Lecture 11: GI Secretory Functions, Digestion, & Absorption Flashcards
The second stage of salivary secretion of ions occurs in the _____.
Salivary ducts
Where does the first stage of salivary secretion of ions occur?
Acini
What is the final ionic concentration of saliva?
Na+ & Cl-: 15 mEq/L
K+: 30 mEq/L
Bicarbonate: 50-70 mEq/L
During maximal secretion of ions in saliva, the increase can be _____.
20-fold
Chief cells secrete _____ in response to Ach from _____ nerve or gastric enteric nervous plexus
Pepsinogen
Vagus
What do parietal cells secrete?
HCl
What sort of nervous stimulation causes gastric secretions?
Parasympathetic
What is gastrin released in response to the presence of?
Protein in the plylorus
Gastrin causes enterochromaffin-like cells to release _____ which causes the secretion of _____.
Histamine
HCl
What causes cephalic phase stimulation?
Vagus nerve
What causes gastric phase secretion?
Local nervous secretory reflexes
Vagal reflexes
Gastrin-histamine stimulation
What causes intestinal phase secretion?
Nervous & hormonal mechanisms
What are the digestive enzymes for proteins?
Trypsin, chymotrypsin, & carboxypolypeptidase
How is trypsin kept from destroying pancreatic tissues?
Glandular cells secrete a trypsin inhibitor
What is the digestive enzyme for carbs?
Amylase