Exam 3 - Obesity & Digestive system Flashcards
What are the 2 classifications of adipose tissue?
- brown
2. white
What kind of adipose comprises most adipose in the body?
white adipose tissue (WAT)
What kind of stores are involved with WAT?
visceral and subcutaneous
What kinds of cells does WAT contain?
macrophages, mast cells, neutrophils, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, blood vessels nerves, and precursor adipocytes
What does WAT store?
excess fat
What 2 things help metabolize fat in WAT?
- estrogen
2. estrogen receptors
What kind of adipose tissue is rich in mitochondria?
brown adipose tissue (BAT)
What makes BAT brown?
iron
What 4 things stimulate BAT to rapidly generate heat through the activation of uncoupling protein 1?
- exposure to cold
- activation of the sympathetic nervous system
- catecholamines
- activation of triiodothyronine
How do neonates generate body heat?
from Bat located in the inter scapular and perirenal regions
BAT is common in which people? in which areas?
lean persons in…
- neck
- supraclavicular axillary
- paravertebral regions
- perirenal regions
What does BAT have an inverse relationship with?
BMI and age
What emerges within WAT with chronic exposure to cold, exercise, and exposure to synthetic ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-y
bAT (brown in white)
Excess what contributes to obesity?
WAT (white adipose tissue)
What does WAT contribute to?
regulation of energy homeostasis
define obesity
increase in body fat mass
what is a major cause of morbidity, death, and increased care costs?
obesity
What is a BMI value for adults with obesity?
> 30 kg/m2
What is a BMI value for children with obesity?
> or equal to age and sex-specific 95th percentile of the growth charts in children
What are the leading causes o death associated with obesity
- CV disease
- type 2 diabetes mellitus
- cancer
what is the cellular basis of obesity?
adipocyte
what are the molecules that stimulate eating?
orexins
define orexin
a peptide family that act as neurotransmitters for stimulating eating
What are molecules that inhibit eating?
anorexins
what does the arcuate nucleus regulate?
regulates food intake and energy metabolism in hypothalamus
What do neurons with the ARC promote?
- appetite
- stimulate eating
- decrease metabolism
What does the hypothalamus control?
- reward
- pleasure
- memory
- addictive behavior
What is visceral obesity also known as?
intraabdominal, central, or masculine obesity
What is the distribution of body fat like with visceral obesity?
it is localized around the abdomen and upper body.
What is peripheral obesity also known as?
glutealfemoral, feiminine, or subcutaneous obesity
What is the distribution of body fat like with peripheral obesity?
It is exztraperitoneal and distributed around the things and buttocks and through the muscle.
What shape is visceral obesity?
apple
What shape is peripheral obesity?
pear
What is considered overweight in terms of BMI?
greater than 25 kg/m2
What are 3 things to correct with obesity?
- metabolic abnormalities
- weight-reduction diets
- exercise programs
What is the most effective treatment for obesity?
combination of weight reduction and exercise
What are 2 things that are critical with obesity?
- self-motivation
2. support systems
What are three psychiatric disorders related to a distorted body image with a desire for thinness and a fear of fatness that results in extreme restrictions in eating habits?
- anorexia nervosa
- bulimia nervosa
- binge eating disorder
What are 3 short term problems associated with starvation?
- glycogenolysis
- gluconeogenesis
- leads to ketosis and acidosis
define glycogenolysis
splitting of glycogen into glucose
define gluconeogenesis
formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules
What are 2 long term problems associated with starvation?
- marasmus
2. kwashiorkor
What does treatment involve with starvation?
adequate ingestion of appropriate nutrients
What is anorexia of aging?
decrease in appetite or food intake in older adults
What is anorexia of aging due to
- Reduced energy needs
- Waning hunger
- Diminished sense of taste and smell
- Decreased production of saliva
- Altered GI satiety mechanisms
- Co-morbidities
- Medications
- Decreased orexigenic and increased anorexigenic signals
- Delayed gastric emptying
- Decreased small intestine motility
- Sensory impairments
- Medical/psychiatric disorders
- Social isolation, abuse, neglect
What does treatment involve for anorexia of aging?
support strategies
Define adipocytes
fat storing cells that store excess energy (triglycerides)
Define adipokines
include all of the biologically active substances synthesized by WAT which function in a lot of regulation…
What is the gastrointestinal tract?
a hollow tube that extents from mouth to the anus (mount, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus)
What are accessory organs of digestive system?
- liver
- gallbladder
- exocrine pancreas
What does the digestive system perform?
performs the mechanical and chemical breakdown of ingested food
What does the digestive system prepare?
prepares food for uptake by the body’s cells
What does the digestive system provide?
body water
What does the digestive system eliminate?
wastes
What is the digestive system controlled by?
controlled by hormones and the autonomic nervous system.
What is not controlled by hormones and the ANS?
chewing, swallowing, and defecation
What is the alimentary canal responsible for?
- ingestion of food
- Propulsion of food and wastes from the mouth to the anus
- Secretion of mucus, water, and enzymes
- Mechanical digestion of food particles
- Chemical digestion of food particles
Absorption of digested food
Elimination of waste by defecation
What is the alimentary canal responsible for?
- ingestion of food
- Propulsion of food and wastes from the mouth to the anus
- Secretion of mucus, water, and enzymes
- Mechanical digestion of food particles
- Chemical digestion of food particles
- Absorption of digested food
- Elimination of waste by defecation
What is the order of the histology of the GI tract?
- mucosa
- submucosa
- muscularis
- serosa or adventitia (esophagus only)
Where is the submucosal plexus located?
located in the muscular mucosae
Where is the myenteric plexus located?
located between the inner circular and outer longitudinal muscle layers in the muscularis
What is the subserosal plexus located underneath?
just beneath the serosa
What do enteric (intramural) plexus neurons regulate?
motility reflexes, blood flow, absorption, secretions, and immune response
What is the mouth a reservoir for?
for chewing and mixing of food and saliva