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Physiology and Pharmacology Flashcards

1
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5 layers of the GI tract?

A 
Serosa
Longitudinal smooth muscle
Circular smooth muscle
Sub mucosa
Mucosa
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What are the two motor functions carried out by smooth muscle?

A

Segmentation

Peristalsis

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3
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What makes up the GI sphincters?

A

Thickened circular smooth muscle

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4
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What are the 3 phases of secretion?

A

Cephalic
Gastric
Intestinal

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5
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Name 5 pancreatic enzymes?

A 
Trypsinogen
Amylase
Lipase
Chymotrypsinogen
Procarboxypeptidase
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6
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What is the function of HCL?

A

Activated pepsinogen to pepsin

Denatures proteins

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7
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What is the function of intrinsic factor?

A

Binds vitamin B12 to allow absorption

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8
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What is the function of histamine?

A

Stimulates HCL secretion

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9
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What is the function of Gastrin?

A

Stimulated HCL secretions

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10
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What is the function of somatostatin?

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Stimulates HCL secretion

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11
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What stimulates release of bile?

A

Chyme in duodenum

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12
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How is bile released?

A

Gall bladder contracts
Sphincter of oddi opens
Bile spurts into duodenum via cystic and common bile ducts

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13
Q

5 functions of saliva?

A 
Lubrication
Solvent
Anti bacterial
Digestion of carbohydrates
Neutralisation
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14
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What generates the basal electrical rhythm in the stomach and where?

A

Pacemaker cells in the fundus

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15
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What stimuli may delay gastric emptying?

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Fat, acid, hypertonicity and distension of duodenum

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16
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What are bile salts secreted in response to?

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CCK

17
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What enzyme in saliva digests carbohydrates?

A

alpha-amylayse

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