Stomach

Question 1

Name the parts of the STOMACH

Answer 1

Cardia
Fundus
Body
Pyloric antrum
Pyloric canal
Pyloric sphincter

Question 2

Components of the MUCOSA

Answer 2

simple columnar epithelium
lamina propria
muscularis mucosa

Question 3

Name the 3 types of exocrine gland cells of the STOMACH

Answer 3

Chief cells
Parietal cells
Enteric endocrine cells

Question 4

Role of CHIEF CELLS

Answer 4

Produce PEPSINOGEN

Question 5

Role of PARIETAL CELLS

Answer 5

Secrete H+ and Cl-

Secrete INTRINSIC FACTOR

Question 6

Role of ENTERIC ENDOCRINE CELLS

Answer 6

Secrete HORMONES

Question 7

What is PROPULSION

Answer 7

The gastric movement from the body of the stomach to the pyloric antrum

Question 8

What is RETROPULSION?

Answer 8

Movement from the pyloric sphincter to the body of the stomach when food is too large to fit through

Question 9

What is GASTRIC EMPTYING?

Answer 9

The movement of food out of the pyloric sphincter

Question 10

What stimulates HCl secretion?

Answer 10

Acetylcholine, stimulated by the PARASYMPATHETIC nervous system

Question 11

pH of the STOMACH

Answer 11

pH 2

Question 12

Blood supply to the STOMACH

Answer 12

Coeliac trunk
Left gastric artery
Common Hepatic artery- right gastroduodenal, right gastric
Splenic- short gastric, left gastroduodenal