INNERVATION Flashcards
Describe the innervation of the gastrointestinal system
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Enteric nervous system
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a nervous network in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines that regulates digestive tract motility, secretion, and blood flow
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Motility and secretion of the digestive tract
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controlled by neural, hormonal, and paracrine mechanisms
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Short (myenteric) reflexes
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- stretch or chemical stimulation acts through myenteric plexus
- stimulates peristaltic contractions of swallowing
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Long (vagovagal) reflexes
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parasympathetic stimulation of digestive motility and secretion
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Hormonal control
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gastrin
secretin
prostaglandin
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Anatomy of the enteric nervous system
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