L44&45 - GI Physiology - 3/3/15 Flashcards
The 4 physiological processes of GI include:
SMAD.
Secretion
Motility
Absorption
Digestion
What is the largest immune organ of the body?
GI tract
Into which segment of the GI tract are major enzymes secreted?
Duodenum
Which sphincter protects the airways?
UES: upper esophageal sphincter
Which sphincter protects against gastric reflux?
LES: lower esophageal sphincter
What sphincter controls the release of bile and pancreatic contents into the duodenum?
Sphincter of Oddi
What sphincter controls the release of stomach contents into the duodenum?
Pyloric sphincter
What sphincter controls the release of small intestinal contents, into the caecum?
Ileocecal sphincter
What sphincter(s) control the release of fecal matter?
Internal and external anal sphincters
The splanchnic circulation receives what % of cardiac output?
25%
What are the 3 major arteries that supply the abdominal organs?
Celiac artery
SMA
IMA
Where do hepatic veins drain?
Inferior vena cava
Where does the portal vein drain?
Liver
Do lipid soluble substances travel to the liver?
No, they don’t use the portal vein and go to liver. Instead they’re absorbed by lymphatics.
Where do lymphatics drain into systemic circulation?
Thoracic duct
Where is the thoracic duct?
L. subclavian vein
What are the 4 layers of the gut wall?
- Mucosa
- Submucosa
- Muscularis EXTERNA
- Serosa
What 3 layers compose the mucosa?
- Epithelium
- Lamina propria
- Muscularis mucosae
Gut epithelial cells are tied together via
tight junctions
What is the most abundant form of epithelial cells, that plays a role in digestion and absorption?
Absorptive ENTEROcytes
What cells release regulatory peptides and amines?
Enteroendocrine cells (EEC’s)
What specialized mucosal cells produce H+ protons?
Gastric mucosal cells
What cells produce mucin?
Mucin-producing cells. DUH!
What type of epithelial cells line the esophagus?
Squamous
What type of epithelial cells line the intestine, and specialize in absorption?
Columnar
What theory explains the short lifespan of villi epithelial cells?
Since there is an increased risk of mutation, better to get rid of them
Where are proliferative cells located in the intestinal villi?
Cryptes - zone of intestinal stem cells
What is considered the “unit of absorption”?
A. Vilus
B. Microvillus
A. Villus
What composes the “brush border”?
A. Villi
B. Microvilli
B. Microvilli
Mucosal folds, villi, and microvilli increase SA of intestine by
600 fold
Name a disease that decreases SA of absorptive intestinal surface
Celiac’s disease
Microvillar membrane (MM) has a high % of
Cholesterol and sphingolipids
What mucosal layer is between the epithelium and the muscularis mucosae?
Lamina propria
What mucosal layer contains lymph vessels, nerves, nodes, and capillaries?
Lamina propria
Meissner’s plexus is also known as
The submucosal plexus
What 2 layers sandwich the submucosal (Meissner’s) plexus?
Submucosa & Circular smooth muscle
What 2 layers sandwich the Myenteric plexus?
Circular smooth muscle & longitudinal smooth muscle
What 2 plexi compose the little brain of gut?
Submucosal (Meissner’s) and the myenteric plexus
Which muscle layer adjusts the diameter of the tract?
Circular smooth muscle
What layers compose the muscular externa
Circular and longitudinal muscle layer
Ever hear of Auerbach’s plexus?
aka myenteric plexus
What secretes viscous fluids to reduce friction of the GI tract?
Serosa
Name the 3 principle regulatory systems of GI
- Neural
- Endocrine
- Paracrine