LAB 4 Flashcards
What are the 3 major stimulators of HCl production by parietal cells?
1) Neuronal Factor - vagal
2) Endocrine Stimulator - gastrin
3) Local stimulator - Histamine
What does Histamine stimulate?
Parietal cells
What is a natural reservoir of histamine?
MAST CELLS, and lesser degree = Basophil
Where are mast cells and basophils?
Everywhere in the vessels and in the subendothelial layers
Spicy foods leads to :
Degranulation of mast cells and increase in histamine release
= HIGH GI INFECTION (hot areas spicy food)
What is produced by parietal cells?
Intrinsic factor of Castle
WHat does intrinsic factor of castle account for?
Absorption of V B12
Aka of Vit b12
Extrinsic factor
WWhere does absorption of Vit b12 occur?
In the ileum because ileum contains receptors for intrinsic factor
Without _______ Vit b12 would not be absorbed?
Intrinsic factor
Without Vit B12 _______ occurs
Megaloblastic anemia
What causes a B12 deficiency?
Pernicious anemia
What is the process of Megaloblastic Anemia?
Enlarged and rigid membrane of RBC’s preventing the flow through the capillaries
Normal RBCs are _____
Smaller and able to fold and change shape
General name of cells with large size =
Macrocyte
What is the process of developing large mature cells?
Macrocytosis
What is a Megaloblast?
Large immature cell
What does the site of Megaloblasts mean?
This is an issue with the hematopoeitic system
What type of Hypersensitivity is Megaloblastic anemia?
Type 2 hypersensitivity (subtype = antibody mediated cellular dysfunction) reaction leads to lack of receptors.
What is the nervous system Involvment of megaloblastic anemia?
Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord
What happens to the WBCs, thrombocytes, platelets in macrocytosis?
THEY ALL BIG
What is a pathognomonic finding of Macrocytosis?
More than 2 lobes in neutrophils = Hypersegmented
What else may lead to / cause Megaloblastic anemia?
Folic acid deficiency
Will folic acid deficiency lead to a nervous system pathology?
NO, unless a FETUS
= Results in demyelination of NS
What are the primary manifestations of folic acid deficiency?
Cheilosis
Cheilitis
Glossitis
(Also with B2, 3, 6, 9)
Chief cells aka
Zymogen cells
Why do chief cells aka zymogen cells only produce pepsinogen and not pepsin?
Safety mechanism to prevent cell digestion
G cells produce =
GASTRIN
2 types of stomach cancers that occupy 90% of all stomach tumors:
Intestinal Type Adenocarcinoma
Diffuse Carcinoma
What is Intestinal type Adenocarcinoma?
Projectile tumor - esophytic - projects above the level of the wall of empty organ into lumen exophytic
What are the predisposing factors to Intestinal type Adenocarcinoma?
Food containing nitrites (carcinogen)- > nitrosamines
Smoked foods (Polycyclic hydrocarbon production)
Pickled veggies and excess salt
Intestinal Type Adenocarcinoma has infection with:
Helicobacter pylori
What can Intestinal type Adenocarcinoma develop?
Chronic gastritis
Most common pathology in human body =
Chronic gastritis
What are the 2 outcomes of Intestinal type Adenocarcinoma developing Chronic Gastritis?
Mucosal atrophy and Mucosal Metaplasia aka (Intestinal Metaplasia)
Mucosal Metaplasia aka
Intestinal Metaplasia