Upper GIT Structure and function Flashcards
What is the voluntary control of chewing?
Somatic nerves - skeletal muscles of mouth/jaw
What is the reflex control of chewing?
Increased pressure of food on gums, hard palate, tongue triggers mechanoreceptors to inhibit jaw muscles
From where is saliva secreted?
3 pairs:
Parotid glands
Submandibular glands
Submental glands
What is in saliva?
Water a-amylase Lysozyme Mucins Electrolytes
What is the role of water in saliva?
Soften/moisten food
Dilute particles
Act as solvent
What is the role of mucins in saliva?
Combine with water to form mucus
Viscous solution acting as lubricant
What is the function of a-amylase in saliva?
Hydrolyse a-1,4 glycosidic bonds
Catalyse polysaccharides
What is the role of electrolytes in saliva?
Maintain tonicity
Regulate roughly neutral pH
What is the role of lysozymes in saliva?
Bacteriocidal
cleaves polysaccharide of bacterial cell wall
What types of glands are the salival glands?
Exocrine
What types of alveolus are present in the salivary glands?
Mucus alveolus
Serous alveolus
Mixed alveolus
What is the function of mucus alveoli?
Produce mucins
What is the function of serous alveolus?
Produce proteins
What nerves control parasympathetic salivary secretion?
VII (Facial)
IX (Glossopharyngeal)
What is the effect of parasympathetic stimulation on the salivary secretion?
Profuse watery salivary secretion
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the salivary secretion?
Small volume of highly viscous saliva
alpha1 adrenoreceptor stimulation has what effect on saliva?
High mucus content
alpha2 adrenoreceptor stimulation has what effect on saliva?
High amylase content