Digestion - Small Intestines: Accessory Secretory Organs Flashcards
after how long is acidic chyme emptied from the stomach to the duodenum ?
3-4 hours via pyloric valve
what occurs if there is stomach acid in the intestine?
small intestine secretes secretin
what does secretin do
induces bicarb secretion from pancreas and liver to neutralize intestinal acid
what is the mesentery
an extension of the peritoneum that suspends the bulk of the intestine away from the body. holds blood and lymphatic vessels between its 2 sheets
what are vili
projections into the lumen covered predominantly with mature, absorptive enterocytes along with interspersed mucus-secreting goblet cells
how much do vili increase surface area?
600x to 200-500m^2
what are crypts of lieberkuhn
tubular invaginations of the epithelium around the vili, lined with younger epithelial cells that are involved in secretions
what is found at the base of the crypts of lieberkuhn?
stem cells to continually divide and provide all the epithelial cells in the crypts and on the vili
what are paneth cells?
antimicrobial cells that secrete alpha defensins which insert into microbial membranes to form pores (lyses them)
where are paneth cells
at the bottom of the crypts of lieberkuhn
what is celiac disease
gluten enteropathy that results from type IV hypersensitivity to gluten that affects 1/133 americans
what does gluten do in celiac disease
erroneously activates T cells (type IV) that damage intestinal vili, makes them stubby
why is anemia found in celiac disease sometimes?
malabsorption of iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12
symptoms of celiac disease
commonly asymptomatic, could be chronic diarrhea with pale, loose and greasy stool. weight loss, fatigue, failure to thrive in children
what are enterogastrones?
hormones released by the upper intestinal mucosa (duodenum) in response to dietary lipids that INHIBIT gastric motility and secretion.
what are the enterogastrones?
- CCK 2. secretin 3. gastric inhibitory peptide
what are enterogastrones stimulated by
- luminal fatty acids (CCK) 2. acid in duodenum (secretin) 3. hyperosmotic solutions like glucose (gastric inhibitory peptide)
when is secretin released
in response to pH of 4-4.5 in the duodenum, stimulates pancreas and bile ducts to release a flood of bicarbonate
what makes secretin?
in the cytoplasmic secretory granules of S cells in the mucosa of the duodenum
how is gastric inhibitory peptide made?
synthesized as a 153aa prohormone and cleaved to active 42aa peptide by K cells in the mucosa of the duodenum
what stimulates gastric inhibitory peptide?
glucose induced hyperosmolarity of the duodenum, and GIP stimulates insulin secretion
what stimulates release of CCK?
fatty and amino acids
what does CCK stimulate
release of pancreatic enzymes and contraction of the gallbladder
what does the pancreas secrete in response to CCK
- trypsin (protein) 2. chymotrypsin (protein) 3. carboxypeptidase (protein) 4. lipase (fat) 5. amylase (sugar) 6. ribonuclease 7. deoxyribonuclease
what synthesizes CCK?
I cells in the mucosal epithelium of the small intestine, secreted into the duodenum
what is preprocholecystokinin?
the gene product that undergoes posttranslational modification into family of CCK hormones that all have the same active moiety
what does CCK do as a neuropeptide?
acts as a hunger suppressant by binding to receptors widely distributed in the CNS
what role does CCK play in drugs?
major role in inducing drug tolerance to opioids like morphine and heroin