Salivary and Gastric Secretory Functions (choudhury) Flashcards
under what control is saliva?
neuronal
hormones just modify
what are some functions of saliva
taste lubrication protection digestion speech not essential for life
what is the composition of parotid salivary gland secretions
serous thin saliva
25 percent of saliva
what is the compostion of submandibular saliva
serous/mucous (thick)
70 percent
what is the composition of sublingual saliva
serous/mucous
5 %
what is the function of water in saliva
facilitates speech
dissolving and tasting food
swallowing
what is the function of kallikrein in saliva
activates bradykinin - dilates arterioles, constricts veins and increases flow to secretory glands
what is the function of bicarb in saliva
minimizes tooth decay
neutralizes refluxed gastric acid into lower esophagus (heartburn)
what tonicity is saliva and why
saliva is hypotonic so that food can dissolve into int and we can TASTE
cannot taste proteins
what is the function of myoepithelial cells
motile, contracts and expels saliva
what is the function of ductal cells
modifies secretion by modifying electrolytes
Na, Cl- reabsorbed
K and HCO3- are secreted
what is the function of striated duct epithelium tight junctions
H20 cannot leave duct
making it hypotonic
what do acini secrete
saliva (H20, Na, Cl, K, HCO3-, amylase)
what is the relationship between salivary rate of secretion and composition
at low rates of secretion –> saliva is hypotonic (high K+, low Na and Cl-)
at higher rates of secretion –> osmolality increases (High HCO3- conc and high pH = alkaline)
what is the major receptor for the sympathetic stimulation of saliva
minor?
Beta receptors –> leads to protein secretion
minor is alpha receptors –> leads to fluid secretion
which on (para or symp) exerts more control over salivary gland secretion?
parasympathetic
what receptor does the parasympathetic NS use and what is its effect
M3 receptors
fluid secretion
what hormones are involved in the hormonal control of saliva secretion
and what are there effects
ADH and aldosterone
- decrease Na conc and increase K + conc.
Kallikrein
-produces bradykinin which vasodilates
increases blood flow
increase salivary secretions
what is the effect of antidepressents on saliva
decreases salviary secretions and can lead to decreased bicarb –> rotting teeth
what occurs in drooling
what is the cause and treatment
excessive salivation due to increase nervous stimulation
treatment: anticholinergics and surgical removal of sublingual glands
what occurs in xerostomia and what are some causes
dry mouth due to absence of saliva production
(drugs, radiation treatment, autoimmune disease)
buccal infections/dental caries
Note lacrimal glands are fine
what is sjogren’s syndrome
what are the outcome s
autoimmune process-targets salivary and lacrimal glands
glandular atrophy and decreased saliva production (xerostomia)
difficulty in chewing, swallowing and speech.
dry oral mucosa, superficial ulceration, poor dentition
(dental caries, fractures, loss of teeth)
what is the problem with cystic fibrosis and saliva
elevated Na+, Ca2+ and protein in saliva, sweat, pancreatic fluid & bronchial secretion
CF patients lacks CFTR or chloride transporter
what is addison’s disease
increase Na+ in saliva (↓ Na+ reabsorbed), hypertonic saliva possibly
what happens to saliva with primary aldosteronism and cushing’s
decrease Na+ in saliva (↑ Na+ reabsorbed), salivary NaCl is zero, increase K+ levels