Gi Flashcards
The stomach is mainly for?
Storage
What is the composition/texture of food before it gets to the stomach
food mixed with gastric fluids,move with slow and strong contractions and becomes chyme b4 the stomach
Small intenstine is made up of the sections namely
Duodernum
jejunum and illeum
What are the characteritics of the parts of the small intestine and ehat functions do they engage in?
duodernum….short….secretions process chyme in the small intestine
jujenum(8ft)…most adsorption..more than half adsorption of chyme done.
ileum..adsorption of chyme continues(10ft)
What tract leads into the colon
illiocecal sphincter
What are the characteristic part of the colon and what arthe functions
Colon…ascending,transverse/descending colon and sphincters
For storage,slow movement of chyme and to reclaim salt and h2o….making faeces harder in the descending colon so it can be excreted…slow movement here
Gi Tract composde of smooth muscles except
The GI tract is composed of smooth muscle(ANS), except in mouth, upper espohagus and external anal sphincter..voluntary muscles present here..skeletal muscles.….
What contributes to increase surface area in the Gi
Villus lining/micro villi also on each cell… increases surface area up to 300times.
Whats the function of brushborder enzymes
helps to digests nutrients and help with absorption
The Gi tract has
Enterocyte…epithelial cells that are in the luminal side of the small intestine.
Highly vascularized and highly metabolic so it needs a lot of energy/increase in blood flow also in Gi tract to process things
Lymphatics running through it….collect fluid
Longitudinal(outside) and circular(inside) muscles to squeezing chyme…move and mix..
Myenteric plexies (nerve nets)—-muscle movement..}Both of these make up the enteric nervous system…with the one below.
Submucosal plexus(nerve nets)…secretions} Get signals from receptors and get stimulated by having the chyme present. Making the gi tract function as an independent system,.
If the Enteric nerves stops working what happens
If the Enteric nerves stop working…or there is an area that does not have the nerves in it..everything stops ..illeus occur
Replacement of cells happen every couple of days in the Gi system,what cell facilitate this?
Stem/Progenitor.
What produces mucus in the Gi tract
Goblet cells
What is the Firstpass effect
The splanchnic circulation encases the intestines; blood flows from the intestines through the portal vein to the liver. This is the first pass effect
Processed by liver before it gets put out into the systemic circulation.
Happens to all the nutrients except lipids.lipids go into systemic circ first then the liver
The lipids take a long time to preocess.
Functions of the Gi tract
Digestion– Enzymes and HCl
Endocrine– LOTS of hormones which act on GI tract and other tissues
Elimination– rids body of undigested waste
Protection– HCl….rents food into small pieces..increases surface area for specific enzymes to work on and get to the nutrients and digest it, IgAs, opsonins, and other immune cells
Motility– propels and mixes chyme down
Absorption– of almost everything you eat,needs that absorption to be facilitated
Secretion– buffers mucus, hormones, enzymes
Storage– stomach and colon
Hormones are secreted into the blood ,all other things go into the lumen
How much fluid does the Gi tract absorb in a day.
You may only ingest 2 liters of fluid a day, but the GI tract SECRETES
7-8 LITERS. This means it has to absorb 9-10 LITERS of fluid each day!
What are the usefulness of the secretions in the Gi Tract
The secretions help lubricate, digest (HCl, enzymes), and buffer (HCO3 buffers the acid) the chyme.
Are Borborygmi sounds normal?
The movement of fluids and gases in and out of the intestines can be heard sometimes. As these fluids are being absorbed.These sounds are called borborygmi. These are normal
Most absorbtion is done where in the Gi?
Small intestine
Stomach is very acidic ,buffering needs to happen the chyme gets into the small intestine. which makes chyme in small intestine acidic or basic?
Basic after buffering.
Regulation of the Gi tract happen through the plexes,namely?
Systemmyenteric plexus (muscle/movement) submucosal plexus (secretions)
whats the function of the Lumenal chemo-, mechano- and osmoreceptors
(act on the enteric NS)….where chyme is at…does not do anything anywhere else that has no chyme
whats the composition of the PNS
(mainly vagal to transverse colon, then pelvic nerves to anus)
Whats the composition of the SNS
(post-ganglionic adrenergic fibers from celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric and hypogastric plexes)
Whats the GI composition of the the CNS
anticipatory response…smelling something delicious ..preparing the stomach for a possibility to eat…salivation starts
Function of hormones
.released into circulation causing motility
THE Gi is sympathetic slow and parasympathetic pro t/f
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What time frame does the MMC begin after eating?
3-4hrs after meal.
What location would the Chyme be in for MMC to happen?
