOODSTREAM, not stomach lumen
b. Enterochromaffin-like cells – secretes hormone into bloodstream
In the Stomach, what are the (2) main types of cells?
-Exocrine cells; Enteroendrocrine cells
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- In the Stomach: What are the (3) cells that are Exocrine cells that secrete various substances?
- What do each of these cells secrete?
-Mucous cells/neck cells:
Secrete mucous
-Chief cells (zymogenic):
Secrete pepsinogen; an inactive precursor enzyme
Secrete gastric lipase
-Parietal cells (oxyntic):
Secretes hydrocholoric acid (HCl)
Secretes intrinsic factor (IF)
Secretes bicarb
-In the Stomach: What cells fall under Enteroendocrine cells that secrete various substances or hormones?
What are these hormones/substances
G-Cells
- Found in the pyloric antrum
- Secretes hormone Gastrin into bloodstream
- Stimulates HCl acid production (with histamine)
- Stimulates gastric motility
- Stimulates Chief cells to produce more pepsin
Enterochromaffin-like Cells
- Secretes histamine
- activates parietal cells to produce HCl
What are the (2) types of digestion in the stomach?
In Mechanical Digestion of the Stomach:
- _____ in the stomach occur every 15-20 seconds.
- this helps macerate food, mix it with ____ secretions and reduce it to a soupy liquid.
- it is at this point that ___ is formed
- the waves intensify as that substance is moved towards the ___ - ____-approx 3 mL of chyme is ejected into the ___ each wave
- the remainder is pushed back into body of stomach where mixing continues
-Mechanical and Chemical
- Mixing waves/Peristaltic waves
- gastric
- chyme
- pylorus
-Gastric emptying; duodenum
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In Chemical Digestion in the Stomach:
- ____- the only proteolytic (protein digesting) enzyme in the stomach
- Prepared as ___ (inactive form) in the chief cells
- HCl or pepsin activates the pepsinogen in the lumen
- Most efficient in ___ environment
- Stomach epithelial cells are protected by a 1-3 mm thick layer of ___ ___
- This helps to prevent the pepsin from ____ - ____ ____- released in very small quantities (usually in face of pancreatic insufficiency)
- If active, digests small quantity of _____
- Majority of lipid digestion occurs in ___
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- Pepsin;
- Pepsinogen
- Acidic
- Alkaline mucous
- Digesting the proteins found in the structure of the epithelial cells
- Gastric Lipase
- triglycerides
- small intestines from pancreatic juices
During Digestion in the Stomach:
-During Absorption:
What is the fate of absorption and things that can/cannot be absorbed
What is the timeframe from ingestion of a meal; once the stomach has emptied its contents in the duodenum- what is the timeframe of the various types of meals (carbs, high protein, fat laden)
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-Very little occurs as the epithelial cells are impermeable to most substances. However, water, ions, short-chain fatty acids and some drugs (like aspirin and alcohol) can be absorbed
- 2-4 hours;
- Carbohydrates spend least amount of time in stomach
- High-protein foods remain somewhat longer
- Fat-laden meals remain the longest in stomach
The Pancreas is an ___ digestion organ
- What type of gland?
- Size of gland and location
-What are the (2) functions?
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Accessory digestive organ
- A retroperitoneal gland
- Approximately 5-6in long and 1in thick
- Lies posterior to the greater curvature of the stomach
Functions as:
1. Exocrine
Acini – clusters of glandular cells that produce digestive enzymes/fluids
- Endocrine
Pancreatic islets –produce hormones
In the Pancreas; What type of fluid and digestive enzymes are secreted by exocrine cells?
- What is another name for the Pancreatic duct?
- This is the ___ duct in pancreas
- It merges with ___
Slide 171
-Pancreatic juices
- Duct of Wirsung
- primary
- common bile duct
In the Pancreas:
- The ___ ___ (ampulla of Vater) if formed after the Pancratic duct (ampulla of Wirsung) merges with the common bile duct
- The Spinchter of ___ surround this ampulla controlling flow of fluids
- This then opens into the ___
An Accessory duct called the ___ is the small duct that branches off of the pancreatic duct
-It drains into the duodenum, just proximal to the ampulla of ___
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- Hepatopancreatic ampulla
- Oddi
- Duodenum
- Duct of Santorini
- Vater
What is the amount of Pancreatic Juice that the Pancreas creates daily?
- What are the characteristics of the liquid; what does it consist of
- Which of these substances gives pancratic juice its pH (what is this number)
- This substance above is a main ___ for acidic gastric juices in chyme
- It stops the action of ___ from the stomach
- It creates a proper pH for the action of ___
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-1200-1500 mL per day
-clear, colorless liquid consisting mostly of water, some
salts, sodium bicarbonate, several enzymes
-Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3--) gives pancreatic juice slightly alkaline pH (7.1-8.2)
-buffer;
-pepsin
-digestive enzymes in small
intestine
Of the (8) Enzymes that are present in Pancreatic Juice, what type of digestion does each aid in?
