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GIT& Special Senses
Nwhsu GIT
Question | Answer |
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Define digestion | breaking down complex molecules into simple molecules |
Mechanical digestion | Chewing |
Chemical digestion | Enzymes (catalysts) |
Parasympathetic activity | Facilitate movement of food, promotes secretion, Ach/Peptides |
Sympathetic | Norepinepherin |
T or F GIT has its own nervous system | Ture, Enteric Nervous System |
Gastrin: Source, Function, Receptor Cell | S: G cells in the antrum, F: Increase H+ secretion by parietal cells & stimulate GROWTH of Gastric Mucosa, RC: PARIETAL Cells -stimulated by A.As, stomach wall distention by food, pH, vagal stimulation, GRP/bombesin |
Factors that can damage gastric mucosa | Stress, NSAIDS, Alcohol, Smoking |
Imbalance of what can cause Gastric Ulcers | Acid production/secretion & mucosal protection |
CCK: Source, Function, Receptor Cell | S: Duodenal & Jejunal "I" cells, F: promotes FAT digestion& Absorption, RC: (2) CCKa&CCKb -stimulated by monoglycerides and fatty acids & A.As |
CCKa vs CCKb | CCKa found on pancreatic Acinar cells & Gallblader (selective to CCK), CCKb found on STOMACH & in the Brain (sensitive to gastrin and CCK) |
Actions of CCK (5) | Contraction of gallbladder -Secretion Enzymes (Lipase, Amylase, Proteases) -Secretion of bicarbonate ions (HCO3-) -Trophic effects on gallbladder & Pancreas -INHIBITION of gastric emptying & Increase gastric emptying time |
Can the Pancreatic enzymes function in acidic environment? | No, they need a basic environment, need Bicarbonate ions (HCO3-) |
Lipase converts: | Fats-->Fatty Acid |
Amylase converts: | Starch--> Glucose |
Trypsin converts: | Protein-->A.As |
Secretin: Source, Function, Receptor Cell | S: S cells Duodenal glands, F: secretion of pancreatic &biliary HC03- from ductal cells, reduces gastric motility & secretion (INHIBITS GASTRIN) RC:ductal cells -stimulated by LOW pH in Stomach |
Define GIP | Glucose dependent Insulinotropic Peptide |
GIP: Source, Function, Receptor Cell | S: K cells in Duodenal&Jejunal glands, F: stim Insulin secretion, Inhibit Gastric H+ secretion, Limits Gastric Emptying RC** - secreted in response to Glucose, A.A &FAs |
Molitin Hormone: Source, Function | S: Enterochromaffin cells F: Increase stomach and intestinal MOTILITY, Intestinal "HOUSEKEEPER" & "MIGRRATING MOTOR COMPLEX" |
Function of Pancreatic polypeptide Hormone | Inhibits pancreatic secretion of HCO3- |
Function of Enteroglucagon Hormone | Increase glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in Liver |
T or F Somatostatin is a Paracrine | TRUE |
GIT Somatostatin: Source, Function, Receptor Cell | S: D cells F: inhibits secretion of other hormones and Gastric H+ secretion |
Histamine (paracrine) function | Stimulates H+ secretion with Ach and gastrin |
Zantac antagonist of ? | Histamine (blocker) |
Causes relaxation of SM (2) | VIP & Neuropeptide Y |
Causes contraction of SM (2) | Enkephalins & Substance P |
Increases saliva | Substance P |
GIT all smooth muscle except | Pharynx, Upper 1/3 esophagus and External Anal Sphincter (all SK muscle) |
GI smooth muslce pacemaker (synchronizes contraction & generates ATP) | CAJAL CELLS |
CHEWING function | Increases surface area, facilitates swallowing, mix food w/ saliva, stimulates taste buds, initiates secretion of enzymes & bile |
Chewing starts by | stretch in mechanoreceptors that orchestrates REFLEX OSCILLARTOR pattern of muscles |
Swallowing (deglutition) receive affterents via | Vagus & glossopharyngeal |
What compacts food into a bolus | TONGUE |
CN that stimulates opening of lower esophageal sphincter | CN 10 VAGUS |
Relaxation of Lower Esophageal Sphincter leads to | RECEPTIVE RELAXATION of ORAD region of stomach |
Stomach can accommodate | 1.5L of food |
Steps of Motility (4) | Reception--> Mixing --> Gastric Emptying --> Retropulsion (if food isnt properly mixed) |
What shuts during retropulsion | pyloris |
