Gastro Intestinal Phsiology Flashcards
what fuels can the brain burn?
only glucose
smooth muscle is _____ cellular
uni
are there sarcomeres in smooth muscle
no
are there motor end plates in smooth muscle
no
does smooth muscle have gap junctions?
yes
smooth muscle is sensitive to _______
stretch
smooth muscle is innervated by the _____ nervous system
autonomic
smooth muscle uses ______ as a Ca++ receptor
Calmodulin
smooth muscle activation process
- cytosolic Ca++ increases
- Ca++ binds to calmodulin in cytosol
- Ca++ / calmodulin complex binds to myosin kinase
- myosin light chain kinase uses ATP to phosphorylate myosin cross-bridges
- cross bridges bind to actin filaments
- cross bridge cycling produces tension and shortening
Acetylcholine _______ smooth muscle
contracts
norepinephrine _______ smooth muscle
relaxes
smooth muscle has a resting potential of ______ mv
-53mv
3 ways to stimulate/depolarize smooth muscle
stretch
acetylcholine
parasympathetics
2 ways to hyperpolarize smooth muscle
norephinephrine
sympathetics
is swallowing driven by the CNS?
yes
_______ ________ propel food to the stomach
peristaltic
swallowing initiates ______
peristalsis
in front of the peristaltic reaction, ______ _______ aids directional movement
anticipatory relaxation
we have a _____ and ______ anal sphincter
internal, external
we have voluntary control over the ______ anal sphincter, but not the _____ anal sphincter
external, internal
salivary gland secretions are under ____ control
neural
salivary secretions are made of what?
water, amylase, K+, HCO3 and mucus
4 secretions of the stomach
mucus, HCI, pepsin, gastrin
at the posterior end of the stomach, there is a ______ sphincter
pyloric
the GI tract has its own nervous system, called the ______ nervous system
enteric
the stomach is under control by what?
the CNS and enteric NS
bacteria responsible for ulcers
helicobacter pylori
the ____ nerve from the CNS stimulates the gastric phase
vagus
_______ excite pepsin and acid production
parasympathetics
the liver produces ______
bile
bile is stored in the ______
gall bladder
the sphincter of ______ controls entry into the duodenum
Oddi
_____ stimulates bicarbonate production
secretin
______ activates trypsin by cleaving a chain of six amino acids that mask the active site
enterokinase
pancreatic digestive enzymes are secreted as ____ ____(_____)
inactive zymogens (trypsinogen)
bile is synthesized from _____ in the liver cells
cholesterol
digestion is by ______
hydrolysis
glucose enters cells by ______
diffusion
the pancreas secretes ______ and ______
digestive enzymes and bicarbonate solution