Digestion and Abs 2 (Johnson) Flashcards
Sources of fluids entering small intestine?
diet saliva gastric secretion bile pancreatic secretion sm intestinal secretion
Fluids are absorbed by:
dueodenum/jejunum (4L)
ileum (3.5L)
colon (1.4L)
What is NOT present in feces?
almost all nutrients, electrolytes, and all but 100-200mL fluid)
By what mechanism are water and electrolytes absorbed?
transcellularly
paracellularly (via tight junctions)
Duodenum tight junctions are very (loose/tight)
loose–water easily absorbed
Tightest tight junctions are found in the:
colon
What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
ADEK
What frees up B12 during absorption?
pepsin
Binds B12 in stomach (protective)
heptacorn
What happens to B12 once it passes in to duodenum?
heptacorn degraded, intrinsic factor complexes with B12
What is the function of intrinsic factor?
binds B12 in duodenum, protects it in passage from small bowel to ileum
in ileum, intrinsic factor is recognized by its carrier and allows for uptake of B12
All mechanisms for Na+ absorption depend on:
gradient established by Na/K/ATPase located at basolateral membrane
How is Na+ taken up from the mucosal solution at apical membrane? (4 mechanisms)
- Na+ channel, most likely located in colon
- Na+ w/ sugar or amino acid
- Na+/Cl- cotransport (elec neutral)
- Na+/H+ exchange (elec neutral)
In the COLON,
HCO3- is exchanged for ____, which is then:
Cl-
reabsorbed into serosal solution w/ H+
Why is stool H2O alkalinic?
the colon exchanges Cl- for bicarb, so high levels of bicarb in feces
What mechanism of electrolyte absorption predominates in the small intestine?
paracellular