Accessory Glands of GI Flashcards
Euchromatic
Lightly stained → active transcription
Pacinian corpuscles
Sensory nerve ending / pressure receptor in the pancreas
Pancreatic exocrine cells contain?
Dense secretory granules containing zymogens
Zymogens aka?
Porenzymes
Function of pacinian corpuscles
Food in stomach in SI → puts pressure on pancreas (sensed by pacinian corpuscles) → knows to release enzymes
Types of zymogens secreted by pancreatic exocrine cells
- Prolipase/lipase
- Chymotrypsinogen and trypsinogen
- Amylase
- Others
Intercalated ducts connect?
Acinus to intralobular ducts
What does interlobular duct look like?
Large duct surrounded by smooth m.
Striated ducts are typically seen in?
Salivary gland → never is pancreas!
Diabettes mellitus is?
Chronic disoder of carbohydrate metabolism
Most common endocrine disotrder in dog
Insulin is produced by?
Beta cells of the Islets of Langerhans
Type II diabetes is most common in what dogs?
> 5 years
Females
Samoyeds
Dachshunds
Clinical presentation of diabetes
- Lots of pee
- Sudden weight loss (with increased appetite)
- Weakness
- Acidosis
- Vomiting
Acute pancreatitis is?
Acute inflammation of pancreatic exocrine system
What happens when pancreatic acinar cells are damaged?
Pancreatic digestive enzymes released into local tissue → local activation of pro-enzymes to active proteases
Acute pancreatitis prognosis
Life-threatening
Rare in human; found in dogs, cats, cattle and horses
Acute pancreatitis presentation
- Severe pain
- Vomiting
- Sudden weight loss
- No appetite
Pancreatic cancer occurrence in vet med
Very rare
Most lethal cancer in humans
3 types of pancreatic cancer
- Insulinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Ductal adenocarcinoma
Largest single gland in vertebrates
Liver
Liver is endocrine/exocrine
Both
Endocrine secretions of liver
- Angiotensinogen (angiotensin II precursor)
- Albumin
- Clotting factors
Exocrine secretions of liver
Bile
Bile is acidic/alkaline
Alkaline
Components of bile
- Cholesterol
- Phospholipids
- Bile pigments
- Bile salts
- Bicarbonate ions
Bile salts are composed of?
- Sodium glycocholate
2. Sodium taurocholate
2 major cell types
- Hepatocytes
2. Kupffer cells (Ito cells)
6 liver functions
- Fat metabolism
- Carb metabolism
- Protein metabolism
- Storage
- Intermediary metabolism
- Secretion
Liver stroma called?
Capsule
Interlobular CT of liver
Divides parenchyme into hexagonal lobules → usually only seen in portal areas but very prominent in pig
Intralobular CT of liver
Very sparse (not seen)
Hepatocyte plates are supported by what type of collagen?
Reticular fibers