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what are sphincters?

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Smooth muscle, that hold luminal content adequately before emptying into next segment

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What are the 4 layers of the gut wall

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Mucosa
submucosa
Muscularis externa
Serosa

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Describe the mucosa layers

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Epithelial layer-endocrine-mucus
Lamina propria-VAN
GALT-Gut associated lymphoid tissue-
1-secretes antibiotics
2-Mucosa inflamm and damage
3-Provides permission of immunological tolerance
Muscularis mucosa- thin muscle that controls blood flow and GI secretion

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Describe the submucosa

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Large Blood vessels and lymphatics

Submucosal nerve plexus-regulates blood flow and secretion

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describe the muscularis externa

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Thick muscle-whose contractions contribute to major gut motility
2 substantial layers of smooth muscle cells

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Serosa

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Connective tissue & connects to abdominal wall supporting GI tract

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GI innervation: what does the ENS do

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Controls gut motility

innervates longitudinal and circular muscle

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describe extrinsic pathway

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t8-l2
preganglionic fibres
sympathetic activity inhibits gut motility and secretion and constics sphincters

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Describe the intrinsic pathway

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The Myenteric plexus-between circular and longitudinal muscle layers

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What does the myenteric plexus innervate

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Longitudinal muscles and outer lamella of circular muscles

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What’s Hirschsprungs disease

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Congenital absence of myeteric plexus-mainly in distal colon.
Resulting in spasms of large bowel-severe constipation

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What is the BER-basic electrical rhythm/slow wave rhythm and where

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Small intestine and distal stomach
Consists of spike potentials: Triggered if peak of slow wave depolarises membrane to threshold potential- opening of Ca2+ channels
it determines when contractions can occur

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Force of contraction in sync with

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Number of spikes within each wave = neural & hormonal input = 2 major types contractile responses : 1-segmentation and peristalsis

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What are the 3 types of gut motility patterns

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Segmentation
Tonic contraction
Peristalsis

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What does segmentation do

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Small intestine-mix chyme with enzymes and fragment bolus

No net forward movement

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What does intestinal peristalsis do

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Contraction of circular muscles behind bolus,
then contraction of longitudinal muscles in the middle of circular musces, ahead of bolus. Then contraction of circular muscles again hafway through when longitudinal muscles where contracting to force bolus forwards.

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What triggers peristalsis

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Distention of gut

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what is MMC

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Migrating motor complex

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WHat rlly is mmc

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Intervals of strong propulsive contractions, which pass down distal stomach & small intestine of indigestible materials.

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What is the purpose of MMC

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Prevents colonisation of upper intestine

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Does MMC require External innervation

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No its an intrinsic property

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What is paralytic ileus ?

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Temporary cessation of gut motility-
caused by-abdominal surgery
infection
drugs 
Signs and symp include: Nausea, vomiting and absent bowel sounds
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Movement along GI- what is another word for swallowing

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Deglutition

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Describe the process of swallowing

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Bolus formed via mastication
propelled to pharynx as tongue moves up & down, against hard palate
Only the above is voluntary rest is autonomic
Bolus stimulates mechanoreceptors in pharynx
Efferent impulses from vagus -pharynx
Soft palate ecevates and sup constrictor of pharynx contracts to close off nasopharynx
Resp inhibited
Larynx rises so epiglottis covers trachea
Upper Esophagal sphincter relaxes and bolus enters
Peristalic wave initiated in pharynx
If insufficient, vago-vagal reflex triggers 2nd

