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8.1: Upper gastrointestinal tract Flashcards

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Digestion is

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The process of breaking down macromolecules to allow absorption

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Absorption is

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The process of moving nutrients and water across a membrane

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4 basic layers of gut wall

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Mucosa: epithelium
Submucosa : connective tissue
Muscularis : smooth muscle
Serosa/Adventitia : connective tissue with or without epithelium

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How many teeth are in the oral cavity

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32

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Composition of oral cavity

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8 incisors
4 canines
8 premolars
12 molars

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What muscle is present in the oral cavity

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Massater muscle - largest jaw muscle
-responsible for biting

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Function of salivary glands

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First step of digestion
Food mixed with saliva
Lingual lipase - fat digestion
Salivary amylase - carb digestion

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What 2 muscle types are present in the tongue

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Intrinsic and extrinsic muscles

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What are intrinsic muscles in the tongue responsible for

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Fine motor control and moving food

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What are extrinsic muscles of the tongue responsible for

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Gross movement of tongue (in, out, up, down)
Assist mechanical digestion

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Function of the oesophagus

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Conduit for food, drink and swallowed secretions from pharynx to stomach

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3 characteristics of oesophageal epithelium

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Non-keritanising
Wear and tear lining - extremes of temp and texture
Lubrication - mucus secreting glands and saliva

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2 characteristic of oesophageal muscle

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Tonically active
Swallowing centre

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2 functions of oesophageal muscle

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Peristalsis
Circular muscle

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4 stages of swallowing

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Stage 0: oral phase
Stage 1: pharyngeal phase
Stage 2: upper oesophageal phase
Stage 3: lower oesophageal phase

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What occurs In stage 0 of swallowing

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Chewing and saliva prepare bolts
Both oesophageal sphincters constricted

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What occurs in stage 1 of swallowing

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Pharyngeal musculature guides food bonus towards oesophagus
Both oesophageal sphincters open

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What occurs in stage 2 of swallowing

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Upper sphincter closes
Superior circular muscle rings contract and inferior rings dilate

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What occurs in stage 3 of swallowing

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Lower sphincter closes as food passes through

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3 functions of gastro-oesophageal junction

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Reflux - prevented by diaphragm
Epithelial transition
Gastric folds - rugae

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Why are gastric folds present?

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To increase surface area of epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract so more digestion and more absorption can occur

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3 functions of the stomach

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Breaks food into smaller particles (acid and pepsin)
Holds food, releasing it in controlled steady rate into duodenum
Kills parasites and certain bacteria

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What do the cardia and pyloric region of the stomach secrete

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Mucus only

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What do the body and fundus of the stomach secrete

