GI Tract II-Usera Flashcards
What are the four anatomical regions of the stomach?
- cardia
- fundus
- body
- pylorus
The stomach epithelial cells have (blank) cells lining surface and pits of the entire stomach.
(blank and blank) cells are located in the body and fundus
Mucous cells
Chief and parietal cells
What are the endocrine cells found in the body and fundus of the stomach?
ECL-aid in production of gastric acid via the release of histamine.
What endocrine cells are found in the antrum?
- G (gastrin)
- D (somatostatin)
- Enterochromaffin (serotonin)
Where are these found:
straight tubular glands that synthesize gastric juice
Fundus body
What are the straight tubular glands found in the fundus/body lined by? What do they glands contain?
surface mucous cells and gastric pits
parietal and chief cells
Parietal cells are (blank) and secrete (blank)
eosinophilic intrinsic factor (vit B12)
Chief cells are (Blank) and secrete (blank)
basophilic
pepsin
What do they glands look like in the cardia/antrum?
branched and coiled and the gastric pits occupy half the thickness of the mucosa
What are the glands lined by in the cardia/antrum? Do you find parietal cells in the antrum/cardia?
- mucus-secreting cells
- small number
The gastric lumen has an acidic pH of (blank), therefore there is potential for damage to the mucosa
1
What are the mechanisms for protection of the gastric lumen due to the acidic pH?
- Mucin secreted from foveolar cells that prevents food from touching the epithelium
- Mucus layer promotes the formation of a (neutral pH) layer of fluid over the epithelium
- Rich vascular supply deliver O2, bicarb and nutrients and washes away acid that has back diffused into the LP
Acute and chronic gastritis occurs where this a breakdown of (blank)
protective mechanims
What is acute gastritis?
What are the clinical features?
transient mucosal inflammatory process
- asymptomatic
- epigastric pain
- N/V
- Hematemesis
- Melena
What are the causes of acute gastritis?
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) H. pylori infection Aspirin Cigarettes Alcohol Gastric hyperacidity Duodenal-gastric reflux
(Blank) inflammation is the preferred term for acute gastritis
active
In acute gastritis, the presence of (bank) within the mucosa denotes active inflammation
neutrophils
In acute gastric ulcers, there is erosion and ulceration. In an erosion what happens?
-loss of superficial epithelium, defect limited to the LP
What is an ulceration?
Loss of epithelium deeper than an erosion. Includes a layer of necrosis, inflammation and granulation tissue