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Physio Ch.15
Question | Answer |
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gi tract includes the | oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small/large intestine |
accessory organs include | salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
functions of the GI tract include | digestion, secretion, absorption and motility |
digestion is either | mechanical (physical breakdown, no chemical change) or enzymatic hyrdolysis (individual units/monomers) |
secretion happens via...and it facilitates... | exocrine glands...movement |
absorption goes from | lumen to lymph or blood vessel |
motility happens via...and does... | smooth muscle...mixing and moving |
oral cavity includes the | teeth (mechanical digestion), tongue (mixing and initiates swallowing), saliva |
saliva does...through...and it also does... | enzymatic hydrolysis ...(amylase - breaks down starch)...moistening/lubrication, dissolving chemicals(taste) and antibacterial actions (lysozyme) |
the pharynx and esophagus are both | pathways |
stomach does what | stores food, dissolves it, partially digests it and absorbs water and alcohol |
the stomach dissolves food/mixes it via | HCl (carbohydrates and proteins) |
partial digestion in the stomach does both...second one happens through.. | mechanical digestion and enzymatic hydrolysis ...pepsinogen and HCl (converst pepsinogen) |
absorption of water and alcohol in stomach is just a | very small amount |
the sections of the small intestine include the | duodenum, jejunum and ileum |
the duodenum does | digestion, absorption and motility |
digestion in the duodenum involves | luminal and pancreatic enzymes |
the jejunum does | continued digestoin, absorption and motility |
the ileum does | absorption and motility |
the pancreas produces... | digestive enzymes and hco3 which neutralizes hcl in intestine from stomach |
liver and gallbladder produce...which includes... | bile...bile salts, cholesterol, bile pigments and hco3 |
bile salts do...and bile pigments are the... | emulsifaction...waste products of RBC breakdown |
large intestine does | absorption of salts and water, storage of wastes and defecation |
absorptive ability of GI tract basically says that the GI tract is very effecient at | water conservation |
GI wall structure: ...through... | stomach...rectum |
Actual wall structure from inside to oustide | mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa |
mucosa consists of | epithelium, lamina proprio and muscularis mucosa |
the epithelium of the mucosa has...as well as...from... | exocrine and endocrine cells...ducts..external glands |
the lamina propria contains | small lymph ducts and blood vessels and nerve fibers |
submucosa contains | larger blood and lymphatic vessels and the submucosal nerve plexus |
the submucosal nerve plexus is responsible for | local stimulation of mucus producing cells |
muscularis externa consits of the | circular muscle, myenteric nerve plexus and longitudinal muscle |
the circular muscle does...and the longitudinal one does...in order to... | squeezing...shortening...get more movement along the GI tract |
myenteric nerve plexus is also called the...and it stimulates... | muscle plexus...muscle layers |
the submucosal and myenteric nerve plexi can | communicate w/ eachother |
serosa is the | external boundary of this system |
GI wall structrue specializations include the | stomach and small intestine |
the stomach has the...which is the... | oblique muscle...3rd muscle layer in muscularis externa |
the oblique muscle can | contract in all directions for mixing/mechanical breakdown |
the small intestine is the most...and does the | important part of digestion...vast majority of food digestion |
the small intestine contains | plicae circulares and villi |
the villi do what | increase surface area for absorption of nutrients |
villi also have | microvilli, lateals and capillary networks |
lacteals absorb | fatty acids |
the hepatic portal system order of stuff | celiac trunk and mesenteric arteries, capillary beds, hepatic portal vein, capillary beds, hepatic vein |
the celiac trunk and mesenteric arteries go to the | stomach, pancreas, spleen and intestines |
the capillary beds do what | absorption into the blood |
hepatic portal vein goes to the | liver |
2nd capillary beds after the hepatic portal vein include the...that do... | hepatic sinuses...removal of nutrients from blood into the liver |
the hepatic vein goes to the | vena cavae |
