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Neural/Hormonal control of GI Flashcards

1
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3 main ways GI prevents invasion of pathogens

A

epethelial barrier
stomach acid
largest immune system

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2
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microbiota of gut can be influenced by:

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diet

nervous system

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3
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2 main goals of intestinal smooth muscle contractions:

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mixing

propulsion

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4
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How to prevent dehydration in digestion?

A

reabsorption from lumen

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5
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Really bad antibiotic induced diarrhoea can be treated how?

A

faecal transplants

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6
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What are the local GI pace-maker cells?

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interstitial cells of Cajal

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7
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What is GI endocrine system used to communicate with?

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intestinal mucosa to brain/pancreas/gall bladder for appetite and secretion

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8
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What kind of nerves does the ENS have?

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sensory
interneurons
motor

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9
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Where does the submucosal plexus lie? what does it control?

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between submucosa and mucosa

control water and electrolyte secretion

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10
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What does ICC stand for?

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interstitial cells of Cajal

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11
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95% of seretonin is made where?

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within gut mucosa

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12
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what cells in the GI release histamine?

A

ECL cells

enterochromaffin cell-like cells

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13
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what are EE cells? what do they contain?

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enteroendocrine cells

CCK, secretin, somatostatin, glucagon peptides

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14
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which cells release serotonin in the GI?

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EC cels

enterochromaffin cells

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15
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Vago-Vagal reflex does what?

A

coordinate movement in upper GI

stomach secretion and movement

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16
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What is the intestino-intestinal reflex mediated by 3 things:

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vagus
dorsal root ganglia/spinal cord
viscerofugal neurons

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17
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Does CNS have any influence on GI?

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Yes, anticipation of food (cephalic phase of digestion)

mood such as fear and butterflies in stomach.

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18
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GI hormones excite what before entering the blood stream? how?

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excite enteric and extrinsic sensory neurons via paracrine action

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19
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what modulates enteric neural circuits? 2 things

A

vagal

sympathetic input

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20
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Can the ICCs be modified?

A

Yes like the SA and AV nodes, neurons can adjust levels of excitation/inhibition

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21
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Appearance of food matter? example?

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yes, changes how we experience it

red lollies are sweeter than green ones even with same amount of sugar in them

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22
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How does the cephalic phase of digestion operate via?

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vagus nerve only

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23
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What does the cephalic phase of digestion do to the stomach?

A

salivation
gastric acid/pepsin secretion
relaxation of gastric corpus/fundus

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24
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acid secretion comes from which cells?

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parietal cells

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25
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What 4 mediators help regulate stomach acid secretion?

A

ACh from ENS via vagus
Gastrin from G-cells
Histamine from ECL cells
Somatostatin

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26
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Where are G cells located predominantly?

A

antrum and duodenum

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27
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What does somatostatin do?

A

inhibit parietal and G cells

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28
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Where does somatostatin comes from? how stimulated?

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D-cells stimulated by acid/gastrin in duodenum

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29
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what is Histamine in ECL cells inhibited by?

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somatostatin from local D cells

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30
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peristalsis is controlled by which nerve?

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entirely by vagus

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31
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If CNS is not working, can you get peristalsis?

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yes ENS can activate secondary peristalsis

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32
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Lower oesophageal open or closed normally?

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normally closed or else GORD

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33
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Stomach can distend how much?

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3-4 times it’s size

34
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What does stomach distension activate? 3 things

A

enteric reflexes
vago-vagal reflexes
increased acid secretion

35
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What propels food from corpus to antrum to pylorus?

A

ICC (pacemaker cells)

36
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what happens to fat in the stomach?

A

separates out to fundus so it’s last to come out

37
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what is gastroparesis?

A

inability for pylorus to open effectively, life threatening for diabetics

38
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what is the order food coming out of stomach?

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carbs>proteins>fat at end

39
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failure to neutralize acid in duodenum causes what?

A

peptic ulcer

40
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after acid in duodenum, D-cells do what?

A

release somatostatin to decrease parietal activity

41
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What does Brunner’s Glands release?

A

mucus and bicarbonate

42
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How are Brunner’s glands activated?

A

via vagal afferents: vago-vagal reflex

43
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two things inhibit gastric emptying once acid is detected in the duodenum, they are?

A

vagovagal reflex

duodenal-pyloro-antral reflex

44
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I cells secrete what?

45
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What does CCK do?2 things?

A

helps with vagovagal reflex

regulate appetite

46
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where does secretin come from? what does it release?

A

from S-cells

initiates bicarb secretions from pancreas

47
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neutralizing acid in duodenum inactivates two things:

A

pepsin

somatostatin from D-cells

48
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how do you uninhibit gastric emptying?

A

once secretin is released it terminated acid stimulated inhibition of gastric emptying

49
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what is retropulsion?

A

used by duodenum to push pancreatic juices up towards pyloris to get better mixing and neutralize pH

50
Q

CCK as a hormone causes what 3 main effects

A

gall bladder contractions
release enzymes from pancreas
satiety factor on hypothalamus

51
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2 ways CCK suppresses appetite:

A

vagal afferents

directly on hypothalamus

52
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can intestinal mucosa sense food texture?

A

yes, larger chunks of food detected will slow down propulsion

53
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EC and EE cells are not mechanosensitive?

A

False. some of the are

54
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What does fat and protein do to appetite in lean and obese people?

A

lean: suppresses
obese: won’t respond

55
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Enterochromaffin cells ‘taste’?

A

Yes, everything from bitter to umami and capsaicin

56
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EC cells release what after tastant activation?

57
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what cells express components of sweet taste receptors?

58
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glucose or artificial sweeteners activates what?

A

tips of villi and will absorb more carbs.

59
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what is PYY?

A

pancreatic polypeptide Y

60
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Where is PYY found? what is it for?

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in L-cells for appetite and insulin secretion

61
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once you pass duodenum which neural system takes over?

A

from vagus to enteric

62
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3 motor patterns are activated once food is in duodenum:

A

retropulsion
segmentation: local constrict/relax
peristalsis

63
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Which is slower? segmentation or peristalsis?

A

segmentation

64
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what determines efficacy of digestion and absorption?

A

rate of transit

65
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Fat emptying from stomach last does what?

A

surge of CCK to feel really full

66
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what makes contents more viscous as you pass from jejunum to colon?

A

absorption of water

67
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what happens in proximal colon?

A

fermentation by microbiome to create short chain fatty acids

68
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What is Hirschsprung’s disease?

A

babies without ENS

69
Q

what triggers urge to defaecate?

A

distension of rectum via sacral primary afferent neurons

70
Q

irritable bowel syndrome causes what to rectum?

A

reduced threshold and can detect faeces in rectum

71
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What moves faecal matter from colon to rectum?

A

mass movements

72
Q

do you need conscious activity to relax anal sphincter?

A

yes for normal defecation

73
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what is MMC?

A

migrating motor complex

74
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What does MMC do?

A

wave of constriction in antrum propagating to ileocolonic junction

75
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How many MMCs in the small intestine at once?

76
Q

MMC does what to bacteria?

A

clears bacteria and cellular debris from an empty lumen?

77
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When does MMC occur?

A

in the fasted state

78
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how is MMC regulated?

79
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what does Ghrelin do? when released?

A

during fasted state
stims appetite
initiate MMC

80
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What does gastrin releasing peptide do? where is it found?

A

found near G cell nerve terminals

acts in parallel to vagally release acetylcholine

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