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GI 2 - Gastric Function Flashcards

1
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what are the gastric functions

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-temporary storage of ingested material
-production of chyme
-meter delivery of chyme to duodenum
- partially sterilize meal
-initiates protein digestion
- produces specialized secretions

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what specialized secretions does the stomach produce

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-HCl acid
-pepsinogen
- intrinsic factor
- mucus
- hormones/paracrines

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what is the function in the fundus and body

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secretion and resevoir

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what is the function in the antrum

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mixing and grinding

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what are the 4 ways of gastric motility

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-receptive relaxation
-peristalsis
- emptying
- migrating motility complex (MMC)

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what is the function of receptive relaxation

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-accommodate the volume of the meal
- reduce pressure prevents gastric reflux and premature gastric emptying

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what is the function of peristalsis

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  • chyme production
    -trituration
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what is trituration

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mix ingested nutrients with gastric secretions, breakdown large particles and increase SA for digestion

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9
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how much is emptied into the small intestine per hour

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200 kcal/hour

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what is function of MMC

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sweep ingested solids that cannot be digested out of stomach and through intestinal tract

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when does MMC occur

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during fasting

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how long does MMC take

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90 mins to get from stomach to colon

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13
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what is gastric receptive relaxation initiated by

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-stretch of gastric or duodenal wall
- protein or fat in duodenum

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14
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what hormone mediates receptive relaxation

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CCK

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15
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describe the pathway of gastric receptive relaxation

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  • stretch, fat, or protein causes CCK release which either does long vaso vagal reflex to the DVC or short ENS reflex using NO and VIP to relax
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what is the function of gastric receptive relaxation

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accommodate increased volume of food and slows emptying

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17
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what is gastric peristalsis/trituration generated by

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pacemaker cells (interstitial cells of cajal) located in GI smooth muscle

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18
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describe how peristalsis happens

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smooth muscle cells undergo spontaneous phases of deploarizations and repolarizations called basic electrical rhythm (BER) of the stomach

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what is the frequency of peristalsis/trituration

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3 times per minute

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what are the functions of peristalsis/trituration

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  • acts to mix and break down gastric contents
    -regulate gastric emptying
    -peristaltic wave forces chyme through pyloric sphincter
  • causes pyloric sphincter to contract reducing volume released to small intestine
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21
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what is the rate of gastric emptying influenced by

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  • solid vs liquid
  • nutrient content
  • force of gastric contractions
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22
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how often is 50% of the stomach contents emptied

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2.5-3 hours

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23
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how long does total emptying of the stomach take? small intestine?

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stomach: 4-5 hours
small intestine: 3-5 hours

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24
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how long is transit through the colon

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8-15 hours

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what are factors that increase force of antral contractions which increase gastric empyting

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-gastrin
- distension of stomach

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what are factors that decrease force of antral contractions and decrease gastric empyting

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  • contents of duodenum
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27
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what are enterogastrones

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hormones secreted by duodenum in response to nutrients and acid in chyme

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what are the enterogastrones and what do they each respond to

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  • CCK: fat and protein
  • secretin: acid
  • GIP: carbohydrate
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what is the pathway of how enterogastrones affect gastric emptying

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  • high acidity, high fat, high AAs, hypertonicity, distension all increase secretion of enterogastrones and stimulate neural receptors
  • enterogastrones directly decrease gastric emptying
  • neural receptors decrease gastric emptying directly though enteric neurons OR long reflexes by increasing SNS efferents and decreasing PNS efferents to decrease gastric emptying
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30
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what is the MMC and when does it occur

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-intervals of strong propulsive contractions that sweep the stomach and small intestine of indigestible material
-occurs in between meals (fasting state)

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31
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what hormone is involved in the MMC and what does it work through

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intrinsic to ENS and involved motilin

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32
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when does the MMC stop

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when meal is ingested

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33
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describe gastric glands

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  • exocrine glands
  • produce gastric juice
    -variety of cell types and secretions
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34
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what type of cell is the parietal cell, what does it secrete and what is its function

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  • exocrine
  • HCl; activation of pepsinogen and sterilization of meal
  • intrinsic factor; vitamin B12 absorption
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what type of cell is a chief cell, what does it secrete and what is its function

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-exocrine
- pepsinogen; protein digestion