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OesophagL MOTILITY: WHAT 3 STEPS OCCUR
Upper oesophageal sphincter briefly relaxes allowing food bolus to pass into oesophagus Contractile wave sweeps down Lower esophageal sphincter & proximal stomach relax to allow bolus to enter stomach
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What occurs in Gastro-Esophageal reflux disease
Heart burn | When Lower esophageal sphincter-LES is incompetent, allowing flow of corrosive gastric juices into oesophagus
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What occurs when theres dysfunction in esophageal motiity
Achalasia- dysphagia, from failure of LES to relax: obstruction and Loss of peristalsis
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what are the 3 functions and motility of stomach
Storage - Ingest food faster than can be digestsed aided by receptive relaxation Physical and chemical disruption-mixing Deliver resultant chyme to intestine @ optimal rate- gastric emptying
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What regulates gastric peristalsis
Pace maker cells | in mid portion of greater curvature
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Describe receptive relaxation:
increase in stomach pressure triggering dumping & reflux 1st is relaxation-increase in fibre length ;muscle tone same, therefore increase in size and without increase in intragastric pressure,
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What is receptive relaxation mediated by
Vagus nerve
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Describe Mixing
Peristalsis via strong coord control of 3 muscle layers As spread distally, force and speed increase therefore little chyme goes into the duodenum but sphincter only transiently open, so back pressure in distal region- retropulsion
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How is the stomach motility regulated
1) distention- activates mechanoreceptors -extrinsic | 2) gastrin release in response to food in stomach and therefore motility
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Describe stomach emptying
Terminal part- Pyloric ontrum has thickened muscle layers Pyloric sphincter controls exit Increase in chyme: antral contractions & opening of sphincters Liquid then solid, each time small amounts into duedenum
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How do we control the emptying
1)small intestine has limited capacity- & only allows small amounts 2-via diff hormones to inhibit gastric emptying 3- Enterogastric reflex inhibits emptying & consists of complex hormonal and neuronal signals-stimulates pyloric contractions & increases tone of pyloric sphincter to prevent emptying
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Control of stomach emptying -whats the hormonal pathway
Presence of fatty acids/ monoglycerides, in duodenum & low PH stimulates release of hormones: 1) secretin - cause pancreas to secrete bicarb- decrease acid 2) GTP CCK-increase satiety by releasing bile, inhibiting gastric emptying 3) Enterogastrone-stop production of gastrin and acid produced
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What is the neural pathway of emptying
``` Via ENS- presence of acid /fat, digestion products and hypertonic solutions are detected by: Duodenal Mechano Chemo & osmo receptors This deceases sympathetic activity Increasing sympathetic activity or via ENS short reflex & fear anger depression...leads to change in gastric motor activity ```
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What is dumping syndrome
a gastric motility dysfunction-rapid emptying of gastric contents into small intestine causing nausea Pallor Fainting after meal of hypotonic solution
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What is Gastroparesis
Impaired function of stomach to empty, loss of vagal stimulation to stomach abnormal bloating and nausea In diabetics who develop neuropathy
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Motility in small intestine: what are the 2 major functions
Segmentation: Mixing- Mutiple shrt contractions from proximal to distal ileum. Decreases BER frequency to promote distal movement Peristalsis-propulsion -short range contractions
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Small intestine Motility dysfunction describe 1
Intestinal blind loop syndrome:impaired small intestine peristalsis can lead to abnormally high levels of bacteria-diarrhoea
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Motility in large intestine: describe
Slow and regular to increase contact with absorbing surface
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What are the thick bands in large intestine muscles called
(3-muscles)- Taeha coli
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What are haustrations
Segmental contractions of circular muscles that divide colon into segments
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What occurs in the descending colon
Propulsive movement via peristalsis
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What is mass movement
Segmental contraction of right colon disappears & a simultaneous contraction of whole right colon propels food forward -occurs after a meal & is gastric colic reflex
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Rectum and defecation: what is main process
Mass movement
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When the stretch receptors of the rectum are distended what 2 things occur
1-internal and external anal sphincter contract | internal involuntary but external voluntary
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Is rectum controlled by afferent stim
Yes- via parasympathetic signal to relax sphincter
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What happens if voluntary relaxation of external sphincter doesn't occur via pudendal nerve
Reverse peristalsis occurs, driving faces back into colon

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