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1
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Where are G cells located

A

Antrum of stomach, duodenum

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2
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Which cells secrete gastrin

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G cells

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Function of G cells

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Increase:

  1. gastric H+ secretion
  2. growth of gastric mucosa
  3. increase gastric motility
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4
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Increased vagal activity releasing gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) stimulates which cells in the stomach

A

G cells to secrete gastrin

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5
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What decreases gastrin release by G cells?

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Decreased pH

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6
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Increase in stomach distention or alkalinization will cause release of what regulatory substance

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Gastrin from G cells

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7
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Peptic ulcers with extremely high levels of gastrin even after administration of secretin indicates that you have what condition?

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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8
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Conditions that increase gastrin levels

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Chronic PPI use - alkalinizes stomach
Chronic atrophic gastritis - H. pylori infection
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome - gastrinoma

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Location of D cells in GI tract

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Pancreatic islet and GI mucosa

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10
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What do D cells secrete?

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Somatostatin

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11
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What is the function of somatostatin?

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Decreases pretty much all types of secretions in stomach

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12
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Somatostatin analog used to treat acromegaly, carcinoid syndrome and variceal bleeding

A

Ocreotide

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13
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Stimulates D cells to secrete somatostatin

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Acid

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14
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Stops D cells from secreting somatostatin

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Decreased vagal stimulation

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15
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Secrete cholecystokinin

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I cells

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16
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Secrete somatostatin

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D cells

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17
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Secrete gastrin

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G cells

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18
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Location of I cells

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Duodenum, jejunum

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19
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Stimulates I cells to secrete cholecystokinin

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Fatty acids and amino acids

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20
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Causes pancreatic secretions, gallbladder contraction, decreases gastric emptying and increases relaxation of sphincter of Oddi

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Cholecystokinin

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21
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I cells secrete cholecystokinin and produce the following effects

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Increased pancreatic secretions, gallbladder contraction, and relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi
Decrease gastric emptying

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22
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Acts on neuronal muscarinic pathways to cause pancreatic secretions

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Cholecystokinin

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23
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Secrete secretin

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S cells

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24
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Location of S cells

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Duodenum

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25
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Causes secretion of pancreatic HCO3- and bile and decreases gastric acid secretion

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Secretin

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26
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S cells secret secretin and produce the following actions

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Increase pancreatic bicarb and bile secretion

Decrease gastric acid secretion

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27
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Allows pancreatic enzymes to function in the duodenum by neutralizing stomach acids

A

Bicarb secreted from pancreas

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Type of cells found in the duodenum

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S, I, K, G, M cells

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29
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What do K cells secrete?

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Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide

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30
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Endocrine function of Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide

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Increase insulin release

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31
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Exocrine function of Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide

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Decrease gastric acid secretion

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32
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What increases Endocrine function of Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide secretion

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Fatty acids, Amino acids, and Glucose (FAG)

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33
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Secrete Endocrine function of Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide

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K cells

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34
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Where are K cells located

A

Duodenum, jejunum

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35
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Endocrine function of Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide is also known as what?

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Gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP)

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36
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Which causes a greater increase in insulin release, oral or IV glucose administration

A

Oral glucose

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37
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Produces migrating motor complexes

A

Motilin

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38
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Secretes motilin

A

Small intestine

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39
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Macrolide that is a motilin receptor agonist, used for stimulation of intestinal peristalsis

A

Erythromycin

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40
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What increases release of motilin

A

Fasting state

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41
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Secretes vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)

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Parasympathetic ganglia in sphincters, gallbladder, small intestine

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42
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Causes increased intestinal water and electrolyte secretion and relaxation of intestinal smooth muscle and sphincters

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VIP

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43
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Secretion of this peptide is increased by distention and vagal stimulation and decreased by adrenergic input

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VIP

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44
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Patient presenting with watery diarrhea, hypokalemia and achlorhydria most likely has what?

A

VIPoma

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45
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Location of VIPoma

A

Non-alpha and non-beta islet cell tumor of the pancreas

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46
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What is typically the cause of achalasia

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Increased LES tone from loss of NO

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47
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NO loss results in achalasia due to what mechanism

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Increased LES tone

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48
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Function of NO in the GI tract

A

Increases smooth muscle relaxation including lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

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49
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What cells are located in the stomach?

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Parietal cells, Chief cells, Mucosal cells, G cells

50
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Hormone that acts on the stomach by increasing appetite

51
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What decreases secretion ghrelin?

52
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What increases secretion of ghrelin?

A

Fasting state

53
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What heritable disease increases ghrelin

A

Prader-Willi syndrome

54
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What elective procedure decreases ghrelin

A

Gastric bypass surgery

55
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Required for B12 uptake in terminal ilium

A

Intrinsic factor

56
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What cells secrete intrinsic factor?

A

Parietal cells

57
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Where are parietal cells located?

58
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Consequence of autoimmune destruction of parietal cells

A

Chronic gastritis and pernicious anemia

59
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Cells that secrete gastric acid in the stomach

A

Parietal cells

60
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Function of gastric acid

A

Decrease pH and convert pepsinogen to pepsin

61
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What increases gastric acid secretion by parietal cells?