carbohydrates, like starch, which is made up of..., gets broken down into... | glucose monomers...maltose (disaccharide) and small glucose chains |
starch is broken down by...which comes from.. | enzyme amylase..salivary glands and pancreas |
other carbohydrates are broken down by...from the....and they have... | brush border enzymes...small intestine...microvilli |
brush border enzymes break down...into... | disaccharides and oligosaccharides...monosaccharides |
the monosaccharides get absorbed into | epithelial cells and then into the blood stream |
absorption of carbohydrates happens in the...via a... | small intestine..transcellular pathway |
monosaccharides require...and...through...into... | facilitated diffusion...2ndary active transport w/ na (energy)...luminal membrane...epithelial cells |
monosaccharides also require...out of the... | facilitated diffusion...basolateral membrane into the blood stream |
proteins are...which get broken down into...then into... | long polymers of amino acids..peptide fragments...amino acids |
stomach breaks down proteins into..via... | peptide fragments...pepsinogen > pepsin |
pepsin is not | necessary for protein digestion |
pancreas breaks...into... | trypsin and chymotrypsin...peptide fragments |
the pancreas also breaks down..into... | carboxypeptidase...free amino acids |
small intestine breaks down...into... | aminopeptidases...free amino acids |
absorption of proteins happens in the...via a.. | small intestine..transcellular pathway |
the small intestine can | do all of the breakdown and absorption w/o the stomach |
absorption of amino acids requires...through...into... | 2ndary active transport w/ na...luminal membrane...epithelial cell |
dipeptides and tripeptides require...through...into... | 2ndary active transport w/ h...luminal membrane...epithelial cells |
di and tripeptides are broken down to...within the... | amino acids...epithelial cell |
amino acids require...out of... | facilitated diffusion...basolateral membranes |
proteins can also undergo | endo and exocytosis |
the normal ingest fat is called...and it gets broken down into...through | triglyceride...monoglyceride and 2 fatty acids...lipase from the pancreas (mainly) or also the mouth and stomach (small portions) |
fatty acids are | hydrophobic |
emulsification keeps | fat droplets from re-joining (and thus decreasing the surface area) |
emulsification involves is the..of fat droplets and it happens in the... | mechanical disruption ...pyloris of stomach and duodenum |
emulsifying agents prevent...and include... | reaggregation...phospholipids, bile salts (from liver and are amphipathic) in bile |
absorption of fats occurs in the..via a... | small intestine...transcellular pathway |
absorption of fats involves...which is when.. | .micelle formation...bile salts surround non-polar fatty acids |
the micelle formation keeps constant | equilibrium of forming and breaking down |
luminal membrane is where | free fatty acid diffusion into the epithelial cell occurs |
once inside the epithelial cell,...forms | chylomicrons |
chylomicron formation involves the... | endoplasmic reticulum and golig apparatus (reforms triglycerides) and exocytosis (of the triglycerides) |
lacteal abosrtion involves... | diffusion of triglyercides, then it goes into the blood stream |
vitamins are...and are stored in... | fat soluble...adipose tissue |
vitamins follow | fatty acid path |
vitamins are also...so they sort of act like... | water solube..nutrients |
vitamins that are water soluble involve the most...through... | absorption...diffusion and mediated transport into bloodstream |
vitamin b12 must have...in order to be absorbed... | intrisnic factor (protein) |
intrinsic factor decreases..which leads to... | the ability to produce RBCs...pernicious anemia |
intrinsic factor gets | recognized by specific receptors in the ileum |
vitamin b12 and intrinsic factor go through | endocytosis |
the stomach absorbs some...but the small intestine.. | water....absorbs most of the water |
water follows...in the small intestine | ions (na/k atpase pump) |
large intestine does what | it absorbs the leftover unabsorbed water |
iron is a...and it goes from the..via... | mineral...lumen to epithelial cell..active transport (specific transporter) |
iron in the epithelial cell: some iron is bound to...and is... | ferritin...stored |
iron in the epithelial cell: some iron moves to...where it binds to... | blood..transferrin for transport in plasma |
GI regulation: stimuli for regulation include | strech or distension of external muscularis, chyme osmolarity, chyme acidity and chyme concentration of digestive products |
