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GI 1 Flashcards

1
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inhibitory hormones for small bowel peristalsis

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secretin and glucagon

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caused by intense irritation of intestinal mucosa; involves ANS, brainstem, myenteric plexus (long distances of small bowel covered in minutes)

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peristaltic rush

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2
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stimulates gastric acid secretion and gastric mucosal growth

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gastrin

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2
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mediates feedback control of ileocecal sphincter (intensifies when cecum is distended)

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myenteric plexus and prevertebral symp ganglia

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2
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what pyrloic glands secrete

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mucous and gastrin

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2
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colonoileal reflex is important for this

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inhibits ileal release

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3
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what Ach stimulates secretion of

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pepsinogen, HCl, mucous

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3
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how much bile salts produced per day

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6 gm

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3
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sympathetic inhibits or activates mucous protection/secretion?

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inhibits

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4
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frequency of normal small bowel contractions (less than this number typically)

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12/min

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4
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intensifies peristalsis in ileum (immediately after meal), empties ileal contents into cecum

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gastroileal reflex

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5
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where most bile salts are reabsorbed

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terminal ileum

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5
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where secretin is produced

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S cells duodenum

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5
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occurs during distension of small bowel, acid in upper small bowel, protein breakdown products, or irritation of mucosa (inhibits gastric secretion)

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reverse enterogastric reflex

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5
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actually excite the muscle contraction; complex interactions among SMC and interstitial cells of Cajal

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spike wave

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6
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in proximal duodenum…part of small bowel secretion

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Brunner’s glands

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6
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pits in small intestine (line surface area)

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crypts of lieberkuhn

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7
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works to neutralize the HCl emptied into the duodenum from the stomach

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HCO3

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9
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amount of bile produced per day

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600-1000 mL

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11
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ions present in saliva

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K, bicarbonate, Na, Cl

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11
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responsible for bile acid secretion

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secretin

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12
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GI glands release this for vasodilation

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kallidin and bradykinin

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12
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small bowel digestive enzymes (6)

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peptidase, sucrase, maltase, isomaltase, lactase, intestinal lipase

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13
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absorbed at terminal ileum

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bile acids and folate

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14
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released by parasym…excites secretion of pepsinogen, HCl, and mucous

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acetylcholine

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16
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where cholecystokinen is produced

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I cells duodenum/jejunum

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16
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enteric NS plexus located between longitudinal and circular muscle layers

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myenteric/Auerbach’s plexus

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17
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cranial nerves that transmit information from reticular substance medulla/pons for swallowing

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V, IX, X, XII

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18
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three stages of swallowing

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voluntary, pharyngeal, esophageal

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18
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enzyme that splits fatty acid from phospholipids (pancreatic secretion)

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phospholipase

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18
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what temporarily stores 1/2 to 3/4 of nutrients

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liver sinusoids

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19
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what makes up most gallstones

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cholesterol

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20
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branch of NS that promotes propulsion

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parasym

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21
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hormones that act as vasodilator substances to increase splanchnic blood flow (4)

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CCK

vasoactive intestinal peptide

gastrin

secretin

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22
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where enterochromaffin like cells located

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in the recesses of oxyntic glands

(or fundic/gastric glands)

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23
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inhibits gastric acid secretion in duodenum; promote pancreatic secretion of bicarbonate (to neutralize acid)

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secretin

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25
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what intrinsic factor is necessary for (activated by HCl)

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absorption B12

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26
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how much HCl per L of gastric juice

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160 mmol

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26
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final secretion from canaliculus includes these substances

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water, HCl, KCl, NaCl

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27
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what ptyalin digests

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starch

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27
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what tubular glands secrete (in stomach and upper duodenum)

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pepsinogen and acid

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28
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how long mass movements usually persist

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10-30 min

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29
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where gastrin is released

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G cells

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31
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where tubular glands are located

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stomach and upper duodenum

33
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amount of chyme that empties into cecum per day

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1500-2000 mL

34
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transmits wave of relaxation preceding peristalsis

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myenteric inhibitory neurons

36
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from stomach and colon..inhibits gastric motility and secretion

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enterogastric reflex

37
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remove bacteria and harmful matter from splanchnic circulation

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reticuloendothelial cells

38
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promotes UGI motility

39
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inhibits increased stomach motility caused by gastrin

39
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principal glands for salivation

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parotid, submandibular, sublingual, buccal

40
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micelles of bile salts aid in absorption of these

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fatty acids, monoglycerides, cholesterol, other lipids

41
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calories consumer per liter of gastric juice produced

43
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cells that make up oxyntic gastric glands

