Digestive Glands Lecture (Test 1) Flashcards
Digestive Glands
- Have LUBRICATIVE, PROTECTIVE, DIGESTIVE
Classifications of Exocrine Glands
A) Structure of the Excretory Duct:
- Divided into SIMPLE (Unbraced Duct) and BRANCHED or COMPOUND (Branched Duct)
B) Structure of the Secretory Units:
- Classified as TUBULAR or ALVEOLAR (Acinar)
C) Secretory Product:
- MUCOUS or SEROUS (Watery fluid with Zymogen or Proenzyme Granules)
D) Secretory Mechanism:
- MEROCRINE (Exocytosis)
- HOLOCRINE (Whole Cell)
- APOCRINE (Gland releases its products together with a Small Amount of the Apical Cytoplasm of the Secretory Cell
Major Salivary Glands
- The Parotid, Submandibular (or Submaxillary), and Sublingual Glands are classified as Branched TUBULOALVEOLAR Glands
- Their Excretory Ducts open into the ORAL Cavity
- SALIVA
Functions fo Saliva
- The mucus and Water is Saliva LUBRICATE the Mucosa of the Tongue, Cheeks, and Lips during Speech and Swallowing, dissolve food for the function of the Taste Buds, and MOISTEN FOOD for easy Swallowing
- The PROTECTIVE FUNCTION of the Saliva depends on the Antibacterial Function of three constituents of Saliva:
1) LYSOZYME - Attack the Walls of Bacteria
2) LACTOFERRIN
- Chelates Iron necessary for Bacterial Growth
3) IgA
- Neutralizes Bacteria and Viruses
- The DIGESTIVE FUNCTION of Saliva relies on:
1) Amylase - Initiates the Digestion of Carbohydrates in the Oral Cavity
2) Lingual Lipase
- Participates in the Hydrolysis of Dietary Lipids
Multifunctional Enzymes
1) Antibacterial
- Amylases
- Cystitis
- Histamines
- Mucins
- Peroxidases
2) AntiViral
- Cystatins
- Mucins
3) AntiFungal
- Histamines
4) Tissue Coating
- Amylases
- Cystitis
- Mucins
- Proline-rich Proteins
- STATHERINS
5) Lubrication and Viscoelasticity
- Mucins
- STATHERINS
6) Mineralization
- Cystatins
- Histatins
- Proline rich Proteins
- STATHERINS
7) Digestion
- Amylases
- Mucins
- Lipases
8) Buffering
- Carbonic Anhydrases
- Histatins
Salivary Glands
PAROTID:
- Exclusively SEROUS ACINI
SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND:
- Mixed Serous and Mucus
- SEROUS DEMILUNES
- Pure Mucus ACINI RARE!!!!!!!
SUBLINGUAL GLAND:
- Mixed SERUOS and MUCUS
- Mucus ACINI Predominate
Parotid Glands
A) Enzymes:
- Amylase
- Peroxidase
- Lysozyme
B) Antimicrobial proteins including Proline-rich Proteins, Histamines, Cystitis, and STATHERIN have Important implications for Bacterial Clearance, Selective Bacterial Aggregation on the Tooth Surface, and Control of Mineralization and Demineralization
Clinical Significant: Mumps, Rabies, and Tumors
- The Parotid Gland is the PRIMARY TARGET of the Rabies and Mumps virus transmitted in Saliva containing the Virus
- The Mumps virus causes TRANSIETNT Swelling of the Parotid Gland and confers Immunity.
- Two Complications of Mumps are ORCHITIS and MENINGITIS
- Bilateral ORCHITIS caused by the Mumps Virus can result in STERILITY
- The Parotid Gland is the most frequent site for Slow-Growing BENIGN SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS. Surgical removal is complicated y the need to protect the FACIAL NERVE
Submandibular Gland
- Mucous Cells secrete MUCIN which aids in the LUBRICATION of the Food Bolus as it travels through the Esophagus
- In addition, the Serous Cells produce SALIVARY AMYLASE
Sublingual Gland
- The Sublingual Gland is a Branched Tubuloalveolar Gland with BOTH SERUOS and MUCOUS Cells
- Most SECRETORY Units are MUCOUS
- Exit DIRECTLY from 8 to 20 Excretory Ducts
Exocrine Pancreas
- The Pancreas is a combine ENDOCRINE and EXOCRINE Gland
- The Endocrine component is the ISLET OF LANGERHANS and represents about 2% of the Pancreas Volume
- The MAIN FUNCTION of the Endocrine Pancreas is the REGULATION OF GLUCOSE METABOLISM by HORMONES SECRETED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM!!!!
- The Functional Unit of the Exocrine Pancreas is the ACINUS!!!!!
- the Lumen of the Acinus is the INITIATION of the Secretory- Excretory Duct System and contains CENTROACINAR Cells the are unique to the PANCREAS
- CENTROACINAR Cells are continuous with the Low Cuboidal Epithelial lining of the Intercalated Duct
- The EXOCRINE PANCREAS lacks STRIATED Ducts and MYOEPITHELIAL Cells
- INTERCALATED Ducts converge to form INTERLOBULAR DUCTS lined by a Columnar Epithelium with a few GOBLET CELLS and occasional ENTEROENDOCRINE Cells
Exocrine Pancreas Cont
- ZYMOGEN GRANULES are present at the Apical portion of the PANCREATIC ACINAR Cell!!!
- CENTROACINAR Cells are SPINDLE-SHAPED Cells in the Pancreas. They are also knowns as Duct Cells and secrete AQUEOUS BICARBONATE Solution under simulation by the Hormone SECRETIN. They also Secrete MUCIN!!!!
Pancreatic Secretinos
- The Gastrointestinal Hormones CHOLECYSTOKININ (CCK) and SECRETIN Increases the flow of Pancreatic Fluid (About 1.5 to 3.0 L/ day)
- CCK, produced in ENTEROENDOCRINE Cells of the DUODENAL Mucosa, binds to SPECIFIC RECEPTORS of ACINAR Cells and stimulate the RELEASE of ZYMOGENS
Enteroendocrine Cells
A) ACINAR PANCREATIC CELLS:
- Secrete the INACTIVE FORMS of the Enzymes Trypsin, Chymotrypsin, and Carboylpeptidases. Active Amylase, Lipase, Cholesterol Esterase, and Phospholipase are also secreted
- Acinar Pancreatic Cells secrete TRYPSIN Inhibitor, which prevents the Activation of Trypsin and other Proteolytic enzymes within the Acinar Lumen and Ducts
B) VAGAL STIMUALTION:
- Vagal Stimulation results in the release of ACETYLCHOLINE which, in turn, triggers the release of Enzymes into the Acinar Lumen
C) SECRETIN FUNCTION (On Duct Cells):
- Causes the Release of HCO3- ions and the Alkaline Secretion of Brunner’s Glands, present in the Submucosa of the Duodenum, Neutralize the Acidic Gastric Chyme in the Duodenal Lumen and Activate the Pancreatic Digestive Enzymes
Pancreatic Secretions
- The concentration of about 20 different Pancreatic Enzymes in the Zymogen Granules varies with the dietary intake
- Increase in the SYNTHESIS of PROTEASES is associated with a Protein-Rich Diet
- A Carbohydrate rich diet results in the SELECTIVE Synthesis of Amylases and DECREASES in the Synthesis of PROTEASES
- AMYLASE Gene Expression is regulated by Insulin, so the Internal Circulation within the Pancreas (Insuloacinar Portal System) in functionally VERY IMPORTANT