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Introduction to G.I. Tract Flashcards

1
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What are the layers of the gut tract wall from outer to inner?

A 
Serosa
Longitudinal smooth muscle layer
Myenteric plexus (of Auerbach)
Circular smooth muscle layer
Meissner's plexus (submucosal plexus) 
Mucosa
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Outer layer of connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium:

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Serosa

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3
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Which layer is continuous with mesentery and a pathway for blood vessels to gut tube?

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Serosa

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What layer is missing in some parts? (i.e. esophagus) and is replaced with adventitia connecting to abdominal wall?

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Serosa

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5
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What plexuses collectively form the enteric nervous system of the gut tract

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Myenteric and Meissner’s plexuses

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6
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Myenteric and meissner’s plexuses can operate autonomously via what?

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Intrinsic regulation and sensory reflexes

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7
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The myenteric and meissner’s plexuses work with what?

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic (mostly vagus nerve) systems

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8
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Parasympathetic system generally (increases/decreases) GI tract activity.
Sympathetic system generally (increases/decreases) GI tract activity.

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Increases

Decreases

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9
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Myenteric and meissner’s plexuses neurons are supported by what?

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By intrinsic glial cells

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10
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Myenteric (Auerbach’s) plexus is located where?

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Between longitudinal and smooth muscle layers

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11
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What does the myenteric plexus primarily control?

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Primarily controls intestinal smooth muscle and participates in tonic and rhythmic contractions

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12
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What does the myenteric (Auerbach’s) plexus consist of?

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Consists of a linear chain of interconnecting neurons

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13
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The myenteric (auerbach’s) plexus extends….

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the entire length of the G.I. tract

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14
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Myenteric (auerbach’s) plexus is mostly (excitatory/inhibitory)

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Excitatory (Ach/NO)

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15
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Myenteric plexus have some inhibitory signals that may inhibit what?

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Intestinal sphincter muscles

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16
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List the effects of the Myenteric (Auerbach’s) plexus

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  1. Increase tonic contraction of gut wall
  2. Increase intensity of rhythmical contractions
  3. Slightly increased rate of rhythmical contraction
  4. Increase velocity of excitatory waves
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17
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What does the Meissner’s (submucosal) plexus mainly control?

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Controls mainly GI secretion, absorption, and local blood flow

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18
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What is the meissner’s (submucosal) plexus mainly concerned with?

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With controlling function within inner wall of each minute segment of the intestine

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19
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What does the meissner’s plexus help control?

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Helps in control of local secretion, local absorption, and local contraction of submucosal muscle

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20
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What is the submucosa layer similar to?

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To the lamina propria (q.v.) but thicker

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21
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What does the submucosa layer incorporate?

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Incorporates blood vessels and submucosal plexus

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22
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How many layers is the mucosa?

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Single cell layer

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23
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What does the mucosa layer form?

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A continuous sheet lining entire G.I. tract

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24
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What does the mucosa layer include?

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The lamina propria and muscularis mucosa

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Describe the lamina propria

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Loose CT with sensory nerves, blood vessels and some glands

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26
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Describe the muscularis mucosa

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Thin layer of smooth muscle and creates mucosal ridges and folds

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27
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Stimulation at any point in the gut can cause what to occur?

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A contractile ring to occur

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28
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Once the contractile ring appears, what happens?

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It moves forward

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29
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What is the usual stimulus for propulsive movements?

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Distension

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30
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What else besides distension may causenpropulsive movements to occur?

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Chemical or physical irritation or strong parasympathetic signals

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31
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Propulsive movements require the presence of what?

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Functional myenteric plexus

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32
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Propulsive movements can occur in what direction?

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In any direction but usually dies out when traveling in an oral direction

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33
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Mixing movements may be cause by what?

A

Peristaltic contractions themselves

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34
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Local intermittent constrictive contractions occur where?

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Every few centimeters in the gut wall

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35
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Slow waves are not…..

A

Action potentials

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36
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What are slow waves?

A

Slow, undulating changes in the resting membrane potential

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37
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Slow waves intensity varies between _ and __ mv

A

5

15

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38
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Slow wave frequency ranges from _ to __ per minute.

