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Transport along the GI tract Flashcards

1
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How does gastric accommodation occur?

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→ Decrease in cholinergic activity

→ VIP / NO promote accommodation

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Where do tonic contractions start from?

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→ The top of the antrum

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What does the stomach do to store food and why?

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→ The proximal stomach relaxes to store food at low pressure while it is acted on by acid and enzymes mechanically

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4
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Why is gastric emptying carefully regulated?

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→ It ensures adequate acidification/neutralization
→ Action of enzymes, mechanical breakdown
→ avoid swamping the duodenum

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5
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What is a disorder of gastric emptying?

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→ Gastric stasis

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What is gastric emptying dependent on?

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→ Propulsive force generated by the tonic contractions of the proximal stomach
→ The stomachs ability to differentiate types of meals ingested and their components

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7
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What decreases the force and rate of gastric emptying?

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→ Fatty, hypertonic and acidic chyme in the duodenum

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8
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How do liquids pass?

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→ in spurts

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9
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How do solids pass?

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→ Broken down into 1-2mm sizes

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10
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How do large indigestible materials pass?

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→ Cleared by migrating motor complex

→ or vomiting

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11
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How are liquids emptied?

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→ Rapidly disperse

→ Empty without a lag time

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12
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What is the rate of liquid emptying dependent on?

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→ The rate of emptying is influenced by nutrient content

→ Nutrient rich liquids are retained for longer

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13
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How many phases are there in solid emptying?

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→ 2 phases ( lag time and linear phase)

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What is the duration of the lag time related to in solid emptying?

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→ Duration of the lag time is related to the size of the particle

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15
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How are solids emptied?

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→ Trituration of larger particles to smaller ones
→ Pylorus regulated the passage of material
→ (60 mins for a typical solid-liquid meal)

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16
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What is the order of highest gastric motility to lowest?

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→ carbohydrates > proteins > fatty foods > indigestible solids

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17
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What are the determinants of gastric motility?

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→ Types of food eaten
→ Osmotic pressure of duodenal contents
→ Vagal innervation upon over distension
→Hormones

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18
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What hormones inhibit emptying?

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→ Somatostatin
→ CCK
→ Secretin
→ GIP

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19
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What does injury to the intestinal wall and bacterial infections cause?

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→ Decrease in motility

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20
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How does the osmotic pressure of duodenal contents affect gastric motility?

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→ Hyperosmolar chyme decreases gastric emptying

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21
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What is BER?

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→ Intrinsic basic electrical rhythm

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22
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What does BER allow?

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→ smooth muscle cell to depolarize and contract rhythmically when exposed to hormonal signals

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23
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What do the stomach cells produce from resting potential?

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→ Electrical depolarizations

→ Move ripples towards the antrum

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24
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What control is the fundus under?

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→ Vagal excitatory control

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25
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What is an ICC?

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→ Cajal cells

→ Pacemaker cells in the wall of the stomach, small intestine and large intestine

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26
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What produces the BER?

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→ Regular migrating ripples from the ICC

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27
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What are the depolarizations due to?

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→ Entry of K+ and Ca2+

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28
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What mediates a decrease in fundic motor activity?

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→ Cholecystokinin 
→ Secretin 
→ VIP 
→ Somatostatin 
→Duodenal distension
→ Gastrin releasing peptide
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29
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What increases fundic contractions?

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→ Motilin

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30
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What initiates and maintains peristalsis in the small intestine?

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→ Hormonal and nervous factors

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31
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What decreases activity in the small intestines?

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→ Secretin

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32
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What does antral over distension cause?

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→ Inhibitory signals

→ Vago- vagal reflex

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33
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What does distension of the fundus cause?

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→ Excitatory effects in the antrum

→ Antrum contracts

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34
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What happens during duodenal over distension and chemical stimulation?

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→ Vago-vagal reflex and hormones

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35
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What does the pyloric sphincter contract in response to?

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→ Antral or duodenal rhythms

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36
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What do fatty acids in the duodenum cause?

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→ Contraction of the pylorus

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37
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What promotes the relaxation of the pyloric sphincter when the duodenum has no food in it?

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→ NO and VIP

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38
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What causes the pylorus to relax?

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→ Descending inhibitory reflex

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39
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What are the types of movements in the intestine?

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→ Segmentation (mixing contractions)
→ Peristalsis
→ Migrating Motor Complex
→ Mass movements

40
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What are the phases of motor activity in the small intestine?

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→ Phase 1 : quiescent/ quiet period
→ Phase 2 : Irregular propulsive contractions
→ Phase 3 : Burst of uninterrupted phasic contractions

41
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Where does segmentation originate?

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→ In the pacemaker cells (ICC)

42
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What is segmentation and why is it needed ?

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→ Divisions and subdivisions of chyme

→ Brings chyme into contact with intestinal walls

43
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What does segmentation cause?

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→ Slow migration of chyme towards the ileum

44
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How long are the contractions in the jejunum/duodenum?

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→ 10-12 contractions per min

45
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How long are the contractions in the ileum?

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→ 8-9 contractions per min

46
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What is peristalsis?

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→ The propagating contraction of successive sections of circular smooth muscle preceded by relaxation/dilatation

47
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What is the difference between segmentation and peristalsis?

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→ Peristaltic contractions spread the food out allowing digestive enzymes to mix with it
→ Push food towards the anus (global movement)

→ Segmenting contractions primarily churn the food but also propel it towards the anus

48
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When does the migrating motor complex occur and where does it start?

