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Where do secretions into the small intestine come from?

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Pancreas
Liver
Intestine itself

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How much of secretions of the Liver is made per day? From where?

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Biliary system

0.5l

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How much of secretions of the pancreas is made per day?

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1.5l

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How much of secretions of the small intestine is made per day?

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1l

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What is the pH of pancreas secretion?

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7.8- 8.4

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What is liver secretion (biliary system) composed of?

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bile acids
cholesterol
phospholipids

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What is the pH of liver )secretion?

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7.6

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What are thesecretions of liver also used for?

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Excretion of drugs from body

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What is pancreas secretion composed of? why?

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Salts e.g sodium bicarbonate - because so alkaline
enzymes -enzymes to complete the process of carbohydrate digestion fat digestion, and protein digestion in the small intestine

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What is small intestine secretion composed of?

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mucus
enteropeptidase
salt and water

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What are the secretions of liver also used for?

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Excretion of drugs from body

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What is the pancreas known for?

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Champion bicarbonate secreting organ

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What are the enzymes in the pancreatic juice

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Proteases — digest proteins
Lipases — digest fats
alpha-amylase — digests carbohydrates

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What is the name given to cells in the pancreas

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Acinar cells

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What is important about proteases secreted from the pancreas

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Inactive form so it is transported tot he small intestine without digestion at the pancreas

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What is important about alpha-amylases secreted from the pancreas

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On the apical membrane brush border of the villus epithelial cells
responsible for the final steps of carbohydrate digestion

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What is the pancreatic juice made of?

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HCO3- : rich in bicarbonate
NaCl
Water

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What is important about the composition of the pancreatic juice

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Creates the right environment for enzymes to work

rich in bicarbonate- neutralize the acid that is delivered into the duodenum from the stomach

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What is important about biacarbonate in pancreatic juice

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helps to buffer pH
neutralize the acid that is delivered into the duodenum from the stomach
essential for mucus to have the right physical chemical properties

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What happens if there are problems with the exocrine pancreas

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Short life expectancy

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What is the difference between exocrine and endocrine pancreas

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Exocrine- digestion and removal of drugs

Endocrine- Insulin and glucagon

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What is the organisation of the pancreas

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Main collecting duct in the middle makes the “stem of the leaf”
Main collecting duct connected to lobules by interlobular duct (makes the “ veiny branches of the middle bit of the leaf”)
Intralobular ducts within groups of lobules
Zoom onto lobule:
150- 200 acinar cells form acinus
Acinus connected to intralobular duct by intercalated duct

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What are lobules

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Secretory unit

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What are acinar cells

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Specialised pancreas epithelial cells

