Lecture 15 Flashcards

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Accessory organs to GI tract?

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Pancreas, liver, gallbladder

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Function of pancreas?

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Exocrine (99%): secretes enzymes into duodenum to break down food
Endocrine (1%): releases hormones (insulin/glucagon/somatostatin) into bloodstream affecting carb metabolism

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Role of acinar cells?

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Secrete enzymes/fluid into duct system of pancreas

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Structure of duct system?

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Pancreatic duct fuses with bile duct on entry to duodenum

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Pancreatic juice (aqueous component)?

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200-800ml secreted each day, rich in bicarbonate (pH~8) -> helps to neutralise acidic chyme as it enters duodenum, secretion stimulated by secretin

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Pancreatic juice (enzymatic component)?

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Proteolytic enzymes, pancreatic amylase, lipolytic enzymes

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Proteolytic enzymes?

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Split peptides, secreted in inactive form (activated by enterokinase) e.g. trypsin

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Pancreatic amylase?

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breaks down starch, secreted in active form

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Lipolytic enzymes?

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Lipase secreted in active form (activated by trypsin in duodenum) e.g. colipase/cholesterol esterase

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Control of pancreatic secretions?

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Cephalic phase: nervous reflex
Gastric phase: gastrin released in response to stomach digestion
Intestinal phase: secretin and Cholecystokinin released by mucosa in response to chyme in duodenum

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Pancreatitis?

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Pancreatic enzymes activated withing pancreases (organ attacks itself)

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12
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Causes of pancreatitis?

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Gallstones, alcohol abuse, unknown cause (idiopathic)

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13
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Treatment for pancreatitis?

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Pain management, electrolyte therapy (nutrients/salts balanced)

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Some functions of liver (has many)?

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Process digested food from intestine, manufacture bile, convert excess monosaccharides to glycogen, stores iron/vitamins, metabolise drugs/break down poisons

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15
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Kupffer cells?

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Phagocytic cell - eat/surround toxic substance

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16
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Structure of liver?

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Hepatic (liver) cells around central vein, hepatocytes make up functional units lobules, lobules form two main lobes of liver

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Role of hepatic cells?

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Extract oxygen/most nutrients, detoxify/store poisons + drugs, secrete products into hepatic vein (except bile)

18
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Hepatic blood supply?

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Receives double blood supply (oxygenated from hepatic artery, deoxygenated (nutrient rich) from portal vein)

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Bile?

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Excretory product of liver metabolism/digestive secretion

20
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Where can bile go?

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Go straight to duodenum or stored in gallbladder - determined by presence of fat

21
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Bile salts?

A

Emulsify fat into small droplets (as fat is in aqueous environment)

22
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Bile cholesterol?

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Made soluble by salts

23
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Bile pigments (bilirubin)?

A

Are yellow/brown - gives urine/faeces their colour, absorbed from blood

24
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Where are bile salts, cholesterol, pigments secreted from?

A

Liver cells - hepatocytes

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What is secreted from epithelial cells lining bile ducts?
Bicarbonate ions - neutralise acidic chyme
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Circulation of bile salts?
Travel down bile duct: if stomach empty then stored, if fat in duodenum then used to emulsify in digestion (then reabsorbed/recirculated)
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Function of gallbladder?
Stores/concentrates bile by extracting water/ions - can lead to increased insoluble cholesterol levels (gallstones)
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Entry of bile into gallbladder?
Enters by cystic duct when small intestine is empty
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Ejection of bile from gallbaldder to duodenum?
Occurs when protein/fat-rich chyme enters duodenum (causes CCK release)
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Role of CCK (cholecystokinin) in gallbladder?
Causes it to contract + sphincter of Oddi to relax allowing bile to enter duodenum
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Gallstones?
Crystalline deposits, accumulate when too much cholesterol + not enough bile salts
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Treatment for gallstones?
Small: can be dissolved Severe: gallbladder can be removed (cholecystectomy)
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Why jaundice symptom of gallstones?
Stones block common bile duct so increased bilirubin (pigment) in blood plasma