Prelims - INTESTINAL FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE MOVEMENT (Dr. Salumbides) Flashcards
These regulate both epithelial transport and motor activity during both the interdigestive and postprandial periods.
Enteric Neurons, as well as Endocrine and Paracrine Agonists
ABSORPTION of dietary nutrients is an exclusive function of
Small Intestine
What absorbs fluid and electrolytes
Both Small Intestine and Large Intestine
The SI has a _________, whereas
the Colon has __________ with __________.
Villous-crypt Organization
Surface Epithelial Cells
Interspersed Crypts
The SI cosist of finger-like projections ________ surrounded by openings of glandular structures called __________
Villi
Crypts of Lieberkühn, or simply Crypts
The cells lining the VILLI are considered to be the primary cells responsible for
Both nutrient and electrolyte absorption
CRYPT CELLS primarily participate in
Secretion
TRUE or FALSE
The colon has a villi
FALSE
- Colon does not have a villi, instead the cells lining the large intestine are SURFACE EPITHELIAL CELLS, and interspersed over the colonic surface are numerous APERTURES OF COLONIC CRYPTS (OR GLANDS)
The SURFACE EPITHELIAL CELLS of the colon are the primary cells responsible for
Colonic electrolyte absorption
The COLONIC GLAND CELLS are generally believed to
Mediate ion secretion
The ZONE OF CELL PROLIFERATION is at the
Base of the Crypt
TRUE or FALSE
The intestinal mucosa is a dynamic organ with continuous cell proliferation and migration
TRUE
This is a stem cell that differentiates into several specialized cells (e.g., vacuolated, goblet and Paneth cells)
Progenitor cells
The __________ migrates along the crypt-villus axis and becomes a villous absorptive cell after undergoing substantial changes in its morphological and functional characteristics.
Vacuolated cell
The overall period from initiation of cell proliferation to sloughing is
48-96 hrs
DECREASED cell turnover occurs during
Fasting
INCREASED cell turnover occurs during
Feeding and Lactation
Length (m) of SI and Colon
6
2.4
Area of apical plasma membrane (m2) for SI and Colon
~ 200
~ 25
YES or NO
Villi in COLON
Nutrient Absorption in COLON
Microvilli in COLON
Active Na Absorption in COLON
Active K Secretion in SI
Active K Secretion in COLON
Active Na Absorption in SI
Microvilli in SI
NO NO YES YES NO YES YES YES
The SI is amplified at three levels
(1) Folds of Kerckring
(2) Villi and Crypts
(3) Microvilli
The Colon is amplified at three levels
(1) Semilunar folds
(2) Crypts (but NOT VILLI)
(3) Microvilli
Thus, if the SI is thought of as a hollow cylinder, the net increase in total surface area of the small intestine (versus that of the smooth cylinder) is
600-fold
The fluid content of average diet is typically
1.5 - 2.5 L/day
Fluid load to the small intestine is
8 - 9 L/day
Calculate absorption of water and electrolytes from small intestine
Total load presented to lumen of SI - Fluid leaving the SI (Ileocecal flow)
In normal subjects, the fluid leaving the small intestine (Ileocecal flow) is
2.0 L/day
The overall small-intestinal water absorption
- 5 L/day
* Na+ absorption is 600 mmol/day
Maximal small-intestinal fluid absorption is
15 to 20 L/day
Measure Colonic fluid absorption
Difference between Ileocecal flow and Stool water
- Stool water is usually 0.1 L/day
Colonic water absorption is about
1.9 L/day
The maximal colonic water ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
4 and 5 L/day
Inflow from saliva is
1.5 L/day
Presented to lumen of small intestine
8.5 L/day
Secreted by small intestine
1L/day
The SI absorbs net amounts of __________ and secretes __________, whereas the COLON absorve net amounts of __________ and secretes __________
Water, Na+, Cl-, K+
HCO3-
Water, Na+, Cl-
K+, HCO3-
Fluid and electrolyte transport in the intestine varies considerably in two different axes
(1) Along the length of intestines (SEGMENTAL HETEROGENEITY)
* comparison between two different segments of the intestine (duodenum versus ileum)
(2) From the bottom a crypt to a top of a villus or to the surface cells (CRYPT-VILLUS/SURFACE HETEROGENEITY)
Finally, at a certain level within a single villus or crypt - or within a very small area of colonic surface epithelium - individual cells may demonstrate further heterogeneity
Cellular Heteregenity
- with specific transport mechanisms restricted to different cells
SMALL INTESTINE is a NET ABSORBER of
but is a NET SECRETOR of
Water, Na+, Cl- and K+
HCO3-
TRUE or FALSE
The absorptive process in the small intestine are enhanced in the postprandial state
TRUE
The HUMAN COLON carries out NET ABSORPTION of
but it carries out NET SECRETION of
Water, Na+ and Cl-
K+ and HCO3-
In __________, the solute must cross the two cell membrane in series, and at least one of these membranes must be active (i.e., against an electrochemical graduent)
Transcellular Movement
In __________, the solute move passively between adjacent epithelial cells through the tight junctions.
