GI - Physiology - Exocrine Pancreas; Liver; Digestion & Absorption Flashcards
What are the two main goals of pancreatic exocrine secretions?
Neutralize acidic chyme (via HCO3-);
promote digestion (via zymogens)
Make the diagnosis.
Acute pancreatitis
What are the two main cell types of the exocrine pancreas?
Acinar;
ductal
Via what intracellular messenger do vagal stimulation and cholecystokinin cause increased pancreatic enzyme exocytosis?
Increased [Ca2+]
What intestinal hormone causes increased pancreatic HCO3- secretion?
What intestinal hormone causes increased pancreatic enzyme secretion?
Secretin;
cholecystokinin
An increase in intracellular [Ca2+] in the pancreatic acinar cells will cause what results?
Increased enzyme secretion;
increased Na+, Cl-, and H2O secretion
Which portion of the exocrine pancreas secretes enzymes, NaCl, and H2O?
Which portion of the exocrine pancreas secretes HCO3-?
Acinar cells;
ductal cells
Pancreatic acinar cells secrete ______________ in response to _______________ stimulation.
Pancreatic duct cells secrete ______________ in response to _______________ stimulation.
Enzymes, NaCl, H2O;
cholecystokinin, vagal stimulation
HCO3-;
secretin
What channel allows for Cl- return to the pancreatic lumen after it is exchanged for HCO3- and enters ductal cells?
The CFTR channel
What percentage of pancreatic fluid is made up of acinar secretions (enzymes, H2O, NaCl)?
What percentage of pancreatic fluid is made up of ductal secretions (HCO3-, H2O)?
25%
75%
An increase in pancreatic fluid flow rate has what effect on HCO3- and Cl- levels in the fluid?
More [HCO3-];
less [Cl-]
Name some of the digestive enzymes secreted by pancreatic acinar cells.
α-amylase;
pancreatic Lipase;
various proteases (pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidases, elastase)
Describe the activation of pancreatic zymogen proteases.
Enteropeptidase (enterokinase) on duodenal brush border –>
activates trypsin –>
activates the others
How is auto-activation of trypsin within the pancreatic acinar cells avoided?
- Pancreatic enzymes exist as zymogens while in the pancreas
- Trypsin inhibitors can block any existing activity within the pancreas
(e. g. trypsin inhibitory peptide and α-1 antitrypsin)
What is the stimulating factor that increases secretin secretion by S cells of the duodenum?
What is the stimulating factor that increases cholecytokinin secretion by I cells of the duodenum?
Gastric acid in the duodenum;
fatty acid and amino acids in the duodenum
How are secretin and cholecystokinin secretion potentiated?
Vagal stimulation
______ cells secrete secretin.
______ cells secrete cholecystokinin.
______ cells secrete glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide.
S
I
K
What are the three stimulatory phases of pancreatic exocrine secretion?
Cephalic (minor role - vagus);
gastric (minor role - vagus/gastrin);
intestinal (vagus/secretin/cholecystokinin)
Name the two most common causes of acute pancreatitis.
For what percentage does each account?
Alcohol abuse (40%);
gallstones (40%) (often associated with hyperlipidemia);
genetic diseases (e.g. cystic fibrosis);
hyperparathyroidism
What bloodwork will you find in a paient with acute pancreatitis?
Elevated serum α-amylase and lipase;
decreased total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL
What three organs are very commonly affected in patients with cystic fibrosis?
Lungs,
liver,
pancreas
What digestive complications do patients with cystic fibrosis face?
Malabsorption,
acute pancreatitis,
obstruction,
etc.
Does gastrin potentiate pancreatic acinar secretions (via CCK) or ductal secretions (via secretin)?
Acinar
(to digest the proteins the stomach has sensed and responded to by secreting gastrin)
Presence of fatty acids in the duodenum causes increased ___________ (hormone) secretion.
Presence of gastric acid in the duodenum causes increased ___________ (hormone) secretion.
Cholecystokinin;
secretin
What test can you use to help confirm a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?
Blood work –> elevated serum α-amylase and lipase
What test can you use to help confirm a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis?
Sweat test
What is the likely diagnosis?
What is the primary cause?
Cholecystitis;
gallstones
What percentage of hepatic circulation comes from the portal vein?
What percentage of hepatic circulation comes from the hepatic artery?
75%
25%
What is a hepatic lobule?
The hepatocytes around a central vein and several associated portal triads
True/False.
Hepatocytes are a single layer of epithelial cells.
What type of junctions connect them?
