GIT 2 Flashcards
describe small int motility in addition to peristalsis?
- Segmentation contractions
–chyme moves back and forth, mixes with bicarb (to neutralize acid) and enzymes for digestion
–initiated by ICCs
–increased by Distension, gastrin (anrtal G cells), extrinsic nerve activity (parasymp) - MMC
- Start when most meal absorbed
- Release of sm. intestinal hormone motilin - Strong repetitive peristaltic waves
- From the stomach to end of small
intestine - “Sweep” remaining contents towards the
large intestine (colon)
“house keeping” role—cleans out gut of indigestible “food”— e.g. someone accidentaly swallows a ring, etc-> eventually is passed because of the MMC
- Start when most meal absorbed
when does MMC start in small int?
when does MMC start? when fasting— no food in stomach or small int; motilin is elevated during fasting—> causes the contractions
—also ghrelin is also increased—tells individual to go and find food
secretin is released in response to the acid
CCK—released in response to lipids
—both slow down gastric emptying
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what are the hormones released in small int, and what are their functions?
GI Hormones: (all peptides) Gastrin--small peptides CCK (cholecystokinin) --fats Secretin--acid GIP (gastric inhibitory peptide)--fat and glucose Motilin--fasting
other secetions of small int
mucus and water
lysozyme
no digestive enzymes secretion, but does contain brush border enzyme enterokinase
describe the exocrine funtions the pancreas (what it secretes, and what stims it)
secretes mucus, water, enzymes, directly into duodenum–stim’d by presence of digestive juices
secretions in GI can be influced by parasymp and symp innveration (MyP and submucosa plexous) but also hormonal–e.g. CCK and secretin influence secretion
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what are the pancreatic enzymes?
Released by acinar cells--under stim of CCK and secretin? Trypsinogen* Chymotrypsinogen* Proelastase* Procarboxypeptidase A* and B* Procolipase* Pancreatic lipase Bile salts activated lipase Cholesteryl ester hydrolase Prophospholipase A2* Pancreatic alpha-amylase Ribonuclease Deoxyribonuclease
what are ductular cells and what do they release?
cells that line the ductules of the pancreas; secrete ions, water, and bicarb
Cations: Na, K, Ca, Mg
Anions: HCO3, Cl, SO42-, HPO42-
what is pancreatitis?
disease where proteases are already active in pancreas–start digesting and damaging pancreas
describe protein activation in the small int (duodenum)
pancreatic juice (high in acid) activates enterokinase on the APICAL membrane; enterokinase cleaves trypsinogen to trypsin; trypsin then activates all other pancreatic proteases (trypsin is the “master switch”)
CCK causes pancreatic enzyme and bicarbonate secretion.
Secretin is a potent stimulus for pancreatic and bile bicarbonate secretion.
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how does CCK facilitate lipid degradation?
contracts gall bladder–bile empties into duodenum (acts on pancreas too–bicarb release)
–also acts on acinar cells to release digestive enzymes
role of sphinc of Oddi?
sphincter of Oddi—controls amount of liver (biliary) and pancreatic secretins; most secretions of liver are stored and conc’d in the gallbladder;
what is the purpose of bile acids, and how are they created?
secreted from the liver/gal bladder; required for lipid digestion; primary bile acid is released from the liver and conc’d in the gall bladder until needed; it is conjugated with taurine/glycine;
secondary bile acids occur from colonic bacteria enzymes–deconjugated and remove the OH; goes back to the liver for recycling via enterohepatic circulation;
what are gallstones, and how do they form?
two types: Ca bilirubinates and cholesterol stones–too much chol ppts;
what factors promote gall stone formation?
bile stasis–bile stasis—bile remains in gall bladder bc you are skipping meals or meals low in fat—>gall does not need to squeeze out biles
chol supersaturation in bile–liver tries to excrete excess cholesterol into the bile
—cholesterol can remain in gall bladder and it concentrates the liver secretions, get gall bladder stones
nucleation factors–bacteria get into gall bladder; attracts chol and ppts
symptoms of gall stones?
pain below right scapula after eating fatty meal
regulations
– Fatty acids and proteins in the duodenum cause release of
CCK (cholecystokinin)
– CCK increases gallbladder contraction
– Production of bile is increased by stimulation of the vagus nerves and by the hormone secretin
what are the types of cells found on the villi, and what can they be separated into?
villi cells–microvilli; mostly absorb nutrients
crypt cells–mostly secrete (e.g. water, bile, salts);
–goblet cell, secretes mucus
–enteroendocrine cell–secretes secrete, CCK, or GIP
–Paneth cells, secrete lysozyme and is capable of phagocytosis–immune cell
–located d on the apical membrane