stretch or distension of external muscularis involves....in the.. | mechanoreceptors...stomach and small intestine |
chyme osmolarity involves | osmoreceptors |
chyme acidity and chyme concentration of digestive products involve | chemoreceptors |
neural regulation of GI involves | enteric nervous sytem and CNS reflexes |
the enteric nervous system does...which involves... | short reflexes...receptors > nerve plexus > effector cells |
enteric nervous system does | self control/regulation and communication along the entire length of plexus & between plexuses |
the enteric nervous sytem includes the...that controls.... | myenteric plexus...smooth muscle activity |
the enteric nervous sytem also includes the..that controls... | submocosal plexus...exocrine glands and secretory activity |
CNS reflexes involve both... | symp/para systems and long reflexes |
long reflexes involve...>...>...>...>... | receptors > afferent neurons > CNS > autonomic efferent neurons > effector cells |
GI can also be regulated via | hormones |
hormones come from...in the... | endocrine cells or cell clusters...stomach and small intestine epithelium |
endocrine cells or cell clusters respond to...and provide... | GI tract contents...feedback control of GI tract |
the four major hormones are | gastrin, CCK, secretin and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptie (GIP) |
gastrin is produced by the...stimulated by...and inhibited by... | stomach...proteins, amino acids, peptides and parasympathetic system...acid in stomach |
gastrin stimulates | stomach activity (motility) |
CCK is made in the...stimulated by... | small intestine...chyme in the small intestine(amino acids and fatty acids) |
CCK stimulates | pancreas to secret enzymes, gallbladder contraction (for bile secretion) |
CCK inhibits...and relaxes... | stomach activity,...sphincter of Oddi |
secretin is from the...and is stimulated by... | small intestine...acid in small intestine |
secretin stimulates...and inhibits... | pancreatic hco3-, potentiates (facilitates) CCK...stomach activityq |
GIP helps you get ready for...which means it does... | onslot of nutrients...feed forward regulation |
gip is produced by the..and it stimulates | small intestine...insulin |
phases include | cephalic, gastric and intestinal |
the cephalic phase happens in the...and is stimulated by | head...sight, smell, taste, chewing |
action of cephalic phase | vagus nerve to GI nerve plexuses |
gastric phase stimulation | stretch, acidity, amino acids and peptides in stomach |
action of gastric phase | long (vagus) and short reflexes as well as gastrin release |
intestinal phase stimulation | stretch, acidity, osmolarity and digestive products |
action of intestinal phase | long (vagus) and short reflexes as well as secretin, cck, gip release |
chewing happens via..which is... | somatic motor control...conscious and a reflex |
chewing does...and it has no major effect on... | mechanical digestion..digestion and absorption rates |
salivation happens via...which involves stimulation from... | autnomic system control...para/symp systems depending on saliva type |
salivation also involves..stimulation, which can either be... | reflex...conditioned (sight and thought) or via chemoreceptors (smell and taste) |
swallowing is also called...and it is a... | deglutition...reflex |
the reflex of deglutition involves | pressure receptors in the pharynx and swallowing center in the medulla |
deglutition has two phases | oral(aware) and esophageal (unaware) |
oral phase is where the..is formed, the...elevates as well as the... | bolus...soft palate...larynx and epiglottis |
the esophageal phase: upper esophagus is made of...lower is made of... | skeletal muscle..smooth muscle (autonomic control) |
during swallowing the..reflexively... | upper esophageal spincter...relaxes |
esophageal phase involves...between the... | peristalsis...upper and lower esophageal sphincter |
the lower esophageal spincter is also called..and it... | upper gastric sphincter..reflexively relaxes |
the body of the stomach, including the...has... | fundus...gastric glands for pepsinogen and HCl production |
the antrum of the stomach has..for... | gastric glands...gastrin production |
the gastric glands in the body of the stomach contain 5 different types of cells | mucous neck cells, parietal cells, chief cells, enterochromaffin-like cells (ECL) and d cells |
mucous neck cells produce | mucous to protect the stomach from the acid |
parietal cells produce | HCl and intrisic factor |
