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Upper GI tract structure and function Flashcards

1
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What are 2 reasons for chewing?

A

Prolong taste experience

Defence against choking

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2
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What does the water component of saliva (99%) do?

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Softens

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3
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What do mucins do?

A

Part of saliva

Lubricant

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4
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What does alpha-amylase do?

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Part of saliva as well as other bits of the tract

Catalyses breakdown of polysaccharides into di- and monosaccharides

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5
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What do electrolytes do in saliva?

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Control tonicity and pH

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6
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What do lysozomes do in saliva?

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Bacteriocidal

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7
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What portion of the oesophagus is has skeletal muscle in ME?

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Upper 1/3

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8
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What proportion of the oesophagus has smooth muscle?

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Lower 2/3

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9
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How many layers of muscle are there around the stomach?

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3

The ones present along the rest of the tract as well as an oblique layer

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10
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How are the stomach muscles supplied?

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Via the myenteric plexus

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11
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What are the 3 kinds of cells in a gastric gland?

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Mucus neck cells
Chief cells
Parietal cells

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12
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What kind of cell produces mucus?

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Mucus neck cells

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13
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What kind of cells produce pepsinogen?

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Chief cells

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14
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What kind of cells produce HCl?

A

Parietal cells

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15
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What kind of cells produce intrinsic factor?

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Parietal cells

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16
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What does carbonic anhydrase do?

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Converst CO2 and H2O to carbonic acid

17
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How do we get HCl in the stomach lumen?

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Cl brought in via transporter with bicarbonate
Carbonic acid donates an H+ ion to become bicarbonate
H+ pumped into stomach lumen via H+/K transporter

18
Q

What are the main roles of gastric mucus?

A

Protects from mechanical injury as a result of debris
Protects against acid corrosion
Protects from autodigestion

19
Q

How does sensing food lead to gastric acid secretion?

A

Increased vagal tone
G cells activated
G cells produce gastrin
Gastrin acts on parietal cells

Increased vagal tone also causes ACh to act on parietal cells

20
Q

How are ECL cells linked to gastric acid secretion?

A

ACh and gastrin may also act on ECL cells which produce histamine which then acts on parietal cells

21
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How does distension lead to gastric acid secretion?

A

Distension activates vagal/enteric reflexes

Produces ACh which acts on parietal cells

22
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How does the presence of peptides lead to gastric acid secretion?

A

Peptides in the lumen leads to activation of G cells
G cells produce gastrin
Gastrin acts on parietal cells

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