Lecture 5 Flashcards
What is a species adaption in the oesophagus?
Species adaptations
Ability to control
peristaltic
contractions
◆ Reverse peristalsis
◆ Amount and location of
skeletal muscle
◆ Regurgitation vs. vomiting
In horses eosophagus can they belch out gas or vomit?
no they cant
Whats dogs eosaphagus muscles like?
Striated muscles throughout allow GREAT control of digesta
movement both directions
Whats different about ruminants oesophagus?
Different from monogastric esophagus
– Striated muscle along the entire length
* Provides greater strength
* Allows some voluntary control
– Funnel shaped
* Contains three sphincters active in rumination
and eructation
Whats the stomach regions?
-Oesophageal (Non-Glandular)
-Cardiac (secreted muscle)
-Fundic (Parential cells and cheif cells)
-Pyloric (Mucas)
What are the different muscles in the stomach?
-Longitudinal muscle
-Circular muscle
-Diagonal muscle
-Pyloric sphincter
Whats functions of gastric digestion
Reservoir for controlled release of digesta to small
intestine
* Horse has small capacity – requires increased number of
smaller sized meals
– Mixing food & mechanical breakdown of feed
– Hydrolytic digestion by acid and enzymes
* Mainly protein
– Kill most bacteria
– Hormone production
What does gastric fluid consist of?
-Mucas
-Hydrochloric acid
-Pepsinogen
What does mucas do in stomach?
coats and protects the lining of the
stomach.
What does hydrochloric acid do in the stomach?
kills most harmful
substances that have been ingested and it also
converts pepsinogen into pepsin
What is pepsin?
it is a protein digesting enzyme that breaks
large protein chains into smaller chains
Name the 4 secretions in the stomach?
-HCL (-Decrease’s pH -Denatures protein - Kills most bacteria -activated pepsinogen)
-Mucus (-Protects lining from acid and enzymes -No “autodigestion” -Lubricant)
-Pepsinogen (-activated form in pepsin -Hydrolyses)
-Rennin (abomasum, clots milk)
-Lipase (-some species)
What are gastric pits formed by?
-Formed by numerous folds in the
epithelium
- Glands empty into the gastric pit
- Many types of glands may empty
into one gastric pit
What does the acidity of the stomach allow pepsin to do?
To function and make the HCL effective at killing pathogens
What do mucus cells secrete ?
Secrete mucus to protect
epithelial cells from enzymes
& acid
What do parental cells secrete?
HCL
What do chief cells secrete?
Secrete pepsinogen which
gets converted to “pepsin”
when mixed with HCl; for
protein digestion
What do entero- endocrine cells secrete?
Secrete gastrin to regulate
stomach emptying
What 3 things controls gastric secretions and gastric mobility?
- Cephalic phase
- Gastric phase (chemical phase)
- Intestinal phase
1- What is the Cephalic phase? (2)
Vagal reflex:
It is induced by thinking , smelling , tasting or chewing food
Implies involvement of CNS (via release of acetylcholine , histamine and gastrin )
Increased saliva production, gastric mobility, enzyme and HCL secretion
2- What is the Gastric phase (aka Chemical Phase) and an example: (3)
This is a local reflex, it depends on presence of food in stomach eg: dietary protein stimulates G cells to release gastrin
-Its reinforced by gastrin (peptide hormone secreted by stomach)
-Increases HCL secretion
3- What is the intestinal phase (2)
-Stimulated by duodenal , distension, decreased pH, osmolarity, nutrients (fat and carbs)
-Decreases HCL secretion and gastric motility (cholecystokinin (CCK) is released by the small intestine
What are the two gastric mobility and emptying actions?
1- Mobility aids mixing , mechanical and hydrochloric reduction of feed to chyme
2- Emptying is stimulated by distension of antral wall and presence of liquid chyme
Why is the stomachs pH 2-3?
The acidity allows pepsin to
function and makes the HCL
effective at killing pathogens
What does HCL convert in the stomach ?
Converts pepsinogen to pepsin
What does pepsin in the stomach activate?
activates more pepsinogen starting a chain reaction. pepsin begins the chemical digestion of proteins
Whats acid reflux caused by?
Its caused by acid that’s found in the stomach that helps break down food , it rises up into the gullet .
Unlike the stomach the gullet doesn’t have a protective lining and so it becomes sore and inflamed
What type of secretion does the cardia gland secrete?
Mucous
What type of secretion does the pylorous or Antrum gland secrete?
Mucous
What type of secretion does the fundus chief and parental cells secrete?
Enzyme acid
What’s the main constituents of the mucous in the cardia gland?
Mucin
What’s the main constituents of the mucous in the pylorous or Antrum gland?
Mucin
What’s the main constituents of the enzyme acid in fundus cheif and pariental cells gland?
Pepsinogen acid to pepsin HCL
What are the 3 phases for the control of gastric secretions and gastric motility
1- Cephalic phase
2-Gastric phase (chemical phase)
3- Intestinal phase
Name the 4 gastrointestinal hormones:
1- Gastrin
2- Secretin
3- Cholecystokinin (CKK)
4- Gastric Inhibitory Protein (GIP)
Where is the origin of gastrin hormone?
Stomach/abomasum (G-cells of antrum)
What stimulates gastrin?
Food in stomach
Whats the function of gastrin?
-It stimulates HCL and pepsinogen secretion,
-increases stomach mobility
Where does the hormone secretin originate?
It originates in the duodenum
What stimulates secretin?
HCL from the stomach
What is the function of Secretin?
It stimulates pancreatic secretions, slows stomach mobility and acid production
Where is the origin of cholecystokinin (CKK)
The origin is the duodenum
What stimulates cholecystokinin (CKK)?
Fat and protein in the duodenum
Whats the function of cholecystokinin (CKK)?
It stimulates bile and pancreatic secretions, it also regulates appetite and feed intake
Where is the origin of the gastric inhibitory protein (GIP)?
The origin of gastric inhibitory protein (GIP) is in the duodenum
What does the gastric inhibitory protein (GIP) stimulated by?
its stimulated by fats and bile
What’s the function of the gastric inhibitory protein(GIP)?
it inhibits stomach mobility and secretion of acid and enzymes
What sort of communication is there between the SI and the stomach?
Coordinated and “cross talk” ,
they “govern” the amount of digestia delivered to the small intestine
Want to maximise the digestion and absorption in the SI
We DONT want excessive chyme “pushing” nutrients into the LI prior to them being fully digested and absorbed.
Name the 3 sections of the small intestine
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
What happens in the small intestines ?
The majority of nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream
-Same anatomy for monogastric and ruminants
What is the duodenum
Short, first segment that leaves stomach
-Recieves bile and pancreatic secretions
-Active site of digestion
Whats the jejunum?
Longest, makes up majority of the small intestines
-Active site of nutrient absorption
Whats the Ileum?
Short, enters the colon (LI)
Separated from colon by ileocecal sphincter
–Active site of nutrient absorption (minerals, water, vitamins)
-Some bacterial presence (fermentation)
Whats the Ileocecal sphincter?
Separates the Ileum from the colon
It regulates movement of materials from the small intestine into the colon or the caecum
Whats the pH of the small intestine?
it increases towards 7 as food moves from the duodenum to the ileum
Whats the PH of duodenum?
2.7-4
-Enzymes
-pH change
-flow rate regulation
Whats the PH of the Ileum?
7-8
-Absorption
-Limited fermentation
Whats the PH of the jejunum?
4-7
-Enzymes
-Absorption
What is present in the si wall? and whats it similar to?
Present: Mucosa, submucosa , muscularis, serosa