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Digestive System V Flashcards

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Anatomical position of pancreas? (Approx., not exact terms)

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adjacent to duodenum

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Where are pancreatic juice and bile excreted to?

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duodenum

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Functions of pancreas

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both exocrine and endocrine functions

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What cells are responsible for exocrine function?

What do they release?

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Acinar cells

  • Proteases
  • Trypsinogen
  • Chymotrypsinogen
  • Lipase
  • Amylase
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Function of Islet of Lungerhans?

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Endocrine function

Alpha cells = glucagon
Beta cells = insulin
Delta cells = somatostatin

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Two types of parenchyma cells?

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  • hepatocytes

- phagocytotic Kupffer cells

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Functional liver unit?

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lobes

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Hepatocytes are arranged as plates separated by blood channels. What are the blood channels?

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sinusoids

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9
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Can the liver regenerate?

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Liver is very regenerative

2/3 can be surgically removed

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Functions of the liver?

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  • fat metabolism
  • carbohydrate metabolism
  • protein metabolism
  • storage of glycogen, vitamins, and iron
  • detoxification of various drugs and toxins, such as alcohol
  • synthesis and secretion of bile
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Structure of Pancreas

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  • capsule

- septa = subdivide parenchyma into lobules

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What does glucagon do?

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increases blood glucose

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What does insulin do?

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cellular glucose uptake

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What does somatostatin do?

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inhibit growth hormone secretion

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Pacinian corpuscle

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Sensory nerve ending, pressure receptor

Pressure from stomach filled with food may be part of signaling for pancreas to produce its product

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Diabetes Mellitus and the Pancreas

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  • Most common endocrine disorder in the dog
  • d/t deficient production of insulin by beta cells of islets (Type I, insulin-dependent)
  • or d/t insulin receptor marfunction at target tissues (Type II, insulin-independent)
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Onset of diabetes?

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  • usually at an age greater then 5 years

- 5x more likely in females, Samoyeds, and Dachshunds

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Clinical presentation of diabetes?

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  • large amount of urine

- sudden weight loss with increased appetite

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Acute Pancreatitis

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  • acute inflammation of pancreatic exocrine system
  • pancreatic digestive enzymes are released into local tissue d/t damage of pancreatic acinar cells
  • life-threatening = rare in humans, occasionally in dogs
  • sometimes in cats, cattle, and horses
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Clinical Presentation of Acute pancreatitis?

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  • severe pain
  • vomiting
  • sudden weight loss
  • NO appetite
21
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Largest single gland in vertebrates?

22
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Endocrine function of the liver?

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  • angiotensinogen (angiotensin II precursor)
  • albumin
  • clotting factors
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Exocrine function of the liver?

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  • bile
  • cholesterol
  • phospholipids
  • bile pigments
  • bile salts
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Fat metabolism of the liver?

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  • oxidising triglycerides
  • synthesis of plasma lipoproteins
  • synthesis of cholesterol and phospholipid
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Carbohydrate metabolism of the liver?
- converting carbohydrates and proteins into fatty acids and triglyceride - regulation of blood glucose concentration by glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, and gluconeogenesis
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Protein metabolism of the liver?
- synthesis of plasma proteins, including albumin and clotting factors - synthesis of non-essential amino acids - detoxification of metabolic waste products
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What is stored in the liver?
- glycogen - vitamins - iron
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Intermediary metabolism of the liver?
detoxification of various drugs and toxins, such as alcohol
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Secretion of the Liver?
synthesis and secretion of bile
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In rats, up to 2/3 of the liver can be removed with complete regeneration. How is this possible/
The hepatocytes of the liver are capable of mitotic division
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Hepatocytes
- contain many mitochondria - a lot of S.E.R. - have hundreds of metabolic processes that take place in them
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Kupffer Cells
- phagocytic cells | - line sinusoids
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The hepatic artery brings what to the liver?
nutritional blood supply
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The portal vein brings what to the liver?
functional blood supply
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In the liver, does blood flow toward the central vein or toward the portal vein?
central vein
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Gallbladder
- stores and concentrates bile - absent in horse, deer, rat, and some birds = continuous secretion of the bile -lined by simple columnar epithelium
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Liver Disease
- difficult to diagnose - signs not evident until much of the liver is damaged b/c of large reserve - B/c liver's functional comples, variety of signs can be present, but may look like malfunctions of other organs
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Clinical presentation of liver disease
- icterus (jaundice) - ascites - lower serum albumin - photosensitization - behavioral changes from lethargy to stupor or coma - tremors - agitation - hemorrhage d/t clotting defects

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