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→ Between meals when the stomach/intestine are empty → Starts in the lower portion of the stomach

49
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What is phase 3?

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→ Burst of high frequency large amplitude contractions that migrate along the length of the intestine and die out

50
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What are the functions of the MMC?

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→ Intestinal housekeeper
→ Indigestible residues are moved out by large contractions and wide opening of the pyloric sphincter during phase III
→ Removes dead epithelial cells by abrasion
→ Prevents bacterial overgrowth
→ prevents colonic bacteria entering small intestine

51
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What inhibits motility in the intestine?

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→ Increased sympathetic activity

52
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What stimulates motility in the intestine?

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→ Increased parasympathetic activity

53
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What decreases motility?

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→ Pain and fear

54
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What is the large intestine for?

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→ Storage while water is absorbed from the contents

→ Intensive mixing and slow movement of waste and indigestible material aborally

55
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What are the fermenting chambers for in the large intestine?

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→ Hydrolysis of fibre and indigestible nutrients

56
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What mixes the contents in the large intestine?

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→ Segmental or haustral contractions

57
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What are the features of motility in the large intestine?

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→ Intensive mixing
→ Fermentation
→ Slow propagating aboral flow

58
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What is mass movement?

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→ Powerful contraction of mid-transverse colon that sweeps colon contents into rectum

59
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What is diarrhoea?

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→ Frequent discharge of liquid feces

→ 3x a day

60
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What is constipation?

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→ Difficulty/ constraint in opening bowels

61
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What are adaptations of the small intestine to absorb food?

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→ Epithelial folds
→ Villi + microvilli
→ Increase SA

62
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What is absorbed when it enters the upper small intestine?

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→ Dietary nutrients
→ Water
→ Electrolytes

63
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What is in the crypt cells?

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→ Stem cells

64
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What are the two modes of transport across enterocytes?

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→ Transcellular

→ Paracellular

65
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How can carbohydrates be absorbed?

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→ In the form of monosaccharides

66
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What are complex carbohydrates reduced to and how?

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→ Disaccharides and by amylases

67
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What converts disaccharides to monosaccharides?

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→ Brush border enzymes

68
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What is the equation for the breakdown of sucrose?

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Sucrose + sucrase → Glucose + fructose

69
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What is the equation for the breakdown of lactose?

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lactose + lactase →Glucose + galactose

70
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What is the equation for the breakdown of glucose oligomers?

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Glucose oligomers + glucoamylase → glucose

71
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How are glucose and galactose absorbed?

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→ rapidly

→ by a secondary active transport process

72
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Describe the way glucose and galactose are transported?

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→ On the basolateral side Na+ is transported into the blood
→ Gradient is created for Na+ to come into the lumen
→ Driving force of Na+ allows glucose to come with it

73
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What is the glucose/galactose co-transporter called?

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→ SGLT 1

74
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What are the transporters for glucose and fructose called?

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→ F - GLUT-5

→ G - GLUT-2

75
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How are polypeptides produced from proteins?

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→ Action of pepsin

76
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How are di and tri peptides formed from polypeptides?

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→ Action of pancreatic proteases

77
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How are amino acids completely digested?

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→ Di-peptidases in the brush border

78
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How is pepsin secreted and how is it activated?

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→ Secreted as a zymogen (pepsinogen)

→ HCl converts it into pepsin

79
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How are amino acids transported?

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→ Na+ coupled carrier system
→ Separate carriers for different types of AA
→ Some di+tri peptides are transported using an inwardly directed H+ gradient

80
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What forms the majority of dietary lipids?

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→ Triglycerides

81
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What do triglycerides include?

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→ phospholipids
→ Cholesterol
→Fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E,K)

82
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What are dietary triglycerides broken down into?

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→ Simpler units to facilitate absorption

83
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Where are most TGs digested?

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→ In the small intestine

84
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What digests a small fraction of TGs?

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→ Salivary lipase

85
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What must TGs be dissolved in before they can be digested?

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→ Aqueous phase

86
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What is the digestion and absorption of lipids facilitated by?

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→ Emulsification

→ Micelle formation

87
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How much fat does gastric lipase break down and what is the remainder digested by?

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→ 10-30% of fats

→ Pancreatic lipase

88
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What does lipase action require?

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→ Emulsification of TGs by bile salts

89
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Where does pancreatic lipase bind?

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→ To the surface of the small emulsion particles

90
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What does the duodenum detect?

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→ Lipids which must be emulsified

91
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How do bile salts work?

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→ They make the lipid molecules much smaller

→enzymes from the pancreas can break down the lipid and get to the core

92
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How are lipids transported?

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→ Micelles fuse with the gut mucosa 
→ Resynthesis of TGs occurs on the SER 
→ Lipoprotein is added 
→ Chylomicrons are formed 
→ This is transported and ends up in the blood 
→Goes through lymphatic system
93
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Where do digestive components of lipids end up?

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→ Do not end up directly in the blood they go via the lymphatic system

94
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Where do bile salts go?

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→ Recycled by enterohepatic circulation

95
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What disorders can lead to fat malabsorption?

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→ Crohns disease
→ Liver disease
→ Gallstones
→ Pancreatitis

96
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What is one of the causes of steatorrhea?

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→ Having gall stones

Physiology 1 : GI (15 decks)

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