chief cells are also called...and they secrete | principle cells...pepsinogen and gastric lipase |
ECL produce | histamine (paracrine agent) |
d cells produce | somatostatin releasing cells |
antrum includes 3 types of cells | mucous neck cells (mucous), chief cells (pepsinogen) and G cells (gastrin) |
HCl secretion involves...in the... | h/k atpase pump..parietal cell luminal membrane |
h/k atpase pumps do | h into lumen and k into cell |
HCl secretion also involves...in the... | hco3-/cl- counter transport..basal membrane |
hco3-/cl- counter transport does what | hco3- to blood (why vomitting increasing ph) and cl- to the cell |
lastly, HCl secretion ivolves...in the... | cl and k leak channels in paritel cell luminal membrane |
cl and k leak into | lumen |
regulation of h/k atpase pumps involves the...into.. | insertion of pumps...parietal cell luminal membrane |
which three hormones stimulate the insertion of h/k atpase pumps into parietal cell luminal membrane | gastrin, histamine, ACh |
gastrin is a...that stimulates during the... | hormone...cephalic phase (vagus) and gastric phase (short/long relfexes) |
histamine is a...that... | paracrine agent...potentiates gastrin and ACh |
histamine stimulates during the | cephalic phase (vagus) and gastric phase (short/long reflexes) |
ACh is a...that stimulates during the... | neurotransmitter...cephalic phase (vagus) and gastric phase (short/long relfexes) |
somatostatin...the insertion of h/katpase pumps | inhibits |
somatostatin is a...that is stimulated by...and it does... | paracrine agent...^ [HCl]...negative feedback |
regulation of h/k atpase pummps: stimulation occurs during both the... | cephalic phase (long reflex) and gastric phase (long and short reflexes) |
regulation of h/k atpase pumps: inhibition occurs during the...and provides... | gastric phase..negative feedback (^ [HCl] and somatostatin) |
regulation of h/k atpase pumps during the intestinal phase involves monitoring | an ^ [HCl] in duodenum > dec gastric secretions |
regulation of h/k atpase pumps: ^ distension of duodenum > ... | dec gastric secretions |
regulation of h/k atpase pumps: ^ [amino acids & fatty acids] in duodenum > ... | dec gastric secretions |
the intestinal phase of h/k atpase pump regulation involves | long and short reflexes and hormones (secretin and cck) |
regulation of pepsin involves | pepsinogen secretion, pepsin production and pepsin inactvation |
the stimulatory pathways of HCl production also stimulates | pepsinogen secretion |
zymogens are the...and they can't... | inactive forms of enzymes...damage the cell |
pepsin production happens when...and it requires... | pepsinogen...low pH (HCl) |
pepsin production is a...that means.. | positive feedback loop...pepsin stimulates conversion of pepsinogen to pepsin |
pepsin inactivation happens in the...and it involves dumping... | duodenum...bicarb into the intestine to neutralize it |
gastric motility has...which happens during the...and relaxation of the stomach occurs... | receptive relaxation...cephalic phase (vagus)...before food arrives |
gastric motility involves...whihc is the...and it is stimulated by... | peristalsis...sequential contraction of muscles...presence of food |
peristalsis puts...but most is... | small amounts of food into duodenum (via pyloric sphincter)...returned to the body for further mixing |
peristaltic rhythm is controlled | autonomically |
peristalic rhythm involves...that produce... | smooth muscle pacemaker cells...slow waves (3/min basic electrical rhythm) |
smooth muscle pacemaker cells only need...and there is only a small.. | a few action potentials...^ muscle tension |
peristaltic rhythm w/ an additional stimulus and membrane depolarization via...so there are more...and larger... | excitatory neural and hormonal input...action potentials...^ muscle tension |
gastric emptying happens during both the | gastric and intestinal phases |
the gastric phase for gastric emptying increases...>... | stomach distension > ^ rate of emptying of chyme |
the intestinal phase for gastric emptying increases....>....why is this beneficial? | ^ duodenal distension, fat content, acidity, hypertonic solutions > dec rate of emptying chyme (neg feedback to slow down stomach)....more mixing chyme w/ enzymes and bicarb and more time for digestion/absorption |
pancreatic secretions are...from... | exocrine secretions...pancreatic acini |
pancreatic secretions include | hco3- (buffer), zymogens (trypsinogen, chymorypsin, elastase) and lipase, amylase, ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease |
