Physiologie digestive Flashcards
What are the functions of the esophagus?
Secretion of bicarbonate and lubricant (submucosal glands)
Absorption: N/A
Motility: swallowing and peristalsis —> transfer and transport of the bolus
How does swallowing work?
Function: transport and protection of airways
Uses striated skeletal muscles —> voluntary
- Initiated voluntarily but completed by reflexes
Which nerves control swallowing?
9: mostly sensory, taste in the 1/3 posterior portion of tongue, motor of the stylopharyngeal muscle
10: (vagus nerve)
- sensory: pharynx, larynx, organs of the GI tract, taste
- motor: soft palette, pharynx and phonation
12: activates muscles in tongue which propulses bolus to pharynx
What are the phases of swallowing?
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phase volontaire: bolus to the palate
- (preliminary inspiration)
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phase pharyngée:
- reflex: cranial nerves (9, 10, 12) —> 26 mucles
- soft palette closes nasopharynx
- epiglottis closes larynx
- vocal cords close (can’t talk when swallowing)
- relaxation of the superior esophageal sphincter (cricopharyngeal muscles)
- irreversible propagation of the peristaltic wave
- relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter
How does peristalsis in the esophagus work?
Sequential relaxation and contraction —> involuntary propulsion of bolus orchestrated by reflexes (intermuscular plexus)
Around 4cm/s
What are the 3 kinds of peristaltic waves?
- primary peristaltic wave: peristalsis initiated by swallowing
- secondary peristaltic wave: if something is stuck… wave around the bolus, forcing it further down the esophagus, and these secondary waves continue indefinitely until the bolus enters the stomach
- tertiary peristaltic wave: dysfunctional and involves irregular, diffuse, simultaneous contractions
What are the functions of the stomach? (6)
- storage: diameter can change to accommodate food
- sterilization using gastric acid
- chemical digestion: acid, pepsin
- mechanical digestion: trituration
- timed optimal emptying into small intestine through pylorus
- appetite: ghrelin hormone, vagus nerve
What is secreted into the stomach by the parietal cells?
HCl and F.I (B12)
What is secreted into the stomach by the cellules principales?
pepsinogen, lipase
What is secreted into the stomach by goblet cells?
Mucus
What is secreted in the stomach by G cells? (hormone)
Gastrin which stimulates acid production
What is secreted in the stomach by ECL cells? (hormone)
Histamine
What is secreted in the stomach by D cells? (hormone)
Somatostatin (dodo)
What is secreted in the stomach by P/D cells? (hormone)
Ghrelin
How are gastric cells regulated?
3 ways: can also be modulated by drop in pH
- neurocrine: ACh and NA
- endocrine: gastrin and ghrelin
- paracrine: histamine and somatostain