caudad region includes | lower body and antrum |
Orad region includes | Fundus & upper body |
Innervation of stomach PE & E | PE: Myenteric plexus, E: Celiac ganglion |
Neurotransmitter of Vasovagal reflex | VIP |
Due to strong peristaltic contraction, Majority of Mixing occurs | in the ANTRUM |
Inhibitor of Gastric Emptying (4) | FAT, ACID, Hypertonicity, Distention |
Primary method of motility (thorough mixing occurs) | SEGMENTATION |
Does PE or E activity INCREASE segmentation? | PE, E decreases segmentation |
Segmentation occurs when chyme enters the | Duodenum |
Peristalsis between meals that sweeps the inestine clean is known as | Migrating Motility Complex, 3 steps forward, 2 steps back |
What 2 hormones are involved in the | Gastrocolic Reflex |
What coordinates the vomiting reflex | Medulla |
Saliva's Tonicity? | Hypotonic (less salt) |
Antibody in saliva | IgA |
Enzymes in saliva that start Fat Digestion | Salivary amylase &Lingual lipase |
Antagonist of PE that blocks Muscarinic R on Acinar Cell | ATROPINE, dry mouth |
B12 deficieny can lead to DDX | Pernicious anemia |
The Mucus cells provide (3) | Lubrication, Protection against self digestion by pepsin & acid injury |
Chief cellssecret | pepsinogen |
What converts Pepsinogen into Pepsin | HCL |
G cells secrete | Gastrin |
Parietal cells secrete (2) | HCL & Intrinsic factor |
What 2 things can be absorbed in the stomach | Asprin & Alcohol |
Gastric Gand contains | chief cells and parietal cells |
Ach and gastring stimulate the release of | Histamine |
Histamine stimulates which cells | parietal |
Phases of Gastric secretion | Cephalic, Gastric, Intestinal |
What occurs in the Cephalic reflex phase | Sensory stimulation --> Gustatory centers -->Vagal nuclei and intricsic plexuses |
What occurs in the Gastric phase | Added stimulation of food and POTENTIATION PE & ENS |
Which phases are EXCITATORY to gastric secretion | Cephalic & Gastric |
In the Intestinal phase, what happens to secretion in the stomach? | Contents empty into intestine and thus LESS PROTEIN and DISTENTION to stimulate secretion in stomach |
Which cells are stimulated in intestinal phase | D-Cells (SOMATOSTATIN), inhibiting release from parietal, chief & ECL cells and PEPSIN & HCl |
H+ ions for HCl (H+/K+ATPase)secretion in gastric Parietal Cell come from which PUMP/Exchanger? | CO2&H20 ….Chloride Bicarbonate exchanger slide 36 |
What are the agents that stimulate H+ secretion | Vagus (Ach), G cells (Gastrin), ECL cells (Histamine) |
What are the agents that inhibit H+ secretion | Somatostatin & Prostaglandins |
OMEPRAZOLE (prilosec) inhibitor of | H+/K+ATPase action inhibiting H+ secretion! |
What is in the protective barrier | HCO3- and Mucus |
What are protective factors on the mucosa | HCO3- & mucus, Prostaglandins, Mucosal blood flow, Growth Factor |
What are Damaging factors on the mucosa | H+, Pepsin, H.Pylori, NSAIDs, Stress, Smoking, Alcohol |
In Peptic Ulcer Disease there is an imbalance between | Mucus secretion and Acid protection |
Pancreatic secretions contain | Amylase, Lipase, Protease, CHOs, Fats, Proteins, HCO3- |
80% of pancreatic secretions goes into the ? | Intestine |
Pancreatic secretions's TONICTY? | Hypotonic |
Liver Functions | Regulation of metabolism, Synthesis of proteins, storage of vitamins and IRON, degrading Hormones, inactivating excreting drugs and toxins |
Major source of Cholesterol production and Only source of Excretion | LIVER |
Which organ converts Chylomicron to VLDL, then HDL and LDL | Liver |
Bile is responsible for | Emusification of FATS |
Enterohepatic Circulation | Circulation of Bile Salts |
Bile is stored in _________ and Formed in the _________ | Gallbladder, liver |
What happens in the Gallbladder | Bile is concentrated |
Bile consists of | 50%salts, 40%phospholipids, 4%cholesterol, 2%bilirubin |
Salt when conjugated with Na+ is | bile acid |
The end product of heme catabolism | Bilirubin |
Cholesterol -->Liver--> = | Primary bile acid |
