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*Physiology 2 Flashcards

1
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Where are the parotid glands located?

A

Anterior to the ear below the zygomatic arch

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What duct carries saliva from the parotid gland to the mouth and where does it connect with the mouth?

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Duct of stensen

Enters mouth opposite second maxillary molar teeth

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3
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Where are the submandibular glands located?

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Medial to the body of the mandible

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4
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What duct carried saliva from the submandibular glad to the mouth and where does it enter the mouth?

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Duct of Wharton

Enters the mouth under the tongue by lingula frenulum via sublingual caruncula

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5
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Where is the sublingual gland located?

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Medial to the submandibular glands

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What duct arises from the sublingual glands and where does it connect to?

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Ducts of Rivinus/ common Bartholin

Connects with Wharton’s duct at the sublingual caruncula

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7
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Are salivary glands exocrine or endocrine?

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Exocrine (secrete into ducts)

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8
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What are the main parts of a salivary gland? (3)

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External capsule
Septae separating lobes and lobules
Lobules composed of salivons (the functional unit of the gland)

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9
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What are the parts of the salivon? (3)

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A secretory acinus
Intercalated duct
Striated duct

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10
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What do intercalated ducts combine to form?

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Striated ducts

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11
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What do striated ducts combine to form?

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Excretory ducts

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12
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What type of cells is the acinus of the salivon made up of?

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Pyramidal-shaped secretory acinar cells which are either:

  • serous cells producing a water secretion rich in alpha-amylase
  • mucous cells producing a think mucous-rich secretion
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13
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What cells surround the acinus?

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contractile myoepithelial cells

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14
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What is the name of the serous cells at the distal end of a mucous, tubuloalveolar secretory unit of certain salivary glands that secretes lysozyme?

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Serous demilunes

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15
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What kind of epithelium lines the intercalated ducts?

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Cuboidal epithelium

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16
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What kind of epithelium lines the striated ducts?

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Columnar epithelium

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17
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What are the main functions of saliva? (5)

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Lubrication
Protection (against bacteria and their metabolic products)
Digestion
Copious secretion prior to vomiting (emesis)
Facilitates suckling by infants

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18
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What 3 components of saliva buffers metabolic acids?

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Bicarbonate
phosphate
mucus

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19
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What component of saliva helps to prevent demineralisation of tooth enamel?

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High calcium salt

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20
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What coats the teeth reducing bacterial adherence?

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Protein

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21
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What component of the saliva limits the availability of iron for bacteria requiring iron for growth?

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Lactoferrin (chelates iron)

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22
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What in the saliva contributes to immunity against bacteria and viruses?

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IgA

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23
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What 2 enzymes are present in saliva?

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Alpha-amylase (ptyalin)

Lingual lipase

24
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What are the main electrolyte constituents of saliva? (7)

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Na+, K+, Ca2+, Cl-, I-, PO4(2-) and HCO3-: present at lower concentration than plasma, apart from K+ and HCO3- which are found at higher concentrations

25
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What type of secretions does the parotid glands secrete? (main type of cell)

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Serous cells produce a watery alpha-amylase rich solution = 25% of daily secretion

26
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What type of secretion does the submandibular glands secrete? (main type of cell)

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Mixed serous and mucous cells produce a more viscous solution that the parotids = 70% of daily secretion

27
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What type of secretion dies the sublingual gland produce? (main cell type)

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Mainly mucous cells = thick solution rich in mucous = 5% of total daily secretion

28
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Does HCO3- concentration in saliva (and therefore pH), increase or decrease with increasing rate of secretion?

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Increase

29
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Does K+ concentration increase or decrease with rate of secretion?

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Decrease

30
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What are the 2 stages involved in the formation of saliva?

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Primary secretion by the acinar cells

Secondary modification by the duct cells

31
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What drives the primary secretion of fluid and electrolytes by the acinar cells?
How does this transport ions?

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The basolateral Na+K+ATPase

Secondary active transport

32
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Summarise the movement of ions during primary secretion?

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Cl- is transported into the cell via the Na+/K+/2Cl- (triple) transporter which raising the intracellular concentration of Cl- creating an electrochemical gradient driving Cl- efflux by facilitated diffusion through the apical membrane Ca2+ activated Cl- channels
Na+ and K+ diffuse into the duct to maintain electrical neutraloty via apical Ca2+ activated K+ channels and the paracellular route, respectively
H20 follows by osmosis

33
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Summarise the movement of ions during secondary modification?

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Na+ and Cl- are removed from the primary secretion
K+ and HCO3- are added to the primary secretion
(driven by basolateral Na+/K+ ATPase

34
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What are the 2 categories of ways that secretion of saliva can be stimulated?
What part of the brain does each send afferent signals to?

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Simple (unconditioned) eg. chemo-, mechano- receptors (nucleus tractus solitarius in medulla oblongata)
Acquired (conditioned) e.g. think, smell, etc. (cerebral cortex) - this causes efferent impulses via the parasympathetic nerves = stimulation of salivary glands (efferent impulses via salivary glands can also cause stimulation of salivary glands)

35
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What nerve supplies thesubmandibular and sublingual glands?

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CN VII

36
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What nerve supplies the parotid gland?

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CN IX

37
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What 2 branches of the nervous system stimulate secretion of saliva?

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Sympathetic (during stressful times)
Parasympathetic (either by unconditioned or conditioned stimuli)
*each branch produces different secretions

38
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What type of salvia secretions does parasympathetic stimulation cause?

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Large volume, watery, enzyme-rich

39
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What is release of parasympathetic saliva mediated by?

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M1/ M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and VIP

40
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What is release of sympathetic salvia mediated by?

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Alpha and beta 1 adrenoceptors

41
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What type of saliva secretions does sympathetic stimulation cause?

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Small volume, thick mucus-rich

42
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What extra smooth muscle layer is present in the stomach?

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Oblique (beneath circular layer)

43
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What nerve causes the stomach to relax receptively?

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Vagus nerve

44
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What digestion is initiated in the stomach?

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Protein digestion (HCl and pepsin)

45
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What is produced in the stomach?

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Chyme (food + gastric secretions)

46
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What is the fundus normally filled with?

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Gas

47
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What are the rugae of the stomach?

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series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ.

48
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What happens to the thickness of the stomach wall as you move from the fundus to the antrum?

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It increases (therefore so does the mechanical activity of the stomach)

49
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What type of chyme can pass through the pyloric sphincter?

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Semi-liquid chyme

50
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State of the pyloric sphincter during mixing?

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Closed

51
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What are the 2 broad categories of factors that influence the strength of antral contraction and therefore movement of chyme through the stomach?

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Gastric factors

Duodenal factors

52
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In terms of chyme, what is the rate of emptying proportional to?

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Volume and consistency of chyme in the stomach

53
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What does a large volume in the stomach cause? (4) - gastric factors that cause emptying of stomach

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Motility due to stretch of smooth muscle
Activity of intrinsic nerve plexuses
Vagus nerve activity
Gastrin release

54
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How can the duodenum delay emptying of the stomach?

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Neuronal response (enterogastric reflex)
Hormonal response (release of enterogastrones)
55
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What effect does the enterogastric reflex have?

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Decreases antral peristaltic activity through signals from intrinsic nerve plexuses and the ANS

56
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What do the enterogastrones do?

A

Inhibit stomach contraction

57
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What are some examples of stimuli in the duodenum that drive the neuronal and hormonal response = not ready to receive chyme?

A

Fat
Acid (time is required for neutralisation by bicarbonate secreted from the pancreas)
Hypertonicity
Distension

Study Notes - Gastroenterology (42 decks)

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