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Regulation of Gut Function Flashcards

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What is the intrinsic nervous system of the gut called?

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The enteric nervous system

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What two divisions can the autonomic nervous system be split into?

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic

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Where do sympathetic pre-ganglionic neurones arise from?

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From thoracic and lumbar spinal cord

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Where do sympathetic pre-ganglionic neurones that innervate the stomach arise from?

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T6-9

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Where do sympathetic pre-ganglionic neurones that innervate the colon arise from?

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L2-5

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Which ganglia do postganglionic neruones innervating the stomach arise from?

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Coeliac ganglion

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Which ganglia do postganglionic neruones innervating the small intestine arise from?

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Superior mesenteric ganglion

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Which ganglia do postganglionic neruones innervating the colon arise from?

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inferior mesenteric and pelvic ganglion

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which neurotransmitter is involved in the sympathetic nervous system of the GI system?

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Norepinephrine

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What effect does the sympathetic nervous system have on the activities of the GI tract?

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Activation of sympathetic nervous system inhibit activities of gastrointestinal tract

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Which nerves supplies parasympathetic innervation to stomach, small intestine and proximal colon?

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The vagus nerve

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Where do parasympathetic preganglionic neurons originate from?

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the dorsal vagal complex within brainstem from sacral spinal cord.

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What neurotransmitter is used for parasympathetic nervous control?

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ACh

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What effect does activation of the parasympathetic nervous system have on the activities of the GI tract?

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stimulates the GI Tract

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Are post-ganglionic neruones myelinated?

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No

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Where is the sympathetic ganglia located?

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Nerve the spinal cord in a row

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Where is the parasympathetic ganglia located?

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near the target organ

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What does the enteric nervous system allow?

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The orchestration of gut function independently from the brain due to the presence of many microcircuits

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Which layers of the gut wall contain nervous plexuses?

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Submucosa and Muscularis

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What nervous plexus is found in the muscularis propria?

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Auerbach’s (Myenteric) Plexus

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What is the role of the myenteric plexus?

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Controls gut motor function by regulating the tone, velocity and intensity of contractions

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Which nervous plexus is found in the submucosal layer of the gut wall?

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Meissner’s plexus

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What does Meissner’s plexus do?

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  • senses the local environment (gut lumen)

- controls secretion, blood flow, epithelial and endocrine cell function

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Describe the local reflex which the enteric nervous system displays?