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3 to 12

**increases from stomach to duodenum

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39
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Slow waves may be caused by what?

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By complex interactions among the smooth muscle cells and the interstitial cells of Cajal (smooth muscle cell electrical pacemakers)

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40
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What undergoes cyclic changes that periodically open and produce inward (pacemaker) currents that may generate slow wave activity?

A

Cells of Cajal

41
Q

Slow waves excite what?

A

The appearance of intermittent spike potentials

42
Q

Spike potentials excite what?

A

Muscle contraction

43
Q

Spike potentials are …..

A

True action potentials

44
Q

Spike potentials occur automatically when?

A

When resting membrane potential of GI smooth muscle becomes more positive than -40 mv

45
Q

The higher the slow wave potential, then….

A

The greater the frequency of the spike potentials

46
Q

Spike potentials last how long?

A

10-40x as long as a typical action potential in a large nerve fiber (10-20 ms).

47
Q

Spike potentials are responsible for what?

A

For opening calcium channels and smaller number of sodium channels in GI smooth muscle cells.

48
Q

Channels opened by the spike potentials open _____ and close _____.

A

Slowly

Rapidly

49
Q

What are factors that cause depolarization?

A

Stretching of muscle
Stimulation by acetylcholine (parasympathetic)
Stimulation by specific GI hormones

50
Q

What are factors that cause hyperpolarization?

A

Norepinephrine and epinephrine

Stimulation of sympathetic nerves

51
Q

What are causes of tonic contractions?

A

Continuous repetitive spike potentials
Hormones
Continuous entry of calcium ions

52
Q

Gastrointestinal reflexes that are integrated entirely within the gut wall enteric nervous system control what?

A

Much of the GI secretion
Peristalsis
Mixing contractions
And local inhibitory effects

53
Q

What reflexes transmit signals long distance to other areas of the gut tract,
cause evacuation of the colon (gastrocolic reflex)
inhibit stomach motility and secretion (enterogastric relfex)
and empty ileal contents into the colon (colonoileal reflex)

A

Reflexes from the gut to the prevertebral sympathetic ganglia and then back to the GI tract

54
Q

Reflexes from the stomach and duodenum to brain stem and back to the stomach control what?

A

Gastric motor and secretory activity

55
Q

Pain reflexes cause what?

A

General inhibition of the entire GI tract

56
Q

Defecation reflexes extend where?

A

From the colon to the rectum to the spinal cord and back

57
Q

What are stimulus for secretion of gastrin?

A

Protein, distension, nerve action; (acid inhibits release)

58
Q

What are the sites of secretion of gastrin?

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G cells of antrun, duodenum, jejunum (in response to stimuli associated with ingestion of a meanl (i.e. stomach distension or gastrin releasing peptide))

59
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What are the actions of Gastrin?

A

Stimulates gastric acid secretion and mucosal growth

60
Q

What are stimulus for the secretion of CCK?

A

Protein, fat, acid

61
Q

What are the sites of secretion of CCK?

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I cells of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

62
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What are the actions of CCK?

A

Stimulates pancreatic enzyme secretion, pancreatic bicarbonate secretion, and growth of exocrine pancreas

Inhibits gastric emptying and appetite

63
Q

What are stimulus for the secretion of secretin?

A

Acid and fat

64
Q

What are the sites of secretion of secretin?

A

S cells of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

65
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What are the actions of secretin?

A 
Stimulates pepsin secretion
Stimulates pancreatic bicarbonate secretion
Stimulates biliary bicarbonate secretion
Stimulates growth of exocrine pancreas
Inhibits gastric acid secretion
66
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What are the stimulus for the secretion of GIP?

A

Protein, fat, carbohydrate

67
Q

What are the sites of secretion of GIP?

A

K cells of the duodenum and jejunum

68
Q

What are the actions of GIP?

A

Stimulates insulin release

Inhibits gastric acid secretion

69
Q

What are stimulus for the secretion of motilin?

A

Fat, acid, nerve action

70
Q

What are the sites of secretion of motilin?

A

M cells of duodenum and jejunum

71
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What are the actions of motilin?

