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What is the total amount of daily secretions of mucous in the GI?

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6.7 liters

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mucous is secreted by what cells?

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goblet cells

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Which of the salivary glands only produce mucous?

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buccal glands

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Which of the salivary glands produce serous and mucous fluid? Why are they known as Extrinsic Glands?

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  • parotid gland
  • submandibular gland
  • sublingual gland

they only inc/dec saliva secretion in response to Autonomic Stimulation or Chemoreceptors –> they produce 80% of the saliva

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salivary constituents include a high level of these 3 things.

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  • potassium
  • bicarbonate
  • amylase
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What are the 3 functions of saliva?

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  • remove bacteria
  • destroy/opsonize bacteria via IgA
  • digest food particles
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What can increase the secretion of saliva by 20x

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sour taste

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What are the 2 major secretions of parietal cells in the stomach?

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  • intrinsic factor

- HCI

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What does chief cells secrete?

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pepsinogen

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What are the 3 stimuli of HCL formation?

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  • Ach
  • Gastrin
  • Histamine
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Stomach cancer is associated with what infection?

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H. pylori infection in the fundus

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Intrinsic factor is important in the absorption of what vitamin?

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Vitamin B12

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What converts pepsinogen to pepsin?

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presence of HCl

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Where does the K+ come from for the H+/K+ antipoter?

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saliva and leak channels

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What is the major secretion of the pancreas?

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sodium bicarbonate

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bicarbonate is secreted by ductal cells in response to what?

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secretin

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trypsinogen is converted into trypsin by what

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enterokinase enzyme in SI

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What does the pancreas secrete to break down protein?

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trypsin

carboxypolypeptidase

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What does the pancreas secrete to break down carbs?

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pancreatic amylase

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What does the pancreas secrete to break down fats?

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pancreatic lipase

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what does pancreatic lipase do?

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breakdown triglycerides into fatty acids and glycerol

22
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what is the major secretion of the liver?

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what is the main function of bile?

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Why don’t we see unconjugated bilirubin in the urine?

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it is bound to albumin

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What causes gallstones?
cholesterol will precipitate if its concentration exceeds the ability of the bile salts to emulsify
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what is the function of the Brunner's glands?
secrete bicarbonate in small intestines
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what is the function of the crypts of Lieberkuhn?
secretes mucous/electrolytes/water into the small intestine
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what is the major and only secretion of the large intestines?
mucous
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What are the major function of mucous in the GI tract?
- Protect against abrasions - Lubrication - Resistant to digestion - Buffers acids/bases
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What are the 2 major stimulations of secretions?
``` Mechanical Stimuli from food Nervous stimulation (distention, chemicals, autonomic) ```
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What stimulates G Cells to secrete Gastrin and what is the physiologic response?
Negatively charged proteins enter stomach --> buffers acids --> pH increases --> stimulates gastrin release --> parietal cells release HCl --> pH decreases
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D Cells secrete somatostatin in response to what pH change in the stomach?
pH decreases (increased acidity) This inhibits gastrin --> decrease HCl secretion from parietal cells
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How does the structure of the Oxyntic Tubular Gland impact pepsinogen function?
Tubular Glands are a "pit" --> Chief Cells are deep in pit --> secrete pepsinogen --> does not get activated until it moves UP the gland toward the lumen --> pH is low at the lumen --> acidity triggers pepsinogen conversion to pepsin --> prevents autodigestion of the stomach
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What structures of the Parietal Cell allow us to use medications to decrease acid secretion?
H2 Receptor Antagonists (Ranitidine) | Proton Pump Inhibitors (Omeprazole)
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Intrinsic Factor secreted from Parietal Cells helps absorption of Vitamin B12 in what way?
Intrinsic Factor binds to B12 and prevents it from being digested in the gut --> also allows it to be better absorbed in the Small Intestine
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What triggers (2) Pepsinogen release from Chief Cells?
1. Parasympathetic stimulation | 2. Direct stimulation via chemoreceptors from stomach acid
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Where in the stomach are Chief Cells located?
Body of Fundus
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Where in the stomach are G Cells?
Antrum
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What stimulates the pancreas to secrete bicarbonate?
Low pH chyme enters the duodenum --> S Cells --> secrete Secretin --> stimulates pancreas to release bicarbonate
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Why does the pancreas not digest itself with the presence of trypsinogen?
Trypsinogen held under inhibition from Trypsin Inhibitor --> stops auto-activation
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Trypsinogen gets converted to trypsin when and where?
Inhibited trypsin travels via the pancreatic duct to the duodenum --> encounters brush border enterokinases --> activate to trypsin
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Pancreatic Amylase convers starch carbohydrates into di- and tri-saccharides. Name the 3 main disaccharides.
Maltose Sucrose Lactose
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Where do the 3 disaccharides get converted to monosaccharides for absorption?
Brush border of small intestines
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Name the components that make up the 3 Disaccharides: Maltose, Sucrose, Lactose
``` Maltose = glucose + glucose Sucrose = glucose + fructose Lactose = glucose + galactose ```
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Explain the passage of bile from hepatocytes.
Hepatocytes --> Bile Canuliculi --> Terminal Bile Ducts --> Hepatic Duct --> Common Bile Duct --> Sphincter of Oddi (when open) --> Ampula of Vater ---> directly into Duodenum
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What hormone triggers the gallbladder to contract, to release bile, and to relax the Sphincter of Oddi?
CCK
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What triggers I cells to release CCK?
fatty acids entering the duodenum
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Where are Brunner's Glands located?
In the Small Intestine between Pylorus and Ampulla of Vater
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What causes the secretion of bicarb from Brunner's Glands?
Acidic (low) pH chyme entering the duodenum
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Mucous secretion of the large intestine has what main purpose?
prevent abrasion of GI wall from solid fecal material

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