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What does motility refer to?

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contraction and relaxation of walls and sphincters of the GIT
- accomplishes grinding, mixing, and fragmenting food

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The contractile tissue of the GIT is composed of?

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smooth muscle and striated muscle in upper 1/3rd of esophagus, external anal sphincter

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What allows for very smooth contraction?

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unitary smooth muscle

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What does unitary smooth muscle have?

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cells electrically coupled via gap junctions
signals spread rapidly —> allows for smooth contraction

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List the types of contractions of smooth muscle in the GIT.

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phasic contractions
tonic contractions

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What does circular muscle do?

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shortens ring of smooth muscle
- shortens DIAMETER

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What does longitudinal muscle?

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shortens in a longitudinal direction
- shortens LENGTH of SEGMENT

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What are phasic contractions? Where does this occur?

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periodic contractions followed by relaxation
- esophagus, gastric antrum, SI

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What are tonic contractions? Where does this occur?

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maintain a constant level of contraction or tone without regular relaxation
- upper region of stomach, lower esophagus, ileocecal, internal anal sphincters

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Define slow wave of GIT.

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unique to GI smooth muscle
oscillating repolarization and depolarization of membrane potential of smooth muscle cells

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T/F: Slow waves may or may not bring membrane potential to threshold i.e. not always an AP

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TRUE

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More AP =

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stronger contractions

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The ______ has the highest contractions at 12/min, and the _______ has the lowest constrictions at 3/min.

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duodenum
stomach

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What is the origin of slow waves?

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interstitial cells of cajal (myenteric plexus)
interstitial cells

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What has depolarizations that occur simultaneously?

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interstitial cells of cajal

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What is the pacemaker for GI smooth muscle?

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interstitial cells

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Depolarization phase and maintenance of the plateau involves ________ in slow wave mechanisms.

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opening of Ca2+ channels

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Repolarization phase involves ________ in slow wave mechanisms.

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opening of K+ channels

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T/F: The frequency of slow waves are influenced by neural and hormonal output.

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FALSE

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List the 3 functions of mastication.

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mix food with saliva to lubricate
reduce size of food particles
mix ingested carbohydrates with salivary amylase

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What is the involuntary component of chewing?

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mechanoreceptors in mouth relay to brainstem
- initiated by food in mouth

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What is the voluntary component of chewing?

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can override reflex chewing at any time

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What is initiated voluntarily in the mouth?

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swallowing (deglutition)

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Where is the control for reflex swallowing located?

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swallowing center in medulla
- receptors near pharynx detect and send information via vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves

