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overview of the GI tract 1 Flashcards

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what lines the oral/buccal cavity?

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oral mucosa = thick stratified squamous epithelium that is resistant to abrasion

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what does the mouth produce to inhibit bacterial growth?

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defensins

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what do teeth lie in?

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sockets in the mandible and maxilla, covered by gums

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what are the 2 types of teeth?

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  1. deciduous teeth (n=20) — appear within the first 6-24 months of life, gradually replaced in childhood as the
  2. permanent teeth erupt (finished by approx age 12)
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what is there lots of in saliva, acting as the first line of defence?

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IgA

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what are the types of adult teeth, how many are there and what do they do?

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  1. incisors (8) - slice and cut
  2. canines (4) - tear and rip
  3. premolars (8) - grind and crush
  4. molars (12) - grind and crush (mostly grind)
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what do cavities or dental caries result from?

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from the gradual demineralisation as a result of acid production from bacteria in plaque

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what are the 3 main salivary glands?

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parotid, submandibular, sublingual

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saliva is 99% what?

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water

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what are the components of saliva?

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  • water
  • lingual lipases and alpha-amylase
  • mucoproteins (mucin)
  • lysozyme
  • immunoglobulins (esp IgA)
  • electrolytes
  • calcium and phosphate
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what is the role of mucoprotiens (mucin) in saliva?

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act as lubricants — lubricate passage of food and decrease abrasions of oral mucosa

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what is the role of calcium and phosphate in mucous?

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dental repair (produced in small quantities)

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what is the pH of saliva?

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slightly acidic (pH 6.75-7) to provide reasonably optimal conditions for enzyme function

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how is salivation controlled?

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saliva is secreted continuously but salivation is controlled by salivatory nuclei in the medulla and pons of the brainstem:

  • mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors in the mouth stimulate production of saliva with a HIGH WATER CONTENT
  • mechanoreceptors are not just food specific (non food objects induce salivation)
  • input from higher brain centres (thinking about food) and lower digestive tract (irritation) can also induce salivation
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non-food objects into the mouth stimulate what kind fo saliva production?

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saliva with lots of H20 but few enzymes

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what are the intrinsic nerve plexuses of the ENS?

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myenteric and submucosal nerve plexuses

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describe gut innervation

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  • the submucosal and myenteric plexuses are not simply nerve fibres from the CNS… they have their own neurones, akin to a ‘gut brain’
  • the gut is influenced by the rest of the NS, but will FUNCTION WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD — therefore digestion can still occur in people who have severed connections to their CNS
  • the transmitter types used by these neurones is very diverse
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what does the muscularis externa consist of? exception?

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  • inner circular and outer longitudinal layer (smooth muscle)
  • exception is some parts of the stomach = 3 layers
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circular smooth muscle function vs longitudinal function

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inner circular — squeezes gut contents
outer longitudinal — shortens that portion of the gut

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what are the pacemaker cells of the gut? what modulates this?

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interstitial cells of Cajal in smooth muscle — enteric neurones or extrinsic neurons modulate this basic activity

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21
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what can loss of the cells of Cajal lead to?

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gut motor dysfunction disorders eg. dye to diabetic autonomic neuropathy (affects the enteric NS) —> nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation

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what does the oesophagus connect?

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pharynx to stomach

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23
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how does the oesophagus normally lie?

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closed — highly folded mucosa

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what does the submucosa of the oesophagus contain?

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blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, lymphoid tissue and mucus glands

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what is the oesophagus lined with and why?

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stratified squamous epithelium to resist abrasion

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26
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describe the muscularis layer of the oesophagus

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  • upper 1/3 = skeletal = voluntary
  • middle 1/3 = mixed
  • lower 1/3 = smooth = involuntary
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what is the outer layer mostly in the oesophagus?

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adventitia — fixed to adjacent structures by connective tissue

last part beyond the diaphragm covered with serosa

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how does the lining change at the gastro-oesophageal junction?

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from squamous to columnar epithelium (glandular)

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29
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what meta plastic change can occur at the gastro-oesophageal junction?

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change of epithelium from stratified squamous to gastric due to repeated damage from gastric reflux = BARRETT’S OESOPHAGUS

—> columnar glandular epithelium move up into lower part of oesophagus
—> can be a precursor to oesophageal cancer

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30
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where is peristalsis in the stomach confined to?

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the lower part

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what does the action of peristalsis and the pyloric valve result in?

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vigorous churning of contents and relatively slow gastric emptying

32
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the rate of gastric emptying is controlled to some extent by what?

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the caloric value of the contents of the duodenum

33
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thick mucosal and submucosal layers in the stomach form numerous longitudinal folds called what?

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rugae

34
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what are there in the small intestine after a meal?

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small irregular contractions

35
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what does the small intestine exhibit in the inter digestive state?

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the migrating motor complex (MMC) — can take up to 2 hours to pass along the small intestine — thought to have a housekeeping role; sweeps material throguh the gut

36
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what is the signal to stop the inter digestive activity?