Jejunum
whats the essence of the MMC
Housekeeping movement– sweeps undigested material and bacteria into colon
What region is the MMC active in
Midstomach down to the terminal illeum
NAme and explain the phases of the MMC
Has 4 phases, with the
main propulsive movements occurring during phase III (phases I, II and IV have minor, disregulated contractions): an entire cycle lasts 75-120 min.
Phase III contractions only last about 10 min each cycle, but the series of contractions sweep material lower in the tract.
Phase III is stimulated by the hormone Motilin, secreted into blood from the M cells of the small intestine.
stimulate contractions from mid-stomach down the tract..getting any bacteria or crap materials into the colon..keeps cycling until eating again
In MMC what phase does the main propulsive movement happen
Phase 3
IN MMC what phase does is Motlin secereted and sweeps materials into the lower GI tract
Phase 3
Definitely happens overnight.keeps cycling until eat and Motlin shuts off.
Important for General health of GI tract to keep it clean and prevent from making new cells all the time
Explain Primary peristalsis
when a bolus of food comes down the trachea and some secretions move it down…via the Parasympathetic response through vagus nerve…controlled by the swallowing center in the medulla.
primay is more through the swallowing center and parasympathetic vagal response.
Explain secondary Peristalsis
Eating something dry and generating pressure will stimulate stretch,mechano receptors via enteric nerves…info sent to the plexes…secretion of mucus and contractions to move that bolus…secondary is more local through the ENS/Ans,
whats Achalasia
Achalasia is loosing the enteric nerves in the lower part of the esophagus
Food builds up in esophagus,may dialate and get wider,this is a smooth muscle disorder
Explain how Gastric Accomodation relates to fullness,vagal nerve and relaxation of the Gi
Gastric accommodation is called receptive relaxation
Stomach fills to a liter of food b4 u start feeling full
The volume of food increases and pressure increases.
Accommodation is Vagally mediated.stomach needs to relax to accommodate food.
What is the Principle of Bariatric Surgery
The principle of bariatric surgery is to reduce the ability of the stomach to accommodate food. Reducing the amount coming in, also by vagal mediation.
What does the process of gastric emptying depend on?
Dependent on what the constituent of meal includes.
If its easily digestible food. Emptying time will be rapid.
If acidity is increased, it will stay in the stomach longer.
It will take longer to empty…A high-fat meal will take the longest to empty the stomach. Oleate meal takes the longest to empty.
What is the Resting membrane potential for the Gi tract called
Slow wave or Basic electrical Rythm
Whats the Electrical threshold for contraction in The Gi tract
-40mv
What substances or factors can cause depolarization in the Gi tract
stretch, ACh/parasymp, gastrin, serotonin,subst. P (tachykinin,)
What substance or stimuli can cause relaxation/Hyper-polarization in the Gi tract
NE, sympathetics, VIP, NO
Waves causes contraction true or false?
False
What causes contraction
Depolarization above -40mv ..generates spike potentials that forms on the peak of the slow waves
Explain the process of depolarization in the stomach
Chyme coming down. has a Need for movement…
slow waves are ..depolarized ..you have potential happening on each peak if there is chyme there ..3 slow waves per min in the stomach…every 20secs there is contraction. and relaxation…
Explain the process of Depolarization in the Small intestine
In the small intestine it May be 10 contractions per min.
.when u wanna move something slow wave can be fast
Slow wave depolarized above -40mv to cause spike potential which stimulates ca and that forms ca-calmodulin complex ..which gives crossbridge formation
More depolarization,More spike,the more spike,the stronger the depolarization…
The vagus is always gonna be controlling any parasympathetic events in the Gi tract.
FYI
Explain the process of Peristalsis in the small intestine
Interneuron in the back/tachykinin neuron…depolarize slow-wave and cause contraction and will go ahead of the bolus and relax the muscle in peristalsis,
this may be under the vagal control …small intestine
Explain the process of Segmentation in the Small intestine
Locally mediated…ENS plays a big role…there will be paring of Contracting /mixing and movement…peristalsis can happen adjacent to segmentation.
Explain the process of bile contraction, when and what hormones is released?
Gall bladder contracts as soon as chyme gets into the duodenum
The contraction of the gall bladder releases bile into the duodenum, which facilitates lipid absorption.
Vagal stimulation relaxes the sphincter of Oddi (into the duodenum), and later in digestion (during the intestinal phase) the hormone CCK (in addition to vagal stimulation) will stimulate gallbladder contraction.
What is segmental propulsion
The taneia coli contract to make sacs in the colon (haustrae). This is
What is the purpose of segmental propulsion
It is SLOW, and designed for storage and dehydration of chyme to feces.The reclamation of sodium and water ,.
How is Haustrae formed during segmental propulsion
formed by contraction of the taneia coli.