pancreatic secretions are stimulated by | secretin and CCK |
secretins job when there is increased...in the doudenum is to... | acidity...release more hco3- |
cck's job when there are ^...in the doudenum is to... | amino acids and fatty acids...enzyme release |
bile secretions: contents | bile salts, lecithin phospholipid, hco3-, cholesterol, bile pigments, trace metals |
bile salts are...are ivoled in...and reabsorption happens by the.... | emulsifying agents...enterohepatic circulation(recirculate many times during meals)...ileum to send to liver |
lecithin phospholipid is an | emulsifying agent |
cholesterol, bile pigments and trace metals are | wastes |
bile pigments involve...which... | stercobilin...is the brown pigment in poop |
bile secretions are stimulated | by cck (^ fatty acids in duodenum) |
small intestine secretions involve...and...follows them | ions like cl, na, hco3...water |
small intestine primarily secretes...and in...there is a... | cl...cycstic fibrosis...mutated cl channel |
the fact that water follows ions helps | lubricate |
small intestine absorption involves the transport of...and there is a large net fluid... | ions for reabsorption...absorption |
transport of ions for reabsorption is primarily | na |
large net fluid reabsorption because | water follows the ions |
small intestine motility involves | segmentation and migrating myoelectric complex |
segmentation is the...and it does... | diving of the intestine into overlaping longitudinal segments...movement back and forth with gradual forward progress |
segmentation involves | circular muscles and pacemaker cells |
motility pacemaker cells in the duodenum the rate is ...and in the ileum the rate is... | 12/min...9/min |
motility in the small intestine allows for... | mixing of chyme |
migrating myoelectric complex is coordinated | peristalsis from pyloris of stomach to colon |
migrating myoelectric complex involves...and it begins after... | long overlapping waves of peristalsis = 2 feet in length...absorption is mostly complete |
migrating myoelectric complex moves..and it is the force that makes material... | wastes material to colon...hit the colon's sphincter |
large intestine contains the...that opens as the...and it allows... | ileocecal sphincter..ileum contracts...chyme into colon |
absorption in the large intestine involves | fluids and bacterial digestion (fermentation) products |
absorption of fluids in the large intestine involves...and...follows | na active transport from lumen...water |
bacterial digestion (fermentation) products include | fatty acids and vitamin k |
vitamin k is for production of | prothrombin and other clotting factors |
motility in the large intestine involves | segmentation and mass movement |
segmentation involves | circular muscles and pacmaker cells (slow 1/30 mins) |
mass movement is similar to...and it involves... | peristalsis...circular and longtiduinal muscles |
mass movement is diff from peristalsis because it involves two things...and is triggered by... | long wave of inesnse contraction, prolonged contraction...eating (e.g. infants) |
defecation happens by the... | rectum, internal anal sphincter (smooth muscle) and external anal sphincter (skeletal muscle) |
defecation reflex involves | mass movement, distention of rectrum and conscious control |
distention of rectum involves...that... | mechanorecedptors...detect stretch |
mechanoreceptors that detect streth produce...and... | contraction of rectum and relaxation of internal anal sphincter |
initially the external anal sphinter is | contracted |
there is continued...that increases... | peristalsis in sigmoid colon...presssure in rectum |
lastly the external anal sphincter | relaxes |
conscious control of defecation involves the...and if there is a prolonged delay of defecation > ... | external sphincter...retrogarde movement of feces to sigmoid colon |
valsalva maneuver involves taking a...and... | deep breath...hold during effort to defecate |
deep breath and hold during defecation involves increases in | abdominal pressure to assist in defecation and an increase then decrease in intrathoracic pressure |
increases then diecreases intrathroacic pressure > | increase then decrease blood pressure |
excessive strain can lead to | heart attack and stroke in people w/ cardiovavscular disease |
malabsorption of vitamins involves | inability to absorb, nontripical sprue or perneicious anemai |
nontropical sprue is also called...an it involves a loss of... | celiac disease...intestinal surface area due to reaction to wheat gluten |