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ingestion of food

37
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what can the ingestion of food be mimicked by?

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gastrin released from stomach and cholecystokinin (CCK) released from intestine

38
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what does cholecystokinin (CCK) do?

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it is a potent inhibitor of gastric emptying in response to high caloric value in the duodenum (an example of local integration of activity to meet demand)

39
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what is active almost continuously, although increased activity can be elicited by particular stimuli?

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colon

40
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what is transit time in the colon?

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2-3 days

41
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what is the major component in terms of transit time, affected by dehydration and storage?

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transverse colon

42
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what do contractions of the circular muscle in the colon cause?

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HAUSTRA = not like peristalsis

— one haustrum fills and distends this induces contractions that push food into the next

43
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what is the gastrocolic reflex?

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powerful propulsive contractions elicited by the introduction of food to the stomach — introduce food at one end, primed to start defaulting at the other end to prevent backlog of material

44
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what type of cells does the cardia of the stomach mostly contain?

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mucous cells

45
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what type of cells does the pylorus of the stomach mostly contain?

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gastrin-producing cells

46
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what part of the stomach contains all cell types?

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body

47
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what does the stomach absorb?

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alcohol (although most is absorbed in the small intestine), some water and some vitamin B12

48
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the stomach mixes food and acts as a ________?

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reservoir

49
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name some functions of the stomach

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  • starts digestion (protein, nucleic acids)
  • activates some enzymes (pH 1-2)
  • destroys some bacteria
  • synthesises intrinsic factor (B12 absorption) — the only truly ‘essential’ function of the stomach
50
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list the exocrine gastric secretions

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  • HCl
  • mucus
  • pepsinogen (inactive precursor of pepsin)
  • intrinsic factor
51
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list the endocrine gastric secretions

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  • gastrin
  • somatostatin
52
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why is the stomach highly folded?

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to increase SA

53
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what do goblet cells in the stomach do?

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secrete an alkaline mucus (sits on and lines the surface of the stomach to prevent auto digestion)

54
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what do mucous cells in the stomach do?

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secrete mucus and pepsinogens

55
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what do parietal cells in the stomach do?

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secrete gastric acid and intrinsic factor

56
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what do chief cells in the stomach do?

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secrete pepsin and gastric lipase

57
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what do G cells in the stomach do?

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secrete gastrin

58
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what do D cells in the stomach do and where are they found?

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  • found in antrum
  • secrete somatostatin
59
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gastric lipases vs proteases production

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  • lipases produced in their active form
  • proteases usually secreted as inactive precursors
60
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HCl function in the stomach

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acidifies lumen, produces pepsin from pepsinogen

61
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mucus function in stomach

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protects mucosal surface being damaged by HCl

62
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pepsinogen function in stomach

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precursor of pepsin (which acts an an endopeptidase — cuts at non-terminal ends of proteins)

63
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intrinsic factor function in stomach

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important in the absorption of vitamin B12 (later, in the terminal ileum) and erythropoiesis

64
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gastrin function in stomach

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stimulates acid production

65
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somatostatin function in stomach

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inhibits release of gastrin (decreases gastric acid production)

66
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what controls pepsinogen secretion?

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ACh (vagal input)

67
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what controls HCl secretion?

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  • ACh (vagal input)
  • gastrin (from G cells)
  • histamine (from enterochromaffin cells)
  • other hormones
68
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what is gastric acid secretion inhibited by?

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  • somatostatin (via decreased gastrin release)
  • secretin (via decreased gastrin secretion)
  • gastric inhibitory peptide and other enterogastrones (directly on parietal cells)
69
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what are the 3 phases of gastric secretion?

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  1. cephalic phase
  2. gastric phase
  3. intestinal phase
70
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describe the cephalic phase of gastric secretion

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thought, smell, sight, taste of food releases ACh, stimulating the parietal cells and also the G cells — vagally mediated, about 40% of gastric acid secretion occurs here

71
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describe the gastric phase of gastric secretion

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distension and reflex activation of enteric neurones and vagal outflow stimulate the parietal cells and the G cells. digested proteins in stomach also stimulate the G cells — about 50% of gastric acid secretion occurs here

72
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describe the intestinal phase of gastric secretion

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amino acids present in the bloodstream (products of protein digestion) directly stimulate the parietal cells — about 10% of gastric acid secretion occurs here

73
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what is the gastric mechanism of inhibition of gastric secretion?

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  • if proteins are present in the stomach, they act as buffers to keep luminal pH > 3
  • as the stomach empties, therefore, the luminal pH falls below 3 : D cells release somatostatin to inhibit gastrin release and thereby reduce acid secretion
74
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what is the duodenal mechanism of inhibition of gastric secretion?

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  • acidification of the duodenal lumen releases secretin, which inhibits gastrin secretion
  • acidification of the duodenal lumen and the presence of fatty acids and salt in the duodenum release gastric inhibitory peptide, which acts directly on parietal cells to inhibit HCl secretion
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PBL SEM 4 (50 decks)

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