Exam 5- GI Flashcards
(300 cards)
Four processes of GI
- motility 2. secretion 3. digestion 4. absorption
motility types in GI
propulsive moments- moves contents forward mixing movement- for absorption
pathway through GI
mouth esophagus stomach sm. intestine -duodenum -jejunum -ileum colon
lengths of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
duodenum = 10 in
jejunum = 8 ft
ileum = 12 ft
Layers of Gi
serosa
longitudinal muscle
myenteric plexus
circular muscle
submucosa
submucosal plexus
muscularis mucosa
lamina propria
epithelium
longitudinal muscle
smooth muscle runs along the length of the of GI with contraction= GI shortens and widens
circular muscle
wrapping around the GI tract with contraction= constriction/lumen decreases in diameter
muscularis mucosa
thin muscle layer moves mucosal lining
lamina propria
a CT layer
enteric nervous system controlled by___
- generats patterns of activity directly in gut (w/out CNS) -hormones from CNS modulate it
Enteric NS subsections:
- Myenteric plexus
- Submucous plexus
myenteric plexus
in walls of GI innervates muscle layers
submucous plexus
connects with myenteric
sensory function -irritation, distension
motor function -controls secretion
reflex arcs of GI NSs
changes in pH shape etc are sensed by receptors (i.e. mechanoreceptors, Cosmo receptors)
—->send to enteric NS (local effects)
and
—-> CNS = (-) or (+) SNS/PSNS which affects enteric NS
gastrin
secreted by stomach in response to ingested protein (+) gastric motility
(+) gastric secretion
(+) secretion of HCL and enzymes
(+) ileal motility (move food so we have room for new food)
(+) gastroileal reflex
gastroileal reflex
food in stomach (+) motility of ileum (+) opens illeocecal sphincter
secretin
secreted by duodenum in response to acid
-neutralizes stomach acid
(-) gastric motility and secretion to slow food entering duodenum
(+) HCO3- from pancreas and liver to neutralize acid
cholecystokinin (CCK)
secreted to duodenum in response to fat or protein
(-) gastric motility and secretion
(+) secretion of pancreatic digestive enzymes
(+) bile release from gall bladder
glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)
secreted by duodenum in response to glucose
(-) gastric activity… motility and secretion for absorption
(+) insulin release
enterogastrones =
secretion CCK and GIP
decrease gastric motility and secretion increases sm. intestine motility and secretion
Interstitial Cells of Cajal (ICCs)
- not neurons or sm. muscle but have sm. muscle qualities..
- have gap junctions
=PACEMAKERS OF GI SYSTEM
- spontaneously active, constantly generating signals
- connected to myenteric plexus, smooth muscle and neural plexuses
slow waves
-take many seconds -different activity in different sections of GI
slow waves => contraction via___
hormones can make slow waves stronger resolution in an AP -endogenously generated (don’t need CNS)
GI Motor Neurons
makes sm. muscles more susceptibe to contract when it’s stimulated by a slow wave
-motor n. fires = some depolarization
∴ with slow wave = CONTRACTION
-can also drive secretions, (+) varicosities to release hormones

























