GI 13a Flashcards
What are the four components of gastric secretions?
- Mucus
- HCl
- Enzymes
- Hormones
What does the Mucus gastric secretion do?
Lubricates and protects stomach lining
What does the HCl stomach secretion do?
- Solubilizes some food
- Kills ingested microbes
- Cleaves pepsinogen
What does the pepsinogen stomach secretion do?
Gets converted to Pepsin and cleaves proteins
Where do the hormones secreted by the stomach go?
Into the blood stream
What cleaves Pepsinogen?
HCl
What cells produce mucus in the stomach?
Surface mucous cells
Which cells in the stomach secrete HCl?
Parietal cells
What do ECL cells in the stomach secrete?
Histamines
What do chief cells in the stomach secrete?
Pepsinogen
What is HCl production mediated by?
Cephalic and Gastric Phase responses
What stimulates HCl production?
Gastrin, Histamine and ACh
What is HCl production inhibited by?
Somatostatin
How do the regulators of HCl production work?
They will either stimulate or inhibit the docking of a hydrogen potassium ATPase pump to the cell wall increasing or decreasing proton pumps activity
What are G-cells?
Enteroendocrine cells on the gastric epithelium