Physiology

Question 1

Function of myenteric vs submucosal plexus?

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Question 2

Explain how a muscle gets to threshold in the GI system?

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Question 3

What hormone drives the migrating motor complex?

What is migrating motor complex function?

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Question 4

What drives secretion in a generic secretory cell?

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Question 5

Explain how an oxyntic cell secretes?

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Question 6

Explain how pancreatic duct cells secrete HCO3-?

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Question 7

What sort of secretions go on in the gastric gland (at each level)?

What is the function of HCl?

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Question 8

Explain the hormonal and neural control of the oxyntic cell?

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Question 9

What is the main driver of absorption (of glucose etc) in the small intestine?

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Na+ ions co transport.

Question 10

Absorption in the colon?

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Question 11

Different cells of pancreas for exocrine secretion? What do they secrete and which hormone stimulates it?

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Question 12

Explain how trypsinogen works?

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Question 13

Acid chyme stimulates what duodenal cell to produce what which induces what?

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Question 14

Fats, AA’s and sugars stimulates what duodenal cell to produce what which induces what?

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Question 15

What does cystic fibrosis do the the pancreas?

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Question 16

Explain autoregulation?

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Question 17

Hypoperfusion of stomach villus?

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Question 18

Sympathetic and hormonal affect on splancnic blood flow?

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Question 19

Explain portal blood flow and portal hypertension and its consequences

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Question 20

Treatment of portal hypertension complications?

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Question 21

How does hepatic encephalopathy occur in someone with portal hypertension? Explain the mechanism

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Question 22

How do ascites occur with portal hypertension?

Treatment?

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