Intestinal Absorption and Secretion Flashcards
how many litres is the dietary intake?
1.5L
what is the internal secretion formed of and the proportions?
saliva - 1.5L
gastric juice - 3L
pancreatic juice - 2L
bile - 0.5L
how many litres is the internal secretion in total?
7L
how many litres is the faecal loss?
0.2L
how many grams of NaCl have to be retrieved?
7L x 9g/L = 63 g of NaCl
are there villi in the colon?
no - just deep pits
500mL presented and 300mL recovered
what do crypt cells produce?
cells that migrate along villi in 48 hours
when can cells absorb?
when they mature
are tip cells mature?
yes - they can absorb
what do individual cells on villus have?
brush border with enzymes
what is present in the enterocytes
lateral spaces and tight junctions
how are the tight junctions at the top of the small intestine (jejunum)
leaky
how are the tight junctions at the bottom end of the small intestine (ileum)
tight
what do tight junctions allow?
permeability - fluid can enter the cell
how much does the surface area expands from simple cylinder
600x
how much do the folds of kerckring increase the surface area?
3x
how much do the villi increase the surface area?
10x
how much do the microvilli increase the surface area?
20x
how does this influence absorption
it is assumed to enhance absorption - it may be more for a surface for brush border enzymes
what does hydrostatic pressure do?
aid or prevent fluid absorption
is there net absorption when pressure is zero?
yes
how does the luminal pressure affect the blood pressure
if the luminal pressure increases so does the blood pressure
how does the luminal suction pressure affect the fluid absorption
it decreases the absorption rate
what does the “standing gradient” explain?
the absorption at zero net pressure - NaCl is pumped into the lateral spaces
how many stages are there in the standing gradient
2
how does the first stage of the standing gradient work
an increase in the osmotic pressure in the lateral spaces pulls fluid in through paracellular and transcellular routes