What is the process of peristaltic movement and how often do they occur.
3-4 times a day the Haustra relaxes and peristaltic movement occurs which allows the chyme to move forward down and through the descending colon,collecting in the rectum. In the rectum it causes rectal stretch which is a defecation reflex or or rectosphincteric reflex).
causes urge to defecate and relaxation of the internal anal sphincter
. Anytime feces goes back into the rectum the urge to defecate comes and external anal sphincter is tightened and internal relaxed
What stimulates peristaltic movement
These are peristaltic contractions that are stimulated by GI hormones and the vagus nerve, in response to chyme in the upper GI tract
What is Gastrocolic Reflex
When u eat the vagus is stimulated right away,gastrin is in circulation which stimulates ,motility…
hormonal and neural effects are only active when u feed…so we can get rid of waste.
And need to get rid of food after eating is called gastrocolic reflex.Faeces in the descending colon will stimulate the defecation reflex
Food in stomach stimulate colinic mass movement
Why does mass movements happen 3-4x/day
.Reason this happen 3-4 times a day is it conincides with feeding
What secretion do we have in the mouth
Saliva,Lingual lipase,salivary alpha-amylase,
R-proteins =Transcobalamin-1(TC-1
Secretion in the Stomach
Hcl,intrinsic factor,pepsinogen,gastric lipase,mucus,gastrin,somatostatin,histamine
Secretions in the liver and gall bladder
Bile and buffers(Electrolytes)
Scecretion in the Pancrease
Exocrine glands:Buffers and enzymes(trypsin,chymotrypsin,procaboxypeptidase,lipase,colipase,proelastase and alphaamylase. monitor peptide(trypsin inhibitor,stimulates cck)
Endocrine:Insulin,glucagon,Somatostatin
Secretions in the small intestine
Buffers(Mucus and elctrolytes)
enterokinase,brushb border dissacharides,brush border peptidases,secretin,gastrin,cck,vip,gip,motlin,5HT,Somatostatin
WHats the direction of food fluid and elctrolytes between the gi trACT AND the Ecf
Gi tract takes fluid and electrolytes out of the Ecf and processed back into the ECf
Memorise slide 3
Now in lecture 3 Gi
How does gut peptide Regulate Hunger and Satiety
Hunger
In the fasting state, ghrelin is secreted into blood from oxnytic cells in the stomach.passes the BBB and into the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus ghrelin stimulates NPY, an orexigenic peptide (stimuates hunger).
Satiety
When you eat,Chyme goes into the DUO—-goes to the JJ…
several peptides, including
peptide YY and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide) are secreted into the circulation—they suppress hypothalamic NPY, decreasing appetite
will also work faster for things that are carb based and not fat based
Leptin is produced in adipose (and other) tissues and is considered the counterpart of ghrelin– when you eat, glucose and insulin increase circulating leptin which decreases appetite by suppressing NPY in the arcuate nucleus. ]…longer process
What is found in the Saliva and what are its functions
Salivary alpha-amylase..starch digestion starts in the mouth(starch is glucose molecule with alpha linkages)
Lingual lipase,(lipid digestion)made in the tongue
Transcobalumin1(TCI) protein—vit b12 binding…protect B12 from proteases/pepsins in the system.
Mucus…lubricates food as it goes down into the stomach…
Saliva is dependent on the PSN..
Pro secretion pro motility
Explain saliva secretions as related to blood flow, electrolytes and etc.
Parotid/submandibular/sublingual produces saliva..
Saliva secretions depend on blood flow.
All glands depend on blood flow.
Pns are activated in feeding…blood flow increased……secretions into acina cells..
salivary glands are exocrine glands…
Exocrine are ductal glands..contain electrolytes and enzyme amylase that will start starch digestion, come through duct and b secreted as saliva.
Any ductal secretions has electrolytes coming back and forth
Whats difference btw Exocrine and Endocrine glands
Endocrine…make hormones and secrete into blood
Exocrine make other secretions and secrete into duct
What’s the component of Ductal secretions and how does this component relate to saliva flow and blood flow
Electrolytes
Some reabsorbed and some are not.
There is a modification of concentration.
There is a modification of secretions as it gets into duct.
sLow flow rate…electrolytes reabsorb…concentrations of electrolytes are lower because of the readsorption
Fast flow, less reabsorption (less time for absorption)Higher concentration of electrolytes
Higher potassium in saliva than blood.
Saliva is always hypotonic to plasma
Potassium is higher in saliva than plasma cos
do vomiting and potassium content in the saliva relate to becoming hypokalemic?explain
Yes
Vomiting will loose a lot of potassium since it has a large amount of potassium in the saliva.. and hence contribute to Hypokalemia.