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Unit 4 Lecture 25 Flashcards

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What are the organs of the GI tract?

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  • Mouth
  • pharynx
  • esophagus
  • stomach
  