A

Stimulates gastric and intestinal motility

Secreted during fasting

72
Q

What does the portal vein transport?

A

Carrying blood that picked up all the nourished enriched deoxygenated blood from the intestines. Take the blood primarily to the liver.

73
Q

What is the relationship between the lymphatics and most of the absorbed fats?

A

?

74
Q

List possible causes of increased blood flow during GI activity

A

?

75
Q

Describe the countercurrent blood flow mechanism in the villus and explain its relationship to ischemia

A

A villus is a finger like projections of the mucosa. This is where absorbtion occur. The capillaries in the villus not only absorb material but also supply oxygen to the villus itself. If there is a reduction of blood flow for any reason, what will happen is blood flow to the tip of the villus is reduced and the villus itself may become ischemic. (reduction of blood flow)

76
Q

Describe the physiological events that characterize each of the following stages of swallowing:
Voluntary
Pharyngeal
Esophageal

A

At the end of the voluntary stage is the point of no return.
Text book

77
Q

What are the motor functions of the stomach?

A

Storage of large quantities of food
Mixing of food with gastric secretions
Slow emptying of chyme into the small intestine

78
Q

Mixing waves in upper portion of the stomach occur every ___-___ seconds and move twoards _____.

A

15-20

Antrum

79
Q

Mixing waves are replaced by what?

A

Peristaltic waves that drive food towards the pylorus

80
Q

Thickness of circular muscle layer in pylorus is __-___% greater than elsewhere in the stomach. This area is known as what?

A

50-100

Pyloric sphincter

81
Q

Stretching of stomach wall due to increased food volume promotes what?

A

Slow emptying of chyme in stomach into the small intestine due to local myenteric reflexes in the wall

82
Q

Inhibitory effect of enterogastric nervous reflexes occur directly from the duodenum through what?

A

The enteric nervous system of the gut wall

83
Q

Inhibitory effect of enterogastric nervous reflexes occur through entrinsic nerves that go to _______ _______ and then back through inhibitory sympathetic nerve fibers to the stomach.

A

Prevertebral ganglia

84
Q

Inhibitory effect of enterogastric nervous reflexes may occur via ____ nerves back to the brainstem.

A

vagus

85
Q

What are factors that are continually monitored in the duodenum and that can initiate enterogastric inhibitory reflexes?

A
  1. Degree of distension of the duodenum
  2. Presence of any degree of irritation of the duodenal mucosa
  3. Degree of acidity of duodenal chyme
  4. Presence of certain breakdown products in the chyme (especial proteins)
86
Q

Hormonal factors that control feedback from the duodenum include what?

A

CCK appears to be the most potent

Other possible inhibitors include secretin and GIP

87
Q

What are the two types of movement in the intestine?

A

Mixing and propulsive contractions

88
Q

Localized contractions in the intestine cause segmentation how?

A

“Chop” the chyme 2 to 3 times per minute and mix the food with secretions

89
Q

True or false?

Peristaltic contractions can occur in any part of the small intestine and move towards the anus

A

True

0.5 to 2.0 cm/sec

90
Q

Peristaltic contractions travel only how far?

A

3 to 5 cm before dissipating

91
Q

Because peristaltic contractions dissipate, how much time is required for passage of chyme through the small intestine?

A

three to five hourse

92
Q

What mechanism controls intestinal movement and is initiated by stomach distension and conducted via myenteric plexus?

A

Gastroenteric reflex

93
Q

Hormones that control intestinal movements includes:

A

Gastrin, CCK, insulin, motilin, and serotonin

94
Q

Irritation of the intestinal mucosa can cause what?

A

Powerful and rapid peristalsis (peristaltic rush)

95
Q

Immediately after a meal, what intensifies peristalsis and emptying of ileal contents into cecum?

A

Gastroileal relfex

96
Q

What are the principal functions of the colon?

A

Absorption of water and electrolytes from chyme

Storage of fecal matter until it can be expelled

97
Q

What is produced by large circular contstrictions plus contractions of the teniae coli?

A

Haustrations

98
Q

Describe the processes involved with defecation

Review from chapter and describe the physiological process as well as the roles of the autonomic nervous system.

A

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