True;
tight junctions
Describe the bile cannaliculi and apical / basolateral sides of a hepatocyte.
Cannaliculi and apical sides = between cells
Basolateral sides = sides facing space of Disse
What are the main components of bile?
Water (82%),
bile acids (12%),
phospholipids (4%),
cholesterol (1%)
bilirubin (<1%)
What cell is here described:
change fluid in bile duct lumen to make bile
Cholangiocytes
Describe the function of cholangiocytes.
Describe the changes in pH and electrolytes from hepatic bile to gallbladder bile.
Increase:
Sodium
Bile acid (pH decreases initially until Cl-/HCO3- exchange catches up)
Decrease:
Bicarbonate (pH decreases until Cl-/HCO3- exchange catches up)
Chloride
How are bilirubin and cholesterol excreted?
Through bile
What are the purposes of bile?
Fat emulsification
Antibacterial
Neutralize gastric acid
True/False.
Bile acids are amphipathic and form chylomicrons.
False.
Bile acids are amphipathic and form micelles.
Bile acids are the end product of __________ metabolism.
What enzyme is responsible for cholesterol synthesis?
What enzyme is responsible as the rate-limiting step of bile acid synthesis?
Cholesterol;
HMG-CoA reductase,
7α-hydroxylase
Why can statins cause cramps and neurological symptoms?
Changes in myelin (due to decreased cholesterol synthesis)
Primary bile acids are formed in the _______.
Secondary bile acids are formed in the _______.
Liver;
colon
Secondary bile acids (formed in the colon) are conjugated with:
Glycine or taurine
How are secondary bile acids reabsorbed by the colon?
Na+-dependent cotransport
Describe bile acid circulation.
What sphincter is relaxed by CCK?
The sphincter of Oddi
What substances are released secondary to CCK action at the gallbladder and common bile duct?
VIP and NO (relaxation of Oddi);
ACh (further gallbladder contraction)
______ ________ turns heme into iron and bilirubin.
Heme oxygenase
Unconjugated bilirubin is transported in the blood via ________.
Albumin
Which sex is at a greater risk of gallbladder disease?
Why?
Women;
oral contraceptives, estrogen
(effects on cholesterol, I think)
What surface has the largest surface area of the body in potential direct contact with immunogenic/toxic substance?
The GI tract
___% of Ig-secreting cells are in the GI tract.
80%
Describe the GALT.
True/False.
The enteric NS has the same number of neurons as the spinal cord (100,000,000)
True.
Describe the function of histamine and somatostatin as paracrine factors.
Histamine – secreted by ECL cells and stimulates HCl release
Somatostatin – secreted by D cells in response to decreased GI luminal pH
The action of histamine at H2-receptors in the stomach is blocked by what endogenous hormone?
Secretin
2.
Gastrin is secreted by what type of cell?
CCK is secreted by what type of cell?
Secretin is secreted by what type of cell?
Glucode-dependent insulinotropic peptide is secreted by what type of cell?
G cells;
I cells (duodenum and jejunum);
S cells (duodenum);
K cells (duodenum and jejunum)
What are the stimuli for secretion of gastrin?
What are the stimuli for secretion of CCK?
What are the stimuli for secretion of secretin?
What are the stimuli for secretion of glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide?
Amino acids, distention, vagal stimulation;
lipids and amino acids;
gastric acid and fatty acids;
oral glucose, fatty acids, and amino acids
What are three substances that directly inhibit gastric acid secretion?
Somatostatin;
secretin;
glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (aka gastric inhibitory peptide)
Gastrin is directly blocked by:
Secretin
Gastrin causes increased secretion of:
CCK causes increased secretion of:
Secretin causes increased secretion of:
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide causes increased secretion of:
HCl;
pancreatic enzymes, pancreatic HCO3-;
pancreatic HCO3-; biliary HCO3-;
insulin
Gastrin’s non-secretory effects include:
CCK’s non-secretory effects include:
Secretin’s non-secretory effects include:
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide’s non-secretory effects include:
Growth of gastric and intestinal mucosa, increased gastric motility;
gallbladder contraction, sphincter of Oddi relaxation, growth of pancreas and gallbladder, slowed gastric emptying;
inhibits gastrin/histamine, slowed gastric emptying;
inhibits glucagon, slowed gastric emptying
Describe the vessels found within a single intestinal villus.
What structural feature of the GI tract lends the highest increase in surface area to the tract (plicae circularis, villi, crypts of Lieberkuhn, microvilli)?
Microvilli
(600x increase)