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3 major activities of the GI tract

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  1. Motility
  2. Secretions: of juices & enzymes. digestion
  3. Absorption
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Submucosal Plexus

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Aka Meissner’s plexus
Lies between the submucosa & the circular muscle
Primarily controls SECRETION & blood flow

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Myenteric Plexus

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Aka Auerbach’s plexus
Lies between the circular muscle & the longitudinal muscle
Primarily controls MOTILITY of the smooth muscles

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Parasympathetic NS in GI tract

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Usually excitatory
Increases GI motility & secretion
Decreases activity of sphincters
Innervation is supplied by Vagus & pelvic nerves

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Vagus nerve innervates

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Upper 1/3 esophagus (striated), stomach, pancreas, small & upper large intestines (ascending colon). Stops at splenic flexure.

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Pelvic nerve innervates

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Lower large intestines, rectum, & anus

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What is the vasovagal reflex?

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It is the contraction of the gastrointestinal muscle layers in response to distension of the tract by food

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The vagus nerve is __% afferent & __% efferent

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75% afferent: from mechano & chemo receptors to CNS

25% efferent: from CNS to smooth muscles, secretory & endocrine cells

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Sympathetic NS in the GI tract is usually

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Inhibitory
Increases sphincter tone
Reduces blood flow to GI tract

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Hirschsprung’s Disease

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Aka congenital aganglionic megacolon
Resulting from an aganglionic section of bowel (absent ganglion cells). It’s missing myenteric plexus
Begins at the anus & progresses upwards, more common in males

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Signs & Symptoms of Hirschsprung’s Disease

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Delayed passage of meconium
Abdominal distension
Constipation

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Hormones in the GI tract

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gastrin
cholecystokinin (CCK)
secretin
gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP)

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Paracrines in the GI tract

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somatostatin

histamine

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Neurocrines in the GI tract

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ACh
norepi
vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) or bombesin
enkephalins
neuropeptide Y
substance P
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Official hormones

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Those which meet the following criteria:

  1. substance must be secreted in response to a physiologic stimulus & can be carried in the bloodstream to a distant site, where it produces a physiologic action
  2. its function must be independent of any neural activity
  3. it must be isolated, purified, chemically identified, and synthesized
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Candidate hormones

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Those that do not meet the criteria of a GI hormone

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Gastrin, cholecystikinin (CCK), secretin, & GIP are all

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Official hormones

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Substance P, VIP, enteroglucagon, bombesin, & motilin are all

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Candidate hormones

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Gastrin secreted by

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G (gastrin) cells in the antrum of the stomach

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Litte vs Big gastrin

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“Little gastrin”/G17 = Secreted in response to a meal

“Big gastrin”/G34 = Secreted during the inter-digestive period (between meals)

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Stimuli for the secretion of gastrin

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  • small peptides & AA in stomach lumen (*Phenylalanine & tryptophan: most important stimuli)
  • distention of stomach
  • vagal stimuli, mediated by GRP
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Stimuli for the inhibition of gastrin

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  • stomach lumen H (low pH) via negative feedback
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Actions of Gastrin

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  • Increases H secretion by gastric parietal cells (increases HCL)
  • Increases motility
  • Increases pancreatic secretions
  • Stimulates growth of gastric, small intestine, & colon mucosa by stimulating RNA & protein synthesis
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Cause of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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Due to a gastrin-secreting tumor or gastrinoma. Ectopic secretion of gastrin

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Signs & Symptoms of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- Hypertrophy of the gastric mucosa - Duodenal ulcers caused by the unrelenting secretion of H - Acidification of the intestinal lumen -> inactivates pancreatic lipase, an enzyme necessary for fat digestion ==> Fat is excreted in the stool***** (STEATORRHEA)
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Cholecystokinin (CCK) is coordinate to do what? It is secreted by what?
Coordinated to promote fat digestion & absorption | Secreted by the I cells of the duodenal & jejunal mucosa
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CCK is secreted in response to
- Monoglycerides & FA (but not triglycerides: glycerol + 3 FAs) - Small peptides & amino acids
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Actions of CCK
- Contraction of the gallbladder w/ simultaneous relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi. Ejects bile from the gallbladder into the lumen of the small intestine - Secretion of pancreatic enzymes (Lipase =lipids, Amylase=carbs, Pancreatic proteases = protein) - Secretion of HCO3 from the pancreas - Growth of the exocrine pancreas & gallbladder - Inhibition of gastric emptying (allows more time for digestion & absorption)
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Secretin
- structurally homologous to glucagon - secreted by the S cells (secretin cells) of the duodenum in response to H+ & FA - all 27 of it's AA are required for it's biologic activity
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Actions of Secretin
- To reduce H+ in lumen of small intestine
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Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide (GIP) are secreted by
- K cells of the duodenal & jejunal mucosa | - it is the only GI hormone that is secreted in response to all 3 types of nutrients: Glucose, AA & FA
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Actions of GIP
- stimulation of insulin secretion | - inhibition of gastric H secretion
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Somatostatin secreted by
D cells of GI mucosa. Also secreted by the hypothalamus & by the delta cells of the endocrine pancreas It is a paracrine
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Somatostatin is secreted in response to
Decreased luminal pH. Thus inhibits gastric H secretion & increases pH
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Histamine stimulates
Stimulates gastric H+ secretion
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Actions of VIP
- Induce smooth muscle relaxation (LES, stomach, gallbladder) - Stimulate secretin of water into pancreatic juice & bile - Inhibition of gastric acid secretion & absorption from the intestinal lumen
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Phasic vs Tonic contractions
``` Phasic = periodic contraction & relaxation: esophagus, gastric antrum, small intestines Tonic = sustained contraction: LES, orad stomach (upper region of stomach), ileocecal, internal anal sphincter) ```
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Due to weakness or decreased tone of LES, gastric contents reflux into esophagus
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Alchalasia
Due to sustained contraction or increased tone of the LES, not allowing food to enter stomach. "Bird beak appearance"
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Parietal cells secrete what?
HCl & Intrinsic factor. Found in the body of the stomach
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Chief cells secrete what?
Pepsinogen. Found in the body of the stomach
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G cells secrete what?
Gastrin. Found in the antrum of the stomach
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Mucous cells secrete what?
Mucus & Pepsinogen. Found in the antrum of the stomach
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Required for the absorption of vitamin B12 in the terminal ileum
Intrinsic factor
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Gastric ulcers
- Mucosal barrier is defective, which allows H+ & pepsin to digest a portion of the mucosa - H+ secretion is decreased, not increased as expected, b/c some of the H leaks into the damaged mucosa - Gastrin levels are increased by negative feed back mechanism from low H
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Duodenal ulcers
- more common than gastric ulcers - most common cause: H. pylori - H secretion is higher than normal & is responsible along w/ pepsin for damaging mucosa - gastrin levels in response to a meal is higher than normal b/c somatostatin which normally inhibits gastrin is also inhibited
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Drugs which block H secretion & are used for the treatment of ulcers
Atropine: muscarine receptor blocker Cimetidine: H2 receptor blocker Omeprazole: inhibits H-K-ATPase
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The absence of Intrinsic factor causes
Pernicious anemia
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The only essential secretion of the stomach
Intrinsic Factor
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Following gastrectomy (removal of the stomach), patients must receive IV vitamin B12 to bypass the absorption due to
Loss of intrinsic factor
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Secretin & CCK are the major stimulants of
Pancreatic secretion
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What carbohydrates are absorbed?
Only monosaccharides are absorbed: Glucose, Galactose, Fructose
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Fat soluble vitamins
A, D, E, K. These have to be taken in fat form in order to be absorbed

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