B8 L7 Flashcards
Innermost Mucosal Layer
consists of epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosae
Epithelium
digests and absorbs food
secrete regulatory substances
Lamina Propria
beneath epithelium
CT
glands, nerve endings, capillaries, lymph vessels
Muscularis Mucosae
smooth muscle
increases epithelial surface area by folding mucosal layer
Muscularis Externus
smooth muscle
in contact with myenteric plexus
Myenteric Plexus
integration and coordination center of nervous system
Serosa
mesentery
holds GI tract in place with connections to abdominal wall
4 Layers of GI
Mucosa
Submucosa
2 Muscular Layer
Serosa
Gastrin
from Gastric Antrum
causes stim of parietal cells to secrete H+ and ECL cells to secrete histamine
CCK
from duodenum
inhibits gastric emptying and H+ secretion
stim pancreatic enzyme secretion, gallbladder contraction, inhibit food intake
Secretin
from duodenum
stim pancreatic duct secretion
GIP
from intestine K cells
stim insulin secretion
Extrinsic Center
ANS innervation
Extrinsic PNS Division
increases GI function
Extrinsic SNS Division
reduces GI function
Extrinsic Afferents
back to CNS
info on meal contents and wall stretch
reflex arcs on vagus- vagovagal reflexes
Intrinsic Center
input from sensory cells in gut
integrate and send info to mm and enteroendocrine cells
modulated by ANS
Intrinsic w/o ANS
gut can function w/o
release NE/ Ach and GI hormones
GI Reflex Arc W/in Gut
control secretions, motility
GI Reflex Arc to Prevertebral Ganglia
info sent from one area of gut to another
GI Reflex Arc to Brain
pain, motor function, defecation reflex
Slow Waves
generated by pacemaker cells in gut wall
carried via gap junctions to rest of smooth muscle
Spike Potentials
when slow waves initiate APs
higher slow wave = more spikes
threshold = -40 mV
through slow calcium channels
Peristalsis
contraction moves food through intestines
relaxation before food mvmt
requires myenteric plexus
Segmentation
splits up food in intestines
no forward mvmt
Local Control of Blood Flow
dependent upon metabolic demand (02) of tissue- increases after a meal
Hormonal Control of Blood Flow
CCK, VIP, and other paracrine substances released by gut to increase flow
Neural Control of Blood Flow
SNS reduces flow
PNS increases flow
Cephalic Response to Meal
prepares tract for food
initiated by smell, sight, thought of food
Oral Response to Meal
same as cephalic
food in mouth increases response
Esophageal Response to Meal
propelling food from mouth to stomach
Gastric Response to Meal
storage, mixing, protein digestion
Duodenal Response to Meal
SI
digestion and absorption
Intestinal Response to Meal
LI or Colonic digestion and absorption reabsorb water gut flora produce vitamins storage and excretion