Test 4: Gastrointestinal Flashcards
Four major functions of the GI tract
(1) motility, (2) secretion (3) digestion, (4) absorption of nutrients, electrolytes, and water
Outer plexus lying between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers
Auerbach’s plexus/myenteric plexus
Inner plexus that lies in the submucosa that controls gastrointestinal secretion and local blood flow
Meisner’s/submucosal plexus
[Intrinisic/extrinsic] innervation connects the myenteric and submucosal plexus’
extrinsic innervation connects the myenteric & submucosal plexus
[Afferent/efferent signal] sends signal from brain to the body
afferent signal
[Afferent/efferent] sends signal from the body to the brain
efferent signal
Bacteria most common in large intestine
commensal bacteria
2 functions of bacteria in intestines
(1) several metabolic functions not accomplished by GI enzymes, (2) provide protection against infection from pathogenic microorganisms
Immune system of the intestines
Innate and adaptive immunity
Location of most lymphocytes
In wall of intestines (NOT circulating in blood)
Layers of GI wall from exterior to interior
Serosa/adventita > muscularis externia > submucosa > mucosa
Layers of mucosa from exterior to interior
muscularis mucosae > lamina propria > epithelium
Organ of GI tract that has the thickest muscularis mucosae
in the esophagus
Layer of GI wall that allows for peristaltic movements
submucosa
4 structures within submucosa (NOT LAYERS)
(1) collagen, (2) elastin, (3) glands, (4) blood vessels
Layer of GI wall that controls the extent of intestinal villi
submucosa
2 layers of muscularis externa from exterior to interior
longitudinal layer > circular layer
Area where muscularis is thickest (with 3 layers)
In stomach
Longitudinal muscle layered into longitudinal bands in the colon
taenia coli
Result of circular muscle contraction on GI tract
Decrease diameter of lumen
Result of longitdunal muscle contraction on GI tract
Shortening of a segment of tract
Location of Auerbach’s plexus/myenteric plexus
Between circular and longitudinal muscle
[Sympathetic/parasympathethic] of nervous tissue in Auerbach’s plexus
parasympathetic
Component that allows low-resistance movement of ions from one muscle cell to the next
gap junctions
Ordinary fibrous connective tissue arranged around an organ and is attached to surrounding tissue
adventitia
Enzyme that chemically digests starches in the mouth but inactivated in stomach
salivary amylase
Enzyme released in the mouth but that digests fats in the stomach
lingual lipase
Cranial nerve responsible for muscles of chewing
- Trigeminal
Non-digestible component that chewing breaks down
cellulose
Muscle type in the upper third of the esophagus
Voluntary, striated muscle
Nerve that innervates esophagus
Vagus n
The sphincter between esophagus and stomach
lower esophageal sphincter (psuedo-sphincter)
Structure that esophagus passes through at the lower esophageal sphincter
diaphragm
Length of esophagus in cm
30 cm
Portion of the esophagus that sits retroperitoneally
Distal 2/3
Histology of esophagus
non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium (like skin, so it can take a beating)
Site of anastomosis between the esophageal branch of the left gastric a. and the esophageal a. (connects portal system to systemic circulation)
distal esophagus
Another word for heartburn
pyrosis
What is “food” called in the esophagus
bolus
What is “food” called in the stomach
chyme
4 portions of stomach from superior to inferior
cardia > fundus > body > antrum
Portion of stomach that overlaps with the lower esophageal sphincter
cardia
Hormone that does the opposite function of CCK and secretin
somatostatin - prevents gastric secretions and motility
Histology of stomach
columnar epithelium tissue
Layer of GI wall that contains gastric pits
gastric mucosa
Area of stomach that serves as a secretory region
fundus
Area of stomach that has extensive motility patterns
antrum
Cells that produce mucus that lines the stomach to protect from HCl
mucous cells
Cells that produce pepsinogen
chief cells
Cells that produce HCl and intrinsic factor
parietal cells
Cells that produce gastrin in the stomach
enteroendocrine cells
Nutrient broke down by pepsin
protein
Nutrient broken down by gastric lipase
Fat
Component necessary for the absorption of B12
intrinsic factor
Two factors that cause pernicious anemia
(1) autoimmune destruction of parietal cells, leading to a decrease in Hcl and IF, (2) autoimmune destruction of IF only
Materials absorbed in stomach
water, meds, alcohol, some minerals
Components that break down protein in the stomach
HCl, pepsin
Chemicals that break down triglyceride in the stomach
gastric, pancreatic, salivary lipase