Gastric and Small intestine Motility Flashcards
2 functional areas of the stomach
Orad and Caudad
Orad
fundus and upper portion; receptive relaxation to receive bolus, Adaptive relaxation to store chyme
Caudad
lower portion and antrum; regulates gastric emptying at a rate appropriate for digestion and absorption
Receptive relaxation (long neural reflex)
the orad stomach is highly compliant and can receive large volumes of food without increasing gastric pressure
Adaptive relaxation (short and long neural pathway)
the orad stomach relaxes when the caudad stomach is distended by gastric contents
adaptive relaxation promotes retropulsion by
providing a pressure gradient
Peristaltic contractions of the caudad stomach function to
mix chyme, emulsify fats, reduce food particle size, amd propel contents toward pylorus, delivery to small intestine at appropriate rate
Sieving (emptying the stomach)
pylorus opens and SMALL (<2mm) particles enter duodenum
Retropulsion
trailing contraction forces larger particles near pylorus through a small opening to forcefully break them up
Leading contraction
closes pylorus
trailing contraction
forces contents through small space with great pressure
Retropulsion function
mix gastric contents, reduce particle size, and emulsify fats
Factors that determine gastric emptying
motilities of stomach and duodenum, diameter of pylorus, composition of particles in the lumen of stomach and small intestine
Factors that increase gastric emptying
increased orad distention, increased caudad contractions, large pylorus diameter, increased PNS, decreases SNS
Factors that decrease gastric emptying
increased SNS, decreased PNS, duodenal distention
Particles in stomach - liquids
empty immediately
Particles in stomach - smaller particles <2 mm
empty faster than larger particles
Particles in stomach - peptides
increased gastrin = increased gastric emptying
Particles in duodenum
decrease gastric emptying via feedback inhibition
Particles in duodenum - Acidic chyme
H+ by secretin
Particles in duodenum - Fat
slows for digestion by CCK
Particles in duodenum - hypertonic chyme
long and short reflexes slow for reabsorption