GIT Secretion Flashcards
List the salivary glands
parotid
Sublingual
Submandibular
How much saliva is produced by day and at what rate
we secrete about 1.5L daily (0.5ml/min)
Types of salivary secretion and their major component
2maint types of secretion: serous(alpha amylase /ptyalin) and mucous(mucin)
Ph of saliva is ???
ph is 7-7.5
Greatest salivary secretion occurs when———
When we are eating
The largest salivary gland is——
The smallest salivary gland is——-
Parotid
Sublingual
Which salivary gland is the size of a walnut
Submandibular gland
Parotid gland produces - type of secretion
Sublingual gland produces - type of secretion
Submandibular gland produces - type of secretion
Serous
Mucous
Mixed
Location of the following glands
Parotid
Sublingual
Submandibular
Beneath and around the ear
Under the tongue
Under the jaws
Papilla duct of the parotid gland opens at the ——
Opposite the upper second molar
List the digestive enzymes in the saliva , what they act on, where they work , and their origin
alpha amylase produced by parotid and submandibular and lingual lipase produced by von ebner’s glands of the tongue
Amylase-carbs; lipase-fat
Amylase-mouth; lipase-stomach
List the bactericidal enzymes
thiocynate and proteolytic enzyme
The bactericidal enzymes are gotten from ——-
Lysosomes
List 3 things in the saliva with anti microbial actions
WBC,IgA, opsonins
Saliva supports coagulation by——
secreting PAF
PAF stands for —-
Platelet activating factor
Salivary secretion contains —- protein that binds to——- that your body needs to prevent——-
R protein
vitamin B12
degradation of B12
What is halitosis
Bad breath
Salivary secretion undergoes — stages
Mention.
2
Primary and secondary
Effect of parasympathetic nerves on blood flow to the salivary glands
para increases blood flow to the acini that increases the production of saliva
At primary level of salivary secretion , this saliva is similar to——-. They are —- in terms of osomolarity
plasma
Isoosmotic
Primary salivary secretion is secreted at the ——of the glands
blind end of the ducts (in the acini)
Secondary modification of salivary secretion occurs in the ——- of the glands
Intercalated duct/ductal cells
Level of modification of salivary secretion is dependent on——-
the level of modification is dependent on the rate of flow of the saliva through the duct