Trypsin* – protein digestion ▪ Chymotrypsin* – \_\_\_ digestion ▪ Carboxypeptidase* – \_\_\_\_digestion ▪ Elastase*- \_\_\_digestion ▪ Pancreatic amylase- \_\_\_digestion ▪ Pancreatic lipase – \_\_\_digestion ▪ Phospholipase – \_\_\_digestion ▪ Cholesterol esterase – \_\_\_digestion
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Trypsin* – protein digestion
▪ Chymotrypsin* – protein digestion
▪ Carboxypeptidase* – protein digestion
▪ Elastase*- protein digestion
▪ Pancreatic amylase- carbohydrate digestion
▪ Pancreatic lipase – principle triglyceride digestion
▪ Phospholipase – phospholipid digestion
▪ Cholesterol esterase – aids in cholesterol digestion
In the Pancreas:
____enzymes are produce in inactive forms.
-What are these (4) inactive forms; and what are their counter active forms ?
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Protein digesting
- Trypsinogen (inactive) – Trypsin (active)
- Chymotrypsinogen (inactive) – Chymotrypsin (active)
- Procarboxypeptidase (inactive) – Carboxypeptidase (active)
- Prolastase (inactive) – Elastase (active)
List off the small intestine Brush Border Enzymes involved in carbohydrate digestion, that are synthesized by the cells within the microvili.
- α-dextrinase
- Maltase
- Sucrase
- Lactase
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List off the small intestine Brush-Border Enzymes involved in protein digestion, that are synthesized by the cells within the microvili.
- Aminopeptidase
- Dipeptidase
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List off the small intestine Brush Border Enzymes involved in lipid digestion, that are synthesized by the cells within the microvili.
- Phospholipase B1
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During the small intestine digestion of carbohydrates, once chyme enters the small intestine, the leftover carbohydrates are digested by _____ _____.
- pancreatic amylase
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Where does 90% of all nutrient absorption occur?
- Small Intestine
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Amylase has no effect on what indigestible fiber that is a large component of feces?
- Cellulose
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When do carbohydrates become absorbable?
- After amylase (whether salivary or pancreatic) has split carbohydrates into monosaccharide molecules, they become absorbable.
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What pancreatic juices continue digestion in the small intestine, ending with single or small chains of amino acids that are absorbable?
- trypsin
- chymotrypsin
- carboxypeptidase
- elastase
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____ continues lipid digestion in the small intestine, breaking lipids down into fatty acids and monoglycerides so that they are absorbable.
- Pancreatic lipase
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_____ (lingual, gastric) begin the digestion of lipids in the stomach
- Lipases
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If 9.3L of water enters the small intestine daily how much is excreted in the feces each day?
- .1L
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What is considered to be the terminal portion of the GI tract, with the overall functions of:
- Completing the process of absorption
- Produces certain vitamins (vitamin K and biotin)
- Forms feces for excretion
- Excretes the solid waste products from the body
- Large Intestine
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List off the four major regions of the Large Intestine and its dimension.
Has four major regions extending from ileum to
- anus
- Cecum
- Colon
- Rectum
- Anal Canal
~5 ft long, ~2.5inches in diameter
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How is the large intestine attached to the abdominal wall?
- Attached to the posterior abdominal wall by the mesocolon (peritoneal fold)
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What opening from the ileum to the large intestine allow for material to be passed from the small intestine into the large intestine?
- Ileocecal sphincter (valve)
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Name the small pouch that is 2.4 inches long and located inferior to the ileocecal vavle?
- Cecum
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What is attached to the cecum and 3 inches long?
- Appendix (vermiform appendix)
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Name the structure described below:
- Retroperitoneal
- Ascends on right side of abdomen to lower border of liver
- Turns abruptly to the left at the hepatic flexure and continues on as the transverse colon
- Ascending Colon of the Large Intestine
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How many portions is the colon divided into and what are they?
- Ascending
- Tranverse
- Descending
- Sigmoid
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Name the structure described below:
- Peritoneal
- Crosses the abdomen until left side where it turns inferiorly at the splenic flexure
- Transverse Colon of the Large Intestine
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Name the structure described below:
- Retroperitoneal
- Descends on left side to the level of the iliac crest
- Descending Colon of the Large Intestine
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Name the structure described below:
- Peritoneal
- Begins near left iliac crest, projects medially to midline
Terminates at rectum (~3rd sacral vertebra)
- Sigmoid Colon of the Large Intestine
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What merges with the colon?
- Open end of the Cecum
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Name the structure that makes up the last 8 inches of the GI tract, lies anterior to the sacrum and coccyx.
- Rectum
Terminal 1 inch of the rectum is called the anal canal
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Mucous membrane of this canal is arranged in longitudinal folds called anal columns.
- Anal Canal
Anal columns contain arteries and veins
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What are the two sphincters in the anus and how are they controlled?
- Internal anal sphincter (smooth muscle/involuntary)
- External anal sphincter (skeletal muscle/voluntary)
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Anal Canal Pectinate (dentate) line- lies at the inferior most portion of the anal columns
- Above the Pectinate (dentate) line, the upper 2/3rd of the canal is only sensitive to ______.
- Below the Pectinate (dentate) line, the lower 1/3rd of the canal is sensitive to ____, ____ and ___.
This demarcation is important when discussing hemorrhoids
- Stretch
- temperature, touch, and pain
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How many layers are there in the large intestine wall and what are their names?
- 4
- Serosa
- Muscularis
- Submucosa
- Mucosa
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Muscularis External layer of longitudinal smooth muscle, portions of this layer are thickened, forming three bands called ____ .
- teniae coli
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