Digestive 34 Flashcards
Mucus coated epithelium lines
Every surface facing the lumen. The mucus helps protect the wall of the tube and allows diffusion across the boundary.
Digestive tract function
Storage, transport, breaking down, absorbing nutrients, waste removal
Mouth
Humans are heterodonts, specialized teeth for different actions.
Homodonts teeth are all the same. Most reptiles, fish, and amphibians.
Crown
Visible part of the tooth
Periodontal ligament
Connective tissue rich in collagen that connects the cementum and alveolar bone of the tooth socket.
Von Ebner’s glands
Exocrine glands in the tongue that secret salivary lipase beginning the process of lipid hydrolysis.
Salivary glands
Parotid: Largest of the glands (mump, viral infection happens here)
Submandibular: produces 70% of saliva
Sublingual: produces mainly mucous
pH of saliva
7.2
Deglutition
Swallow
Saliva contains antibacterial agents
IgA: large protein that works with the immune system
Lysozyme: attacks cell wall of many gram positive bacteria
Lactoferrin: innate defense, antibacterial, antiviral, anti parasitic
Esophagus
Muscular tube that transports food from the mouth to the stomach. The esphoagela mucuosa is composed of stratified squamous epithelium.
Cardiac sphincter
Prevents backflow of the stomach contents into the esophagus.
Chyme
Thick acidic digestive fluid of ingested food.
pH of stomach is
- 5.
1) Destroy pathogens
2) Break down proteins - pepsin (protease)
Pepsinogen is released by
Chief cells.
It is a proenzyme or zymogen.
Cells that make HCl
Parietal cells
Cleavage
One of the ways to activate an enzyme. Removal of an aa allows for the needed conformation change to activate the enzyme. Both HCl and pepsin therefore are involved in this + feedback.
Gastrin
Peptide hormone that stim the secretion of HCl by parietal cells.
Gastrin is made by
G cells of the duodenum of the small intestine as well as cells in the stomach pylorus.
Parietal Cells
Produce HCl and Gastric Intrinsic Factor: a glycoprotein involved with a vitamin B12 absorption.
What is an ulcer?
Damage to epithelial layer. Substances such as aspirin and micro organism H pylori can lead to ulceration.
Stomach hormones (not exclusive)
Glucagon (enteroglucagon), somatostatin, serotonin, substance P, histamine, gastrin.
Small intestine
Largest % of digestion (macromolecule hydrolysis).
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum.
Duodenum
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are not totally digested yet.
Two ducts: Common bile and pancreatic ducts.