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36
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what type of cell is a surface mucous cell, what does it secrete and what is its function

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  • exocrine
  • mucus and HCO3-; gastroprotection
  • trefoil factors; gastroprotection
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37
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what type of cell is an ECL cell, what does it secrete and what is its function

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-paracrine
- histamine
- regulation of gastric secretion

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what type of cell is a G cell, what does it secrete and what is its function

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  • endocrine
  • gastrin
  • regulation of gastric secretion
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39
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what do nerves release and what is its function

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-gastrin releasing peptide; regulation of gastric secretion
- Ach; regulation of gastric secretion

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what type of cell is a D cell, what does it release and what is its function

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-paracrine
- somatostatin
- regulation of gastric secretion

41
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what type of cell is a Gr cell, what does it release and what is its function

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  • endocrine
  • ghrelin
  • stimulates hunger
42
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what type of cells are found in corpus gastric glands

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  • surface mucous cells
  • mucous neck cells
  • parietal cells
  • D cells
  • ECL cells
  • chief cells
43
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what is another name for corpus gastric glands

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oxyntic gland

44
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what differentiates oxyntic glands and pyloric glands

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-oxyntic glands have abundant amounts of parietal and chief cells
- pyloric glands have abundant mucus secreting cells and secrete hormones that regulate gastric function

45
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where are oxyntic glands found? pyloric glands?

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-oxyntic: fundus
-pyloric: antral

46
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what is the mechanism of acid secretion by a cell

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  • CO2 + H2O-> H2CO3 by carbonic anhydrase
    -carbonic acid splits and the HCO3- is transported across the basolateral membrane by the HCO3-/Cl- antiporter into the capillary and creates the alkaline tide
  • the H+ is transported across the apical membrane via the K+ H+ primary active antiporter
  • H+ combines with Cl- in the gastric gland lumen to form HCl
47
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what do oxyntic cells have receptors for and what do each hormone do

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activate: gastrin, histamine, acetylcholine,
inhibit: somatostatin

48
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cells secrete up to ____ of HCl and

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2 L/day; intrinsic factor

49
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where are proton pumps located in the oxyntic cell

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apical membrane

50
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what is an example of synergism in the stomach

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hormones that stimulate oxyntic cell function

51
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what does high levels of HCl negatively inhibit

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gastrin secretion

52
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what does gastrin secretion stimulate

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acid secretion by parietal cells and histamine secretion

53
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what does histamine secretion stimulate

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acid secretion from parietal cells

54
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what is an example of an H2 receptor antagonist

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ranitidine

55
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what is the stimulus for neural control of oxyntic cell function

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stretch of gastric wall

56
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describe neural control mechanism of oxyntic cell function

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  • stimulus causes short reflex using Ach to stimulate parietal cells and chief cells to release gastrin and acid in the oxyntic gland
  • stimulus causes long reflex of vaso vagal reflex to DVC which uses AcH to stimualte oxyntic gland and uses GRP to cause G cells to secrete gastrin
57
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what does somatostatin inhibit

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parietal cells, ECL cells, and G cells

58
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what is the pathway of acid release by parietal cells

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  • G cells release gastrin
  • gastric causes direct release of acid by parietal cells and acts on ECL cell to release histamine which causes acid secretion from parietal cell
59
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what are the phases of GI activation

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-cephalic phase
- gastric phase
- intestinal phase

60
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what controls the cephalic phase and when does it occur

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  • the vagus nerve
  • occurs before contents enter GI tract via vagus nerve
61
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what controls the gastric phase

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-local nervous secretory reflexes
- vagal reflexes
- gastrin histamine stimulation

62
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what controls the intestinal phase

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  • nervous mechanisms
  • hormonal mechanisms
63
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what are the stimulants for the cephalic phase of acid secretion

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sight, smell, taste, thoughts of food

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what is the mechanism of the cephalic phase

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-cephalic phase stimuli -> PNS preganglionic neurons -> enteric neurons -> AcH -> parietal cell acid release and stimulates G cell and ECL cell

65
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what is the mechanism of the gastric phase