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  • Food enters gut lumen and stretches the intestinal smooth muscles
  • Distension of the gut causes stimulation of the sensory neurons in the myenteric plexus
  • Chemicals in food stimulates sensory neurons in submucosal plexus
  • Sequential contraction/relaxation of circular and longitudinal muscle by inhibitory/excitatory neurotransmitter cause peristalsis, which allows food to move along the GI tract
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Describe how circular and longitudinal muscles interact to allow peristalsis?
- Circular muscle contracts behind the bolus of food | - Longitudinal muscle contracts and relaxes ahead of the bolus, allowing t to receive the bolus
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What do the stimuli of pain, nausea and fullnes stimulate?
The enteric nervous system
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What are the actions of the sympathetic nervous system on the GI Tract?
reduces peristalsis reduces absorption reduces secretion reduces blood flow (via enteric nervous system and also directly)
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What are the actions of the parasympathetic nervous system on the GI Tract?
increases peristalsis increases absorption increases secretion increases blood flow
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What is the consequence of Hirschsprung's Disease?
Intestinal distension proximal to aganglionic segment of bowel
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Why does Hirschsprungs disease lead to an enlarged distal bowel?
Congenital absence of ganglion of myenteric and submucosal Tonal contraction without reciprocal relaxation
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What are the gut endocrine hormones which are secreted by enteroendocrine cells into the blood stream?
gastrin, cholecystokinin, secretin, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), motilin
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Which gut hormones have endocrine and paracrine mechanisms?
glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), pancreatic polypeptide, and peptide YY
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Which hormones act in a paracrine manner?
histamine and somatosatin
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What are neurocrine gut hormones?
hormone that affects ‘nerves’ - secreted by postganglionic non-cholinergic neurons of the enteric nervous system
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What are three neurocrine gut hormones?
vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), gastrin release peptide (GRP), and enkephalins
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How are enteroendocrine cells adapted to their function?
possess hormone-containing granules concentrated at the basolateral membrane, adjacent to capillaries, that secrete their hormone in response to a wide range of stimuli
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Where are enteroendocrine cells located?
base of intestinal crypts throughout the GI tract, from stomach to colon
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What are some stimuli for the secretion of hormones from enteroendocrine cells?
these stimuli include small peptides, amino acids, fatty acids, oral glucose, distension of an organ, and vagal stimulation
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Which gut hormones are released from the duodenum?
Secretin CCK Somatistatin
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Which hormones are released from the stomach?
Gastrin Ghrelin Somatostatin Histamine
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Which hormones are released from the pancreas?
Insulin Glucagon Somatostatin
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Which hormones are released from the small bowel?
PYY GIP - Gastric Inhibitory Peptide GLP Somatostatin
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Which hormones are release d from the large bowel / colon?
``` PYY GLP Oxytonomodulin Neurotensin Somatostatin ```
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Where is gastrin synthesized?
Synthesised in gastric antrum and upper small intestine
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What does gastrin stimulate?
Gastic acid secretion from parietal cells
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What stimulates the release of gastrin?
amino acids and peptides in the lumen of the stomach gastric distension vagus nerve
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What does gastrin exert trophic effects on?
Mucosa of small intestine Colon Stomach
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When is the release of gastrin inhibited?
when pH of stomach falls below pH 3
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Where is secretin secreted from?
by the S cells of the upper duodenum and jejunum
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What stimulates the release of secretin?
Presence of acidic substance in the duodenum
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What are the effects of secretin?
- stimulates pancreatic bicarbonate secretion (effect potentiated by CCK) - inhibition of gastric acid and gastric emptying - inhibits gastrin, acid secretion, and growth of stomach mucosa - stimulates biliary secretion of bicarbonate and fluid - trophic effect on the exocrine pancreas
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What stimulates the release of CCK?
fat and peptides in the upper small intestine
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Which cells release CCK?
I cells
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What are the functions of CCK?
- stimulates pancreatic enzyme release (lipase, amylase, proteases) - stimulates gallbladder contraction and relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi
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Which organs does CCK have a trophic effect on?
Exocrine pancreas and gall bladder
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Where is GIP secreted from?
Secreted by mucosal K cells (predominant in the duodenum and jejunum)
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When is GIP released?
following ingestion of a mixed meal
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What is the only hormone which responds to all three macronutrient types (glucose, amino acid, fatty acids)?
Gastric Inhibitory Peptide
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What does GIP do?
Stimulates Insulin secretion
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What does motilin do?
Increases gastrointestinal motility
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Where is somatostatin made?
Synthesized in endocrine D cells of the gastric and duodenal mucosa, pancreas
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When is somatostatin released?
Release in response to a mixed meal
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What does somataostatin inhibit?
``` gastric secretion motility intestinal and pancreatic secretions release of gut hormones intestinal nutrient and electrolyte transport growth and proliferation ```
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Where is GLP secreted from?
Produced in the small intestine and secreted from L cells
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What does GLP do?
Induces satiety Increases sensitivity of pancreatic beta-cells to glucose
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What stimulates the release of GLP?
Release stimulated by the presence of hexose and fat
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What stimulates the secretion of pancreatic polypeptide and from where?
Fat, from the PP cells in the pancreas
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Where is peptide YY released from post meal?
L cells
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Where are the cells that secrete peptide YY found?
Secreted from cells found throughout the mucosa of the terminal ileum, colon and rectum
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What does peptide YY do?
Reduces intestinal motility, gallbladder contraction and pancreatic exocrine secretion
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what is the function of VIP (vasoactive Intestinal Peptide?
relaxation of gut smooth muscle
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What does GRP do? (gastrin Releasing Peptide)
Induce gastrin release
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What do enkephalins do?
Increase smooth muscle tone
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What are neuroendocrine tumours?
Tumours of the neuroendocrine cells (which are found predominantly in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas)
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What is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome?
tumour of gastric cells
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What does Zollinger Ellison syndrome cause?
Overproduction of gastrin and acid, resulting in stomach and intestinal ulcers
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How is Zollinger Ellison syndrome treated?
Proton pump inhibitor to inhibit acid production Somatostatin anologues to halt tumour growth and reduce secretion
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Describe the cephalic phase of the GI tract?
1. Smell, sight and taste of food stimulate brain stem 2. Parasympathetic nervous system - stimulate enteric via vagus nerve 3. Postganglionic neurons stimulate secretion of gastrin, acid (parietal cells) and digestive enzymes (chief cells) 4. Gastrin released into bloodstream and induces secretion by parietal and chief cells
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How long does the gastric phase last?
3-4 Hours
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Describe what happens in the gastric phase of the stomach?
1. Food arrives in stomach and distension causes signals via the vagus nerve to the brainstem 2. Stomach secretions are then stimulated 3. Distension of the stomach and chemicals in food also activate the enteric nervous system to increase stomach secretion of mucus, pepsinogen and HCl
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Describe what happens in the intestinal phase?
1. Chyme in the duodenum with pH<2 or lipids stimulate stretch and chemoreceptors that generate action potentials to the brainstem whereby they inhibit the parasympathetic nervous system, thereby inhibiting gastric secretions. 2. Local reflexes activated by acid and lipids also act on the enteric nervous system to inhibit gastric secretions. - enteroendocrine reflex 3. Secretin, gastric inhibitory polypeptide and cholecystokinin, released by the duodenum inhibit gastric secretions.

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