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Mucus, HCL, Pepsinogen

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What does the antrum of the stomach secrete
Gastrin
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How much of acid does the stomach produce per day
2L/day
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What are mucins
Gel coating HCO3- trapped in mucus gel
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pH at epithelial surface
6-7
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pH at lumen of stomach
1-2
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Two types of movement in stomach
Peristalsis Segmentation
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Process of Peristalsis
Propels chyme towards colon More powerful as moved from LOS to pyloric sphincter ANS essential
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Comparison of segmentation to peristalsis
Weaker Fluid chyme towards pyloric sphincter Solid chyme pushed back to body Stretching activates enteric NS
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Two types of stomach cells
Chief cell Parietal cell
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Characteristics of chief cell
Protein-secreting epithelial cell Abundant RER Golgi packing and modification for export Masses of apical secretion granules Secretes pepsinogen
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Characteristics of parietal cell at rest
Many mitochondria - lots of protein pumps Internal canaliculi (secretory surface) Cytoplasmic tubulovesicles (cont. H+/K+ ATPase)
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Characteristics of parietal cell during secretion
Microvilli project into canaliculi Tubulovesicles fuse with membrane
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What do cheif cells secrete
Pepsinogen Needs HCL to change into pepsin
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Function of gastrin in the stomach
Stimulates release of histamine from chromaffin cells (lamina propria)
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3 Phases of gastric secretion
Cephalic phase Gastric phase Intestinal phase
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In the cephalic phase of gastric secretion
Though, sight, smell and taste of food stimulates pathways transmitted by vagus nerve Vagus nerve activates parietal cells through ACH to trigger whole cascade
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In the gastric phase of gastric secretion
Food in stomach causes stretch and chemo-receptors involved Vagus nerve sends signals to stomach to activate acid secretion
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In the excitatory intestinal phase of gastric secretion
Once the chyme with pH less than 2 reaches the duodenum Signal is transmitted by the vagus nerve and this causes secretion of hormones that inhibit the secretion of gastric HCl and pepsin too These hormones are Gatric inhibtory peptide, Cholecystokinin and Secretin
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How might you produce a useful drug to decrease acid secretion -
Omeprazole - stops K+/H+ pump Ranitidine - stops histamine from binding to receptor
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Which vertebrae is the oesophagus between?.
C5 and T10
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Three subdivisions of the oesophagus
Cervical oesophagus- cricopharyngeal muscle to suprasternal notch Thoracic oesophagus- suprasternal notch to diaphragm Abdominal oesophagus - diaphragm to cardia of stomach
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What is the Z line of the oesophagus
Line where the pink mucosa of the oesophageal sqaumous epithelium meets the red mucosa of the gastric columnar epithelium
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What is the significance of this Z line in Barrett’s oesophagus
Here the epithelium of the lower oesophagus undergoes metaplasia So gastric mucosa extends to oesophagus, meaning it would be important to determine the Z line in these cases
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Is the upper or lower oesophageal sphincter a true sphincter?
Upper
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Is skeletal muscle found in the upper or lower oesophagus?
Both
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Is smooth muscle found in the upper or lower oesophagus
Lower
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Why does this epithelial transition at the gastro-oesophageal junction occur and how does this develop to cancers?
Acid reflux means that the upper oesophagus is more acidic than normal To cope with this, the squamous cells above the gastro-oesophageal junction become columnar epithelium This change to columnar epithelium makes the cells unstable, leading to dysplasia and then becomes cancers
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Why is a hiatus hernia a risk factor for developing cancer of the oesophagus?
Because the opening of the diaphragm causes it to be larger and so there is a portion of the stomach that slips into the chest which prolongues exposure to the lower oesophagus, associating with acid reflux
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How does the anatomical orientation of the stomach to the oesophagus reduce the risk of acid reflux?
Stomach lies at an angle to the oesophagus Other ligaments also suspend the gastro-oesophageal junction at an acute angle on the fringe oesophageal ligaments to prevent acid reflux
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What allows pH of epithelium surface to be between 6 and 7 when lumen is between 1-2?
Mucus coating with HCO3- trapped in mucus gel
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Which layer of muscle carries out segmentational contraction?
Circular
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Which layer of muscle carries out peristalsis contraction ?
Longitudinal
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Is segmentation or peristalsis the stronger contraction?
Peristalsis
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Which method of contraction occurs most often?
Segmentation - 80% contractions
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Describe the nervous stimulation of peristalsis?
Activated by ANS
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Describe the nervous stimulation of segmentation?
Stretching activated enteric nervous system
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Explain how the parietal cells secrete HCl?
Na+/K+ pump, transports Na+ into interstitial fluid from the parietal cell K+ transported from interstitial fluid into the parietal cell and then into the canncaliculi that have fused with the tubulovesicles CO2 taken up by parietal cells and reacts with H20 using carbonnic anhydrase, forming H+ and HCO3- HCO3- transported out by AE1 antiporter and Cl transported into the parietal cell and then into cannaliculi H+/K+ ATPase transports H+ into the canaliculi and moves K+ from the canaliculi back into the parietal cell
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How is this HCl secretion triggered?
H2 receptors which are found on the surface of the parietal cells When histamine gets released from different triggers, this is detected by the H2 receptors which starts the process of HCl secretion
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What is the enterogastric reflex?
Nervous reflex where stretching of the wall of the duodenum results in inhibition of gastric motility and reduced rate of emptying of the stomach It is a feedback mechanism used to regulate the rate at which partially digested food leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine
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What is the mechanism of action of Omeprazole ?
Blocks protein pumps (H+/K+ ATPase)
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What can Omeprazole be used as a treatment for?
Indigestion, heartburn and acid reflux
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What is the mechanism of action of Ranitidine?
Blocks the H2 receptors to prevent the triggering of the whole cascade by Histamine
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Would chyme fatty acid content and protein content increase or decrease acid secretion in the stomach?
Decrease

BRS 8: Gastroenterology (6 decks)

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