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Lecture 4: Salivary and Gastric Secretions Flashcards

1
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What are the three major salivary glands?

A

Parotid glands
Submandibular glands
Sublingual glands

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What kind of cells and fluid are in the parotid gland?

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Serious cells; aqueous fluid

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What does the secretions of the parotid gland contain?

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Water, ions, enzymes

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4
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What cells do sublingual and submandibular glands contain?

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Mixed glands with serous and mucous cells (mucin glycoproteins)

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5
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What gland is special to the dog and cat?

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Zygomatic gland

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6
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In the structure of a salivary gland, each “grape” in the bunch of grapes is an

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Acinus

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7
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Salivary glands are lined with what kind of cells

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Acinar cells

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8
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Acinar cells produce what? (vague)

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Initial saliva

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9
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What does initial saliva contain?

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Water, ions, enzymes, mucous

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10
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Which duct does initial saliva pass through first?

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Intercalated duct

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11
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What duct does saliva pass through second?

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Striated duct

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12
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What kind of cells line the striated duct?

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Ductal cells

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13
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What is the function of ductal cells?

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Modify saliva (alter concentration of ions)

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14
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What kind of cells contract and eject saliva due to neural stimulation?

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Myoepithelial

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15
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What kind of innervation do acinar and ductal cells have?

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PNS and SNS

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16
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Which innervation typically dominates acinar and ductal cells?

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PNS

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17
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How is blood flow impacted when saliva production is stimulated?

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Increases

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18
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Name the components of saliva

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Water, electrolytes, amylase (some species), lingual lipase, kallikrein, mucus

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19
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What is the function of kallikrein?

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Regulates local vasodilation association with secretion

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20
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Saliva is ________ compared with plasma

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Hypotonic

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21
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What is the first step of saliva formation?

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Formation of isotonic solution by acinar cells

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22
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What is the second step of saliva formation?

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Modification of solution by ductal cells to become hypotonic

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23
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Saliva has increased ____ and _____, lower ____ and ____ compared to plasma

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Increased potassium and bicarb
Lower Na and Cl

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24
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What are the two transporters involved in saliva modification?

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Luminal membrane and basolateral membrane

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25
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Name the luminal membrane transporters

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Na+/H+ Exchange
Cl-/HCO3- Exchange
H+/K+ Exchange

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26
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Name the basolateral membrane transporters

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Na+/K+ ATPase
Cl- Channels

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27
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Absorption of Na+ and Cl- into the blood = _____ concentrations in saliva

A

Low

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28
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Ductal cells are ___________ to water

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Impermeable

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29
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When Na + Cl reabsorbed, what happens to water (ductal cells)

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Stays, because ductal cells impermeable

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30
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Which cells secrete organic components?

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Acinar

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31
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Alpha amylase in pigs and humans is responsible for

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Starch digestion

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32
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Lingual lipase is responsible for

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Lipid digestion

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33
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What is the function of mucin glycoproteins?

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Mucous, lubricant

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34
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At what flow rates does saliva resemble plasma?

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High flow rates, 4 mL/min

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35
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At what flow rates is saliva hypotonic when compared to plasma?

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Low, <1 mL/min

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36
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Final saliva is typically hypertonic or hypotonic?

37
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Final composition of saliva depends on contact time with

A

Ductal cells

38
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Why does saliva resemble plasma at high flow rates?

A

Less time to modify saliva

39
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Concentration of what is lowest at low flow rates and highest at high flow rates?

40
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Secretion of what is selectively stimulated when production is stimulated?

41
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Salivary secretion is exclusively under

A

Neural control

42
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Salivary secretion is stimulated by what ANS

A

Parasympathetic and sympathetic

43
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Where is saliva formation PNS innervation located

A

On facial and glossopharyngeal nerves

44
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How do food, smell, nausea effect PNS activity on saliva formation?

45
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How do fear, sleep, dehydration effect PNS activity on saliva formation?