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What is the function of acinar cells
Produce enzymes needed in the final stage of digestion
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What is the structure of acinar cells
Zymogen granules near apical membrane(facing the intercalated duct) Rich rough endoplasmic reticulum at the base of the cell
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What are zymogen granules
Store for enzymes that acinar cells releases by exocytosis
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What is the acinar cells specialised for?
Protein production
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What are the cells in the pancreas?
Acinar | Ductal epithelial cells
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How pancreatic juice is produced?
Primary secretion Acinar cells deliver enzymes into intercalated duct Secretion of isotonic sodium chloride and water: - transcellular chloride movements -Paracellular chloride movements - chloride drives paracellular movements of sodium and water At duct-lining epithelial cells Modification of secretion to produce the bicarbonate rich pancreatic juice: -transcellular absorption of chloride by the lining epithelial cells and the transcellular secretion of bicarbonate -Paracellular secretion of water and sodium
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What does 'leaky' epithelia mean?
both transcellular and paracellular movement can occur
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What is 'leaky' epithelia referring to?
Position of acinar and duct lining epithelial cells
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What happens with saliva at the salivary glands
Same as pancreatic juice but: instead of bicarbonate there is alpha- amylase at the acinar cells "Leaky" epithelia at the level of the acinar cells but "tight epithelial at the level of the duct-lining epithelial cells- transcellular movement no paracellular movement Sodium and chloride ion reabsorption Potassium and bicarbonate secretion
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sodium chloride secretion in the acinar cells - basolateral membrane
1- Sodium-Pottassium ATPase using ATP hydrolysis to pump sodium out in exchange for potassium in concentration gradient across the basal lateral membrane 2- used by the sodium potassium two chloride (NKCC) cotransporter to drive the accumulation of chloride ions inside the cell One sodium one potassium, and two chlorides are transported together secondary active transport that is dependent upon the sodium potassium ATPase 3-Basolateral membrane potassium channel- membrane pore for potassium travel down favorable electrochemical gradient out of cell-provides an extra source of extracellular potassium for the co-transporter to use
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sodium chloride and water secretion in the acinar cells - apical membrane
Exit on the apical membrane is passive- ion channel selective for chloride- chloride moves passively down a favorable electrochemical gradient from inside the cell into the lumen of the duct -Negative charge draws sodium across epithelium into lumen Sodium chloride creates an osmotic gradient and that's gonna draw water across the epithelium
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How are apical chloride channels regulated
an increase in intracellular calcium concentration by: - acetylcholine interacting with m3 receptors - hormonal- CCK produced by I cells
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What does an increase in intracellular calcium concentration in the acinar cells mean?
activation at the basolateral membrane potassium channels | activation of opening the gated apical passive chloride channel
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How does the basolateral potassium channel act as a drive for chloride secretion?
Hyperpolarises makes basolateral membrane more negative
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What's the difference in saliva and pancreatic sodium chloride secretion in terms of regulating?
Only neuronal in saliva | Neuronal and hormonal- pancreas
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Activation of pancreatic proteases
``` Inactive form of enzymes- Trypsinogen Chymotrypsinogen Precarboxypeptidase Enteropeptidase fixed on brush border of the epithelial cell in the duodenum and jejunum at the tip pf the villi This enzyme converts: Trypsinogen → Trypsin Active trypsin then acts on inactive enzymes to make them active: Trypsinogen → Trypsin Chymotrypsinogen → Chymotrypsin Precarboxypeptidase → carboxypeptidases ```
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Where is can enteropeptidase be located?
In the vili on the epethilal cells of duodenum and jejunum | Dislodged in the lumen by bile salts
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What is contained in the zymogens other than enxymes? Function?
Trypsin inhibitor | prevent the premature activation of trypsin
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What are some components of bile? Percentages?
Bile acid (65%) Cholesterol(4%) Phospholipids (20%) Bile pigments(0.3%)
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Which components of the bile is responsible for emulsifying lipids
Bile acid
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Which components of the bile is responsible for improving digestion of lipids
Bile acid
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Which components of the bile is responsible for forming mixed micelles
Bile acid Cholesterol Phospholipids
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What is bile acid responsible for
emulsifying lipids | improving digestion of lipids
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What is the bile acid, cholesterol and phospholipid responsible for?
form mixed micelles to aid absorption of fatty acids
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What are micelles
Substance that carries products of fat digestion to the membrane of the villus epithelial cells where they're gonna be absorbed
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Where is the bile pigment from?
result of the breakdown products of hemoglobin (bilirubin)
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What secretes bile?
Hepatocytes
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Where is bile stored?
gall bladder
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What is the enterohepatic circulation
bile from the gall bladder in fed state will be reabsorbed in jejunum At illeum active reabsorption of bile acids delivered into the splanchnic circulation splanchnic circulation via the portal vein is going to return bile acids and bile salts to the liver
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What mechanism is the recycling of bile acids
homeostatic
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Why is recycling bile acids important
synthesis of bile acids is metabolically really expensive small amount is synthesised recycled many times depending on foodstuff efficient
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Similarities and differences in structure if lining if large and small intestine?
Microvilli and Crypts- Large Micro villi and Villi and crypts- Small Small intestine longer, Higher area of surface Small- Nutrient absorption Large-No Small- No Large - Active K+ secretion Both- HCO3- secretion and active Na+ absorption Crypts: Large- mucous secretion Small- salt and water secretion Short chain fatty acids absorbed by large
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What is the fluid balance in the GI tract?
2L/day in mouth ``` Inflow (secretion)- all from small intestine Salivary glands Stomach Bile duct Pancreas Small intestine ``` Outflow Absorption From small intestine 6.5L/day max 10 large intestine 1.9L/day max 15-20 L/day Excretion from anus 0.1L/day

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