lec 4 Flashcards
Anatomically the stomach is composed of
the fundus, body and the antrum.
Physiologically the stomach composed of
The orad portion or Gastric Reservoir part (tonic contraction):
2. the caudad portion or Antral pump (phasic contraction):
the caudad portion or Antral pump (phasic contraction):
lower third of the body & antrum
The orad portion or Gastric Reservoir part (tonic contraction)
fundus & upper two thirds of the body
The smooth muscle layers in the fundus and body are
thin
The smooth muscle layers in the antrum
has much heavier musculature
Control of gastric motility
- Vago-vagal reflex
- Parasympathetic and Gastrin
- Sympathetic
Vago-vagal reflex
fundal relaxation
Parasympathetic and Gastrin:
increase contraction force and frequency
Sympathetic
decrease contraction force and frequency
Function of Gastric Motility
- reservoir
- break food into small particles and mix food with gastric secretions
- empty gastric contents into the duodenum
volume when the stomach empty
50 ml;, 1 L ,1.5 L
The stomach AND V during meal
a 20-fold change in volume
The stomach AND tension during meal
little change in tension
The stomach AND intra-gastric pressure, during meal
little rise in intra-gastric pressure
cause of little change in tension and
little rise in intra-gastric pressure
deep folds of stomach
During a meal
the folds get smaller and nearly flatten out
the stomach relaxes slightly with each mouthful
three kinds of gastric relaxation difference
is the region and the receptors
Types of Receptors of gastric relaxation
- receptive relaxation
- adaptive relaxation
- feedback-relaxation
receptive relaxation
swallowing of food (before stomach )
adaptive relaxation
food in stomach →stretch receptors
feedback-relaxation
food in duodenum →the release of CCK
stretch receptors
mechano or tension receptors)in stomach
;givegus
Afferent: vagus
c. Center: vagal center
d. Efferent: vagus ►enteric neurons (inhibitoryneurotransmitter: Nitric oxide or VIP)
e. Effector organ: muscle relaxation of stomach wall
vagal innervation is interrupted
↑ intra-gastric pressure →vomiting
vomiting result from
the inability of the proximal stomach smooth muscle to undergo receptive relaxation.
the newest food lying closest to
the esophageal opening
the oldest food lying nearest the
the outer wall of the stomach
functions of gastric reservoir
to store
to evacuate digesta
The emptying of the reservoir is caused by two mechanisms:
by a tonic contraction of the reservoir and
by peristaltic waves moving
As food enters the stomach, it forms
the food in the orad portion of the stomach
Both the peristaltic waves and the tonic
contractions of the reservoir are stimulated
by cholinergic & enteric neurons