Paracellular Movement
TRUE or FALSE
All trancellular Na+ absorprtion is mediated by Na-K pump located at apical membrane
FALSE
- All trancellular Na+ absorprtion is mediated by Na-K pump located at BASOLATERAL membrane
TRUE OR FALSE
Fluid movement is always coupled to active solute movement
TRUE
Water movement occurs predominantly by __________ route
Paracellular
- and it depends on the PERMEABILITY PROPERTIES OF THE TIGHT JUNCTIONS and the MAGNITUDE OF THE CONVECTIVE WATER FLOW
(P.M.)
Solute movement may also be coupled to fluid movement by
Solvent Drag
- a phenomenon in which the dissolved solute is swept along by bulk movement of the solvent (e.g., water)
Solvent gmdrag occurs through the __________ route
Paracellular
TRUE OR FALSE
Solvent drag accounts for a significant fraction of Na+ and Urea absorbed in the human ileum
FALSE
- Solvent drag accounts for a significant fraction of Na+ and Urea absorbed in the human JEJUNUM (but not in the more distal segments of the small intestine or the large intestine)
TRUE OR FALSE
The transepithelial permeability of the jejunum is considerably greater than
that of the ileum or colon
TRUE
- solvent drag contributes primarily to the absorption of relatively small, water-soluble molecules, such as UREA and NA+
- as evidenced by its:
(1) lower spontaneous transepithelial voltage difference (Vte)
(2) higher passive movement of NaCl
(3) larger apparent pore size
The RESISTANCE OF THE TIGHT JUNCTIONS primarily determines the ___________ of intestinal epithelia
Transepithelial Resistance
Epithelial permeability is an _________ of transepithelial resistance.
Inverse function
Transepithelial resistance is determined by
(1) Cellular Resistance
(2) Paracellular Resistance
(C.P.)
TRUE OR FALSE
Paracellular resistance is considerably lower than Transcellular resistance
TRUE
*therefore, overall mucosal resistance primarily reflects PARACELLULAR RESISTANCE, which in turn depends primarily on the properties of tight junctions
TRUE OR FALSE
Resistance increases in the ABORAL DIRECTION (ie., moving away from the mouth)
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
The permeability of tight junctions in the crypt is lesser than that in the villus.
FALSE
- The permeability of tight junctions in the crypt is GREATER than that in the villus.
____________ in the small intestine is a major mechanism for postprandial Na+ absorption
Na/glucose and Na/amino-acid cotransport
Glucose and amino acid-coupled Na+ absorption is mediated by specific apical transport protein called
Na/glucose contransporter SGLT1
- responsible for glucose uptake across the apical membrane
The transporter process for Na/glucose and Na/amino acid cotransport are examples of
SECONDARY ACTIVE TRANSPORT
- because these transporters couple the energetically downhill movement of Na+ to the uphill movement of glucose or amino acid