GI4 Flashcards
what are the lubrication components of saliva?
water
electrolytes
mucous
what are the bactericidal components of saliva>
antibodies
lysozyme
antimicrobial peptides
what are the digestion components of saliva?
amylase (herbi/omnivores) lingual lipase (juveniles)
what are the cooling components of saliva?
saliva spreading
what is the general structure of the salivary gland?
compound tubuloacinar gland
what is the tenecity of saliva in nonruminants?
hypotonic
what produces the primary secretion of saliva?
acinus
what part of the salivary gland has Na and CL reabsorption?
ductal
what is the tenecity of ruminant saliva?
isotonic
what type of secretion is from the parotid salivary gland?
serous
what type of secretion is from the submaxillary gland?
mixed serous/mucous
what type of secretion is from the sublingual gland?
mucous
salivary serous acinar cells secrete a ___ fluid that contains both ___ and _____
- isotonic
- Cl-
- HCO3-
salivary ductal cells reabsorb ___ and __ but not ___; final saliva is ____ relative to plasma.
- Na+
- Cl-
- water
- hypotonic
primary acinar scretions are ____
isotonic
Na+ absorption/modulated by what?
aldosterone
- ENaC
- Na+/H+ exchanger
ruminant saliva is high in ___, ___ and ___
-PO2-4, HCO3-, pH
conditions impeding salivation result in what in ruminants?
acidosis