Cholesterol--->Liver---> Primary bile acids--> intestinal Bacteria ---> = | Secondary bile acid |
Primary bile acids (2) | cholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid |
Secondary bile acids (2) | Deoxycholic acid, Lithocholic acid |
Emptying of gallblader is caused by ______ binding to ____ | CCK to CCKb |
Opening of the sphincter of oddi is caused by | CCK |
Bile is ejected in steady spurts or stream? | Spurts |
Only IRON and CALCIUM absorption is… | adjusted to the body's needs (not indiscriminately) |
B12 and Bile salts are absorbed in | Ileum |
Enzyme that breaksdown Starch | alpha amylase |
Lactose is broken down into | Glucose and Calactose (via lactase) |
Sucrose is broken down into | Glucose and fructose (via sucrase) |
Maltotrios is broken down into glucose via | sucrase |
Final digestion of maltose, sucrose and lactose occurs in | microvilli |
fructose is absorbed into the blood by | Facilitated diffusion only |
Protein digestion in the stomach occurs via which enzyme | Pepsin ...Protein-->pepsin--> AMINO ACID &oligopeptides |
Protein digestion in the small intestine, which enzymes | trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, carboxy A&B |
Makeup of a MICELLE | Chol, MG, LysoPL, FFA |
Make up of Chylomicron | PL, ApoB (Chol E, TG) |
Vitamins are absorbed by sm intestine, H20 soluble Vit? | B1,B2,B6 and B12, C |
Fat soluble | A, D,E,K |
B12 absorption requires__ and is absorbed in ____ | Intrinsic factor, Ileum |
B12 is stored in | Liver |
B12 has ____ years worth maintained in the liver | 3-6 years |
B12 is required for (2) | Proper myelination in the CNS & Nucleic acid synthesis |
Vitamin C increases IRON absorption by | Reducing Fe+++ to Fe++ |
Transferrin (Iron bound to BetaGlobulin) transports it from ____ to _____ | Sm intestine to the liver |
Heme iron is digested by | lysosomes & is transported with apoferritin into blood |
Vit D stimulates absorption of Ca++ against [gradient] by | activating Ca++ transporter protein (calbindin-D-28K) |
2 transporters of Ca++ exist in ________membrane | basolateral |
The 2 Ca++ transporters are | Ca++ATPase & Ca++/Na+ ANTIporter |
where is the HCO3-/Cl- exchanger located | epithelial cell of Illeum |
Passive absorption for Na+ occurs | Btw Adjacent epithelia cells & Interstitial fluid |
Active absorption for Na+ occurs | through epithelial ceels requiring ATP& 2carriers |
Deposition of Ca++ in the lense causes | cataracts |
Photoreceptors in the retina are (2) | Rods & cones |
Rods & Cones detect what | Rods=Dark (shades of grey), Cones=Light (color vision) |
Where is the blind spot located | At the optic disk |
Which portion of the retina are cones are most abundant | Center (macula) |
Portion of retina where Rods are most abundant | Periphery |
Rhodopsin | Rod photopigment |
Human ear is sensitive to a range of _______ (Hz of sound frequency) | 20-20000 |
Sound pressure is expressed as | dB |
what sound pressure can cause damage to aud. Apparatus | >100 dB |
what sound pressure can cause pain to aud. Apparatus | >120 dB |
CN for hearing | 8, Vestibulocochlear |
Inner hair cells of scala media are located on the _____ membrane | basilar |
Is endolymph or perilymph in the scala media? | endolmph (high in K+) |
Contain vestibular hair cells covered by cupula | Semi-circular canals |
Detects angular acceleration | Semi-circular canals |
Responds selectively to TILTING of HEAD away for a HORIZONTAL position (get up from bed) | SACCULE |
Responds to vertically and directed linear acceleration | jumping up and down, elevator |
Sound waves are not conducted through external and middle ear | Conductive deafness |
Physical blockage of canal is what type of deafness | Conductive deafness |
Bony adhesion btw stapes and oval window is what type of deafness | Conductive deafness |
Sound waves are not TRANSLATED into nerve signals | sensorineural defnesss |
What is Neural Presbycusis | degenerative age related process that occurs as hair cells wear out |
Golf Proteins | olfactory transuction |