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  • food in the stomach causes peptides -> G cell -> gastrin -> ECL cell -> histamine -> acid release from parietal cell
  • distenstion from food in the stomach activates neural reflexes -> enteric neurons -> ACh release -> parietal cell acid release and stimulates G cell and ECL cell
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what is the mechanism of the intestinal phase

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  • increased H+, distension, osmolarity, fats in duodenum causes release of enterogastrones which inhibit acid release from parietal cell and inhibit G cells
  • increased H+, distension, osmolarity, fats in duodenum -> neural reflex -> ENS -> AcH -> increased acid release from parietal cell
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what happens during the interdigestive period (fasting)

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  • acid is secreted at low levels
  • lack of buffer causes low pH in stomach
  • basal secretions stimulated by histamine and Ach
  • gastrin low due to low pH in gastric lumen
68
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what is the function of the events in the interdigestive period

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possibly to sterilize gastric lumen

69
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what is the basal secretion rate

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0-11 mEq/hr

70
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what is the stimulated secretion rate

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10-63 mEq/hr

71
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what is the function of acid

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-facilitates digestion of proteins
- protects against some pathogens
- increases absorption of B12, iron and calcium

72
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what are PPIs and what do they do

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  • proton pump inhibitor
  • binds to and inhibits H+ K+ pump
  • nearly 100% inhibition
  • may have side effects related to functions of acid
    -prescribed to people with severe GERD
73
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what is intrinsic factor and what is it secreted by

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glycoprotein secreted by oxyntic cells

74
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how is intrinsic factor secreted

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  • exocytosis
  • secretion activated by same secretagogues that activate HCl secretion
    -mechanism unknown but different than acid secretion
75
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how do inhibitors of proton pump affect intrinsic factor

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does not inhibit it but reduces its function

76
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what is intrinsic factor required for

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vitamin B12 absorption

77
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what is vitamin B12 important in and what would a deficiency cause

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RBC production
-pernicious anemia

78
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what is the function of chief cells

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secretes pepsinogen by exocytosis to initiate digestion of protein

79
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what is pepsinogen activated to pepsin by

80
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what is pepsinogen activation to pepsin inactivated by

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pH greater than 5

81
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what does pepsin do

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protein digestion (not a significant amount)

82
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what is the main activation of chief cell function mediated through

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local and vagal reflexes that release AcH

83
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describe the neural control of chief cell function

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same as oxyntic cell function

84
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describe the pathway of activation of pepsinogen in the gastric lumen

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chief cells secrete pepsinogen
- parietal cell secretes HCl and IF
- Pepsinogen is converted into Pepsin by HCl
- pepsin breaks down protein into peptides

85
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what are the stimuli for ghrelin

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fasting and low body fat

86
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what does ghrelin secretion cause

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-CNS to increase hunger and eating
- tissues to decrease metabolism

87
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what is ghrelin produced by

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endocrine cells located in oxyntic glands

88
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what does ghrelin stimulate in the brain

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hypothalamic NT neuropeptide Y

89
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when does ghrelin spike

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before meal times

90
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compare ghrelin levels in someone who lost weight compared to someone who got gastric bypass

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  • ghrelin levels are higher in someone who has lost weight
91
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why doesnt the stomach digest itself

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gastric mucosal barrier

92
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what is the gastric mucosal barrier

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two hydrophilic layers separated by hydrophobic barrier
- mucus is secreted by mucous cells onto surface of epithelium
- contains long chains of oligosachharides that expand and retain water
- viscoelastic substance that coats surface of gastric epithelial cells
- high pH produced by surface cell secretion of HCO3

93
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how does the gastric mucosal barrier limit diffusion of acid through the plane off the gel

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via viscous fingering

94
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what is mucus secretion in the gastric mucosal barrier stimulated by

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prostaglandins (NSAIDS)

95
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what helps stabilize the barrier in the gastric mucosal barrier

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trefoil proteins

96
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where can ulcers be found in the GI tract

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gastric and duodenal

97
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what are the 2 causes of ulcers and what do they do to cause the ulcer

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  • helicobacter pylori- bacterial infection destroys the gastric diffusion barrier
  • zollinger-ellison syndrome- g cell tumor
98
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what is mucosal destruction

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gastritis causing an ulcer
- mostly oxyntic gland mucosa

99
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what are the issues with emptying in gastric disfunction

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-obstruction
- gastroparesis
- dumping

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