A

Histamine, ACh, and gastrin

62
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What decreases gastric acid secretion by parietal cells?

A

Somatostatin, GIP, prostaglandin, secretin

63
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What drugs inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, increasing gastric acid secretion?

64
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Where are parietal cells located?

A

In the body of the stomach

65
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Which cells secrete pepsin?

A

Chief cells

66
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Where are Chief cells located?

A

In the body of the stomach

67
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What is the function of pepsin

A

Protein digestion

68
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What causes Chief cells to secrete pepsin?

A

Vagal stimulation and local acid

69
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Secrete pepsin

A

Chief cells

70
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Digests protein in stomach

71
Q

Neutralizes acid

A

Bicarbonate

72
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Secretes bicarbonate

A

Mucosal cells and Brunner glands

73
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Where are mucosal cells found?

A

Stomach, duodenum, salivary glands, pancreas

74
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Where are Brunner glands located?

75
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What causes increased secretion of bicarbonate?

76
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Where is bicarbonate trapped in?

A

Mucus secreted by gastric epithelium

77
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What is the function of mucus secreted by gastric epithelium?

A

Trap bicarbonate

78
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What is the strongest regulator of gastric acid secretion

A

Histamine released by ECL cells via gastrin stimulation

79
Q

In what section of the stomach are the majority of mucus cells found?

A

Antrum of the stomach

80
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Responsible for starch digestion

A

Alpha amylase

81
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Responsible for fat digestion

82
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Responsible for protein digestion

83
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Enzyme secreted in its active form

A

Alpha amylase

84
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Brush border enzyme found on duodenal and jejunal mucosa that converts trypsinogen to its active form

A

Enterokinase/enteropeptidase

85
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Function of Enterokinase/enteropeptidase

A

Convert trypsinogen to trypsin

86
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Function of trypsin

A

Convert other zymogens to their active form

87
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Proteases that digest protein

A

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, carboxypeptidases

88
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Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, carboxypeptidases are secreted as zymogens, inactive proenzymes and are converted to their active enzyme form by which enzyme

89
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Trypsin converting trypsinogen to more trypsin is a type of what regulation

A

Positive feedback loop

90
Q

What saccharides are absorbed by enterocytes?

A

Monosaccharides: glucose, galactose, fructose

91
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Which sodium-glucose transport protein-1 (SGLT1) takes up which to monosaccharides?

A

Glucose and Galactose

92
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Which transporter is responsible for the uptake of Fructose?

93
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Which transporter is responsible for the uptake of all monosaccharides?

94
Q

Which sodium-glucose transport protein has Na-dependent transport?

95
Q

Which glucose transporter works via facilitated diffusion?

96
Q

What form of iron is absorbed in the duodenum?

A

Fe2+ (oxidized)

97
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What part of the small intestine absorbs iron?

98
Q

What part of the GI tract absorbs folate?

A

Small bowel

99
Q

Vitamin that requires intrinsic factor for absorption

100
Q

What part of the small intestine absorbs vitamin B12?

A

Terminal ileum

101
Q

Part of the small intestine where bile and salts are absorbed

A

Terminal ileum

102
Q

Patient with small bowel disease may be deficient in what nutrients?

A

Iron, B9 and B12

103
Q

Unencapsulated lymphoid tissue found in lamina propria and submucosa of ileum

A

Peyer patches

104
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Function of Peyer patches

A

Contain M cells that sample and present antigens to immune cells

105
Q

Cells in Peyer patches that sample and present antigens to immune cells

106
Q

Major type of immunoglobulin found in gut epithelium

107
Q

B-cells in Peyer patches are stimulated and differentiate to secrete which type of immunoglobulin

108
Q

Enzyme that is the rate-limiting step in bile acid synthesis

A

7alpha-hydroxylase

109
Q

Responsible for digestion and absorption of lipids and fat-soluble vitamins

110
Q

Responsible for cholesterol secretion and is the body’s primary way of eliminating cholesterol

111
Q

Provides antimicrobial activity in the GI tract via membrane disruption of pathogens

112
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Functions of bile

A
  1. Digestion and absorption of lipids and fat-soluble vitamins
  2. Cholesterol excretion
  3. Antimicrobial activity
113
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What is bile composed of?

A

Bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol, bilirubin, water, and ions

114
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Enzyme that heme to biliverdin

A

Heme oxygenase

115
Q

Protein that carries bilirubin to liver

116
Q

Bilirubin that is water insoluble

A

Indirect bilirubin

117
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Function of UDP-glucuronosyl-transferase

A

Conjugate bilirubin to direct bilirubin

118
Q

Bilirubin that is water soluble

A

Direct bilirubin

119
Q

Form of bilirubin that is excreted in feces and gives stool its brown color

A

Stercobilin

120
Q

What happens to the majority of bilirubin

A

Excreted in feces

121
Q

Organ where bilirubin is conjugated

122
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Form of bilirubin that is excreted in urine and gives it its yellow color

Gastrointestinal-First Aid 2017 (5 decks)

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