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tube of digestive system
mouth
esophagus
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
rectum
about 15 feet long
sphincters
rings of muscle
regulate passage of substances from one region to next
upper and lower esophageal sphincters
upper: between pharynx and esophagus
lower: where esophagus meets stomach
pyloric sphincter
stomach
regulates passage of food out of stomach into small intestine
ileoceal sphincter
between small intestine and colon (colon is first part of large intestine)
internal and external anal sphincters
inside rectum
salivary glands
parotid
sublingual
submandibular
secrete fluid into mouth
pancreas
secretes enzymes and bicarbonate into small intestine
liver and gall bladder
secrete bile salts and bicarbonate into small intestine
layers of wall of stomach and small intestine
mucosal
submucosal
muscle
serosal
mucosal layer
highly convoluted
structures extend into lumen
- rugae: stomach
- villi: intestine
invaginations away from lumen
- gastric glands: stomach
- crypts: intestine
neural networks in digestive system
submucosal plexus
myentric plexus
both receive sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation
submucosal plexus
located in submucosal layer
innervate effector cells within GI system
myentric plexus
located in muscle layer
innervate muscle
innervate neurons in submucosal plexus
electrical activity of GI contraction
slow waves
spikes
slow waves
slow oscillations in membrane potential that occur at different frequencies at different points in the gut
due to changes in activity in Na-K-ATPase
reflect entry of sodium into smooth muscle cell
spike potentials
occur when voltage gated calcium and sodium channels open
allow calcium to enter smooth muscle cell
induces contraction
depolarization of GI smooth muscle induced by
muscle stretch
acetylcholine
GI hormones
type of GI smooth muscle contractions
tonic, sustained
peristaltic
segmental
migrating motor
sustained tonic contractions
occur in sphincters
only occasionally relax to allow materials through
peristaltic contractions
move material down digestive tract
muscle contracts behind bolus of food and relaxes in front of bolus
segmental contractions
occur to mix food
alternate segments contract/relax
migrating motor contractions
slow wave contraction that moves from stomach through small intestines between meals
swallowing (Deglutition) stages
voluntary
involuntary pharyngeal stage
esophageal stage
mastication
chewing creates softened mass
increases surface area that will be exposed to digestive enzymes
voluntary stage of swallowing
moving food into pharynx by actions of tongue
involuntary pharyngeal stage of swallowing
- phaynx receptor stimulate respone with cranial nerves
- pharygeal muscles contract
- glottis closes (opening between pharynx and larynx)
- respiration is inhibited
- upper esophageal sphincter relaxes
esophageal stage of swallowing
primary peristalsis: continuation of swallowing reflex that began in pharynx
secondary peristalsis: initiated by distention of esophagus, triggers reflex contractions
- afferent send axons through vagus nerve, send efferent outflow to esophagus
musculature of esophagus
upper third: striated muscle, controlled by vagus nerve, somatic part (not parasympathetic part)
lower 2/3: smooth muscle, controlled by enteric nervous system (influenced by parasympathetic)
what happens when food enters stomach
stimulates receptors
vasovagal reflex induces relaxation of stomach wall
vasovagal reflex: includes vagal afferent and efferent nerves
stomach contractions
weak
purpose for mixing food with stomach secretions
antrum contractions are more intense (aid with stomach emptying)
influenced by hormonal factors
stomach contractions sphincter
each slow wave forces material through pyloric sphincter into duodenum
pyloric sphincter is normally only partially contracted to allow liquid to move
small intestine motility
mixing and propulsive contractions occur
not rapid (12/minute), frequency of slow waves
influenced by distension of intestine –> affects excitability of cells of enteric nervous system
ileocecal valve
in small intestine
permits one way movement of materials from small intestine into large ingestine
large intestine motility
function: absorb water from residual products and store material until elimination
strong propulsive movements in distal part of colon to force feces into rectum
defecation
elimination of wasted triggered by material into rectum
afferent signals
digestive enzymes secretion
secreted by exocrine cells
exocrine cells are found in salivary glands and pancreas, and epithelial cells in stomach and small intestine
digestive enzymes
proteins
packaged by golgi apparatus into secretory vesicles
stored until secreted by exocytosis
some enzymes become mixed with chyme, other attach to microvilli of epithelial cells
salivary amylase
secreted by salivary glands
breaks down starch
lingual lipase
secreted by salivary glands
breaks down triglycerides
pepsin
secreted as pepsinogen (inactive form)
secreted by stomach
braks down protein
gastric lipase
secreted by stomach
breaks down triglycerides
pancreatic amylase
secreted by pancreas
breaks down starch
pancreatic lipase
secreated by pancrease
breaks down triglycerides
colipase
secreted as procolipase (inactive form)
breaks down triglycerides
phospholipase
secreted as prophospholipase (inactive form)
secreted by pancreas
breaks down phospholipids
trypsin
secreted as trypsinogen (inactive form)
secreted by pancreas
breaks down proteins
chymotrypsin
secreted as chymotrupsinogen (inactive form)
secreted by pancreas
breaks down proteins
enteropeptidase
secreted by small intestine
activates trypsin
disaccharides
secreted by small intestine
breaks down sucrose, maltose, lactose
enopeptidase/exopepidase
secreted by small intestine
cleaves interior peptide bonds
mucus secretion
secreted by specialized cells in stomach and small intestine
stomach: mucus cells
intestine: goblect cells
parasympathetic innervation
bile secretion
secreted by liver cells into hepatic ducts that lead into gall bladder
during meal, contraction of gall bladder sends bile into duodenum through common bile duct
bile composition
non enzyme solution
bile salts that aid in fat digestion
bile pigments (bilirubin)
cholesterol
carbohydrate absorption
amylase breaks starch into disaccharides
maltase, sucrase, lactase, break discaccharides into monosaccharides
glucose crosses useing 2 ATP
rest facilitated diffusion
protein absorption and digestion
pepsin and proteases break proteins into amino acids
amino peptidase break small peptides to amino acids
cross using 2 ATP
fat digestion and secretion
bile salts emulsify with fat droplets and lipase convert it to miscelles which diffuse directly
in membrane, converted to chylomicron transported into intersitium because it is to big to be absorbed into the capollary so it moves into lymph
components of defense system
physical barriers
non specific immune system
aquired immune system
leukocytes
white blood cells
effector cells of immune system
derived from bone marrow stem cells
2 classes: myeoblasts and lymphod progeitors
leukocytes developed from myeoblasts
monocytes: tissue macrophage
granulocytes: neutrophills, basophills, eosinophills
dendritic cells
leukocytes developed from lymphoid cells
lymphocytes:
b-lymphocytes
t-lymphocytes
natural killer cells
innate immune system recognition
PAMPs and DAMPs recognize PRR
causes macrophages to release cytokines
phagocytic cells: Macrophage
found in tissue at resting stage
cytokine release activates them and increased their phagocytic activity
phagocytic cell: neutrophill
migrate from blood stream into tissue at site of infection because they are attracted to cytokines