GI 11 Flashcards
What are the two Plexuses in the GI tract?
- Submucosal Plexus
* Myenteric Plexus
What are the two types of Neural reflex loops in the GI?
- Short reflexes
* Long reflexes
What is the Myenteric plexus more closely integrated with?
The smooth muscle layer of the intestinal wall
What are Short Reflexes in the GI tract?
Signals received by sensory neurons that innervate the sensory epithelium
Where are signals from received and integrated in the GI tract?
They are received and integrated by the neurons within the enteric nervous system
What do Sensory signals in the GI tract do after being integrated?
They signal to cells within the epithelium to generate responses or short reflexes
Where are Short reflexes integrated?
Within the wall of the intestine
Where are long reflexes sent out to be integrated?
The central nervous system
What response does a short stimulus elicit?
Either stimulates smooth muscle or exocrine glands
What can happen when a GI signal is sent to the CNS?
The signal can have a modulating role through smell and taste or the emotional response if you’re hungry and what not
What cell produces the hormones responsible for hormonal regulation in the GI tract?
Enteroendocrine cells
What does the Apical portion of the enteroendocrine cell do?
Faces the lumen and detects stimulus
What does the Basolateral domain of enteroendocrine cells do?
Hormone secretion
What do the hormones secreted by enteroendocrine cells do?
They go into the bloodstream to the rest of the body
Where is Gastrin produced?
In the stomach