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mucous neck cells, peptic/chief cells, parietal/oxyntic cells

45
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what oxyntic glands secrete

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HCl, pepsinogen, intrinsic factor, mucus

46
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stimulate pancreatic digestive enzymes

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Ach and CCK

48
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stimulates gallbladder emptying; inhibits gastric contraction; and possibly inhibits hunger (respond to fats, FA, monoglycerides)

49
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factors in the saliva that destroy bacteria

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thiocyanate ions, proteolytic enzymes/lysozyme

50
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reflex involved in gastric phase of gastric secretion

52
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function of proximal colon

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absorption of water and electrolytes

53
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drug that will weaken segmented contractions (by blocking excitatory activity of enteric NS)

54
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located between the intestinal vili; contain goblet cells and enterocytes

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Crypts of Lieberkuhn

55
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where H. pylori is typically located

56
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what goblet cells secret in Crypts of Lieberkuhn

58
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small bowel digestive enzyme important for splitting neutral fats into glycerol and FA

58
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enteric NS plexus that controls GI movements; increased tone, intensity of contraction, rate of rhythm, velocity of conduction

60
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slow closing/opening channels in GI muscle fibers responsible for action potentials

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Ca/Na channel

62
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important in “mass movements”; 20 cm distal to this point lose haustrations and contract as one unit, propelling feces (lasts 30 sec…relax for 2-3 min)

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constrictive ring

63
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what produces gastrin?

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G cells

(in antrum of stomach)

64
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intraluminal pressure of lower esophagus

66
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inhibits gastric motility; stimulates secretion of insulin by the pancreas

67
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enteric NS plexus located in submucosa; receives signals about what should be done

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submucosal/Meissner’s

68
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hormones that inhibit gastric secretion

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secretin, gastric inhibitory factor, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, somatostatin

70
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3 routs that food in duodenum increases pyloric sphincter tone

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enteric NS, extrinsic n to prevertebral ganglia, vagus/brainstem

71
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where sensory nerve endings in GI epithelium send their afferent fibers

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enteric plexuses, prevertebral ganglia sympathetic, spinal cord, vagus nerves

72
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direct release of HCl is directly dependent on the amount of this secreted

73
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enteric NS plexus that controls GI secretion and local blood flow; intestinal secretion, absorption, contraction that causes infolding of mucosa

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submucosal

75
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length of primary peristalsis

76
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splits small peptides into amino acids (small bowel digestive enzyme)

78
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performs hydrolysis of cholesterol esters (pancreatic secretion)

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cholesterol esterase

79
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hormone that reduces blood flow to splanchnic system

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somatostatin

80
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GI hormone that is important in small bowel secretion

81
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function of distal colon

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storage fecal matter

82
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strongly stimulate secretion of acid by parietal cells

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gastrin and histamine

84
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activates trypsin; secreted by intestinal mucosa when exposed to chyme

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enterokinase

85
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NS responsible for reverse enterogastric reflex

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myenteric NS, extrinsic sym and vagus

86
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cells that secrete histamine

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enterochromaffin-like cells

87
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most potent emptying of gallbladder

88
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protein present in mucus secretion (lubricates and protects surface)

89
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enzyme that catalyzes conversion of OH- to form CO2

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carbonic anhydrase

90
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reflexes that facilitate mass movements

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gastrocolic and duodenocolic

91
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what parietal cells secrete

92
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pH of stomach due to HCl acid secretion

94
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rate of movement for small bowel peristalsis (3-5 hours transit)

95
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fluid and dissolved substances are absorbed until this amount of feces are expelled (important for diagnosis diarrhea)

96
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usual stimulus for intestinal peristalis

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distension of gut

97
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threshold for spike wave

98
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length of GI spike (time)…10-40x longer than nerve fiber; 1-10 spikes per second

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10-20 msec

99
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more abundant form of gastrin

100
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enzyme that hydrolyzes neutral fat into fatty acids and monoglycerides (pancreatic secretion)

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pancreatic lipase

101
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sensory cranial nerves involved in initiating pharyngeal stage of swallowing

102
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stimulates secretion of histamine

103
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stimulates gastric HCl secretion

104
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reflex for evacuation

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gastrocolic reflex

105
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alpha-amylase that is present in serous secretion

106
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cells in crypts of Lieberkuhn that secrete water and electrolytes; also absorb water, electrolytes, nutrients

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enterocytes

107
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where motilin is secreted (during fasting)

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stomach and duodenum

108
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regulates small intestine secretion (NS)

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local enteric nervous reflexes

109
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what pancreatic amylase breaks down

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starch, glycogen, CHO

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