celiac disease is basically | vitamin d malabsorption |
pernicious anema is a lack of...and a lack of... | intrinsic factor pdocution...ileium absorption of intrinsic factor and vitamin b12 |
esophagues problems involve | gastroesophageal reflux or heart burn |
heartburn is weakened...or increased... | lower esophageal sphincter...gastric pressure (mid pregnancy and large meals) |
stomach ulcers constitues a lack of | protective alkaline mucus secretion |
la ck of protective alkaline mucus secretiions means you can't | neutralize acids |
ulcerscan also occur in hthe... | lower esophagues 9esophageal reflux)...duodenum (lack of hco3- to neutralize acids |
bleeding ulcuers involve....through... | acid and pepsin digestion mucosal layer to vessels in submucosal layer |
causative agents for stomach problems include (4 things) | excess HCl production, alcohol, genetics and helicobactor pylori |
excess hcl production can be fixed via...that inhibit... | h/k atpase pump inhibitors (proton pumps)...h movement to lumen |
excess hcl production can also be fixed via...that inhibits.. | parietal cell histamine receptor blocker...hcl secretion |
helicobacter pylori decreases your ability to maintain | mucous lining |
vomiting is...and retching is... | bringing things up...dry heaving |
vomitting involves the...center | medulla oblongata vomitting |
vomitting is stimulated by...in the...as well as... | chemoreceptors... brain, stomach and intestines...stomach and small intestine distension, motion sickness, pain and gag reflex |
motion sickness is registered in the | vestibular apparatus |
emetics are also called...and they are...that... | syrup of ipecac...chemereceptors...triggers you to vomit |
vomitting is ...of material through... | retrograde movement...GI tract (stomach and duodenum and into esophagus and out) |
vomitting involves a loss of | fluid and h which leads to dehydration and metabolic alkalosis |
gall stones are | crystalizations of cholesterol |
gall stones block the...which decreases two things... | common bile duct..lipid digestion and absorption and it decreases fat soluble vitamin absorption |
decrease in lipid digestions and absorption bec of gall stones leads to | steatorrhea (inability to digest fats - no emulsifying agents) |
decrease in fat soluble vitamin abosrption includes | vitamins a(vision), k(clotting) ,d(ca absorption), e(antioxidant) |
gall stones also lead to | jaundice (bilirubin pressent in blood and then tissues) |
gall stones block the | pancreatic enzymes |
treatment for gall stones is either | cholecystectomy or lithotrypsy (ultrasound) |
cholecystectomy is when you...and requires... | remove the gallbladder...low fat diets |
small intestine problems include a decrease in...lack of...and the symptoms are... | lactase production...lactase for lactose > glucose + galactose...diarrhea and flatulance |
diarrhea is increased... | [solutes] (lactose) in waste material causes water rention |
flatulence is when... | sugars are carried to large intstine to provide food for bacteria |
large intestine problems include | constipation and diarrhea |
constipation is the | retention of feces resulting in increased water absorption |
constipation is a decrease in | motility of the colon |
treatment for constipation include | ^ dietary fiber and laxatives |
^ dietary fiber means you increase | distension of the colon which stimulates defecation |
laxatives provide | lubrication, inhibition of water reabsorption and stimulation of motility |
diarrhea is ...which involves a loss of.. | frequent, watery stools...salts, k, hco3, potential metabolic acidosis |
diarrhea leads to | decreased water reabsorption and/or increased fluid secretion into intestine |
cholera and other bacteria increase | secretion of cl into the lumen > water follows cl |
inflammatory bowel disease affects the... | mucosal layer of the GI tract |
inflammatory bowel disease creates an...involves poor...and has... | inappropriate immune responses to normal bacteria...tissue repair...genetic tendencies |
forms of inflammatory bowel disease includee | crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis |
crohn's disease occurs in | any part of the GI tract, mainly the ileum |
ulcerative colitis occurs in the...and may produce... | colon...ulcerations throughout the colon |
symptoms of inflammatory bowel diease include | diarrhea, blood in feces and cramping |
treatment for inflammatory bowel disease include | altering diet, anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics and removing section of diseased tissue |