Regulation of GI Functions

Question 1

two ways that GI function is regulated

Answer 1

**combo of central nervous system & endocrine systems
**enteric nervous system with intrinsic endocrine paracrine component

Question 2

parasympathetic nervous system does what to GI

Answer 2

enhances

Question 3

sympathetic nervous system does what to GI

Answer 3

inhibits

Question 4

brain of the gut

Answer 4

enteric nervous system

Question 5

part of the GI regulation that contains receptors, sensory & motor neurons, interneurons

Answer 5

enteric nervous system

Question 6

the enteric nervous system has it’s own ________ cells

Answer 6

pacemaker

Question 7

what two plexus make up the enteric nervous system

Answer 7

submucosal plexus
myenteric plexus

Question 8

another name for submucosal plexus

Answer 8

Meissner’s plexus

Question 9

another name for myenteric plexus

Answer 9

Auerbach’s plexus

Question 10

the nerve fibers of each plexus run the entire what

Answer 10

GI tract

Question 11

plexus that Controls blood flow and secretions

Answer 11

submucosal plexus

Question 12

plexus that controls GI movements (peristalsis)

Answer 12

myenteric plexus

Question 13

what kind of endocrine hormones regulate function

Answer 13

intrinsic endocrine

Question 14

two intrinsic endocrine hormones

Answer 14

Gastrin, Cholecystokinin