46
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Postglanglionic neurons of PNS release what

47
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The Ach released by postganglionic neurons of PNS act on which receptors?

A

Muscarinic on acinar and ductal cells

48
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Postanglionic neurons of SNS release what?

49
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NE binds to which receptors in saliva formation?

A

Beta-adrenergic on acinar and ductal cells

50
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When SNS postganglionic NE binds to beta-adrenergic receptors on acinar and ductal cells, what happens?

A

Increased saliva secretions

51
Q

List the components of gastric juice

A

HCl, pepsinogen, intrinsic factor, mucus

52
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What two components of gastric juice initiate protein digestion?

A

HCl and pepsinogen

53
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What is the purpose of intrinsic factor in gastric juice?

A

Essential for absorption of Vitamin B12 in ileum

54
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What is the purpose of mucus in gastric juice?

A

Protects gastric mucosa from HCl and lubricates

55
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What gastric glands are located in the body of the stomach?

A

Oxyntic glands

56
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Name the cells located in oxyntic glands

A

Epithelial, mucous neck cells, parietal cells, chief cells

57
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Where are epithelial cells of oxyntic glands lining?

A

Opening of oxyntic glands

58
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What is function of mucous neck cells in oxyntic glands?

A

Secrete mucous

59
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What is the function of parietal cells?

A

Secrete HCl and intrinsic factor

60
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What is the purpose of chief cells?

A

Secrete pepsinogen
Need to be activated

61
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What glands are located in the antrum of the stomach?

A

Pyloric glands (deeper)

62
Q

Name the cells found in pyloric glands

A

G cells, mucous neck cells

63
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What is the function of mucous neck cells in pyloric glands?

A

Secrete mucous, bicarb, pepsinogen

64
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What is the purpose of G cells in pyloric glands?

A

Secrete gastrin into circulation

65
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HCl is secreted by which cells?

66
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Apical membrane has which channels?

A

H+/K+ ATPase and Cl- Channels

67
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Basolateral membrane has which channels?

A

Na/K ATPase and Cl/HCO3 exchangers

68
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Carbonic anhydrase is contained by which cells?

69
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H+ goes to where via what transporter?

A

Lumen via H+/K+ ATPase

70
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HCO3 is absorbed into where via what transporter?

A

Blood via HCO3/Cl exchanger

71
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What follows H+ into the lumen and through what transporter?

A

Cl follows H+ into lumen via Cl- channels

72
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What is responsible for the “alkaline tide” in gastric venous blood after a meal?

73
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What will happen to absorbed bicarbonate in the alkaline tide?

A

Will be secreted back into GIT via pancreatic secretions

74
Q

During HCl secretion there is a net secretion of what and net absorption of what?

A

Net secretion of HCl
Net absorption of HCO3

75
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What three substances stimulate H+ secretion?

A

Histamine, ACh, Gastrin

76
Q

Where is histamine released and by what?

A

ECL cells in gastric mucosa

77
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What does histamine bind to/what cells are involved?

A

H2 receptors on parietal cells

78
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What is the second messenger for Histamine?

79
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What is ACh released by?

A

Vagus nerves innervating gastric mucosa

80
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What does ACh bind/what cells involved?

A

Muscarinic receptors in parietal cells

81
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What are the second messengers for ACh?

82
Q

What is gastrin secreted by and where?

A

G cells in stomach antrum

83
Q

What does gastrin bind/what cells involved?

A

CCKB receptors on parietal cells

84
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What are the second messengers involved with gastrin?

85
Q

Define potentiation in relation to histamine

A

Strong interaction with either ACh or Gastrin
Gives strongest response to stimulate H+

86
Q

Potentiation general definition

A

Sum of 2 stimuli cause a greater response than the sum of indifivdual responses

87
Q

Drugs can have ______________ effects due to potentiation

A

Greater than expected

88
Q

Omeprazole is a non-competitive inhibitor of what?

A

H+-K+ ATPase transporter
Irreversibly blocks and avoids H+ secretion

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