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What are the 3 phases in swallowing?
oral phase pharyngeal phase esophageal phase
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Define oral phase.
voluntary at first then involuntary - tongue forces bolus towards pharynx, involuntary swallowing takes over
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Define pharyngeal phase.
involuntary, propel bolus from mouth through pharynx to esophagus in 4 steps
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Explain the 1st step of the pharyngeal phase.
soft palate pulled up to narrow passage —> can't move to nasopharynx
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Explain the 2nd step of the pharyngeal phase.
epiglottis moves to cover the opening to the larynx larynx moves up against epiglottis - cover opening to trachea
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Explain the 3rd step of the pharyngeal phase.
upper esophageal sphincter relaxes food passes from pharynx to esophagus
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Explain the 4th step of the pharyngeal phase.
peristaltic wave to propel bolus to sphincter
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Define esophageal phase.
controlled by swallowing reflex AND enteric nervous system - propels bolus to stomach
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What is the primary wave to push the bolus?
swallowing reflex closes upper esophageal sphincter
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What are the two waves in the esophageal phase?
primary peristaltic wave secondary peristaltic wave (if needed)
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What is mediated by the ENS?
primary and secondary peristaltic waves in the esophageal phase
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T/F: The upper esophageal sphincter is closed unless bolus needs to pass through the esophagus.
TRUE
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The primary peristaltic contraction creates _______
high pressure area behind bolus
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When the peristaltic wave and bolus reach the lower esophageal sphincter, it _______, and is mediated by _______.
opens vagus n. and VIP (neuromodulator)
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When bolus reaches the lower esophageal sphincter, there is __________ in the stomach, which causes pressure to _______.
receptive relaxation of upper region of stomach pressure DECREASES
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The secondary peristaltic wave (if needed) _______
clears esophagus of any remaining food
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T/F: There is a pressure difference between upper and lower esophagus which is important.
TRUE
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What are the 3 components of gastric motility?
relaxation of orad region in stomach contractions gastric emptying
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What is hormonally regulated?
gastric emptying
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The caudad region is _______ for __________.
thick-walled stronger contractions
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The stomach has ______ and _______ innervation.
external internal
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What are the 3 muscle layers of the stomach?
outer longitudinal middle circular inner oblique
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Receptive relaxation of orad stomach is caused by the relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter, which will ______ pressure and ______ volume of stomach
decrease increase
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What is the vasovagal reflex involved in? What limbs of the nerve?
receptive relaxation of the stomach afferent and efferent
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Contractions begin in the ______
caudad region of stomach
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Waves begin in the ______
middle of body of stomach
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The waves become more ______ the closer you get to pylorus
rigorous
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During mixing and digestion, there may be retropulsion, which is ________
bolus propelled back, further reduction of particle size
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For slow waves, neural input and hormones can't alter frequency, BUT they can alter ________
contraction strength
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Gastrin and motilin _______ force of contraction via _______
increase PSNS
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Secretin and GIP _______ force of contraction via _______
decrease SNS
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Migrating myoelectric complexes are mediated by _____ during fasting, to clear any remaining food.
motilin
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What are the goals of SI motility?
mix chyme with enzymes and secretions expose nutrients to intestinal mucosa for absorption propel chyme to LI
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Slow waves are more frequent in the ______
duodenum
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There is parasympathetic innervation in the small intestine via the _______, which will _______ contraction strength
vagus nerve increase
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There is sympathetic innervation in the small intestine via the _______, which will _______ contraction strength
celiac and superior mesenteric ganglia decrease
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What does the enteric nervous system coordinate in the small intestine?
segmentation peristaltic contractions
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What are segmentation contractions
part of intestine that contractis to split digests and allow it to re-mix
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How does segmentation contractions mix chyme?
back and forth movement NOT FORWARD
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For peristaltic contractions there is a ______ behind the bolus and _______ in front of bolus.
contraction behind relaxation in front
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You need the _______ and ________ to work together during peristalsis.
circular muscle longitudinal lmuscle
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What senses the bolus?
enterochromaffin cells
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What are enterochromaffin cells?
cells that sense the bolus involved in peristaltic reflex for moving chyme
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What happens during vomiting?
information from vestibular system, back of throat, GIT, and chemoreceptor trigger zone in 4th ventricle vomiiting center in medulla —> vomiting reflex
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What happens during vomiting reflex?
reverse peristalsis in si relaxation of stomach and pylorus increased abdominal pressure movement of larynx up relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter closure of glottis forceful expulsion
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Define retching
upper esophageal sphincter remain closed, lower open, contents return to stomach
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What sphincter opens to allows contents into cecum, then contracts to close?
ileocecal sphincter
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The colon in pigs forms a spiral colon where?
ascending colon
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What has no sigmoid colon?
dog, cat, horse
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Where do segmentation contractions occur in the large intestine? They are associated with _____
cecum proximal colon haustra
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Define haustra.
sac-like segments
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What has no haustra? What does?
NO: dogs, rats, carnivores, ruminants YES: guinea pigs, rabbits, pigs, humans, monkeys, horses
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Define defecation
rectum fills and smooth muscle wall contracts internal anal sphincter relaxes external anal sphincter tonically contracted until defecation
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Define gastrocolic reflex. There is the afferent limb in the _______ and efferent limb in _______
distention of stomach increases motility of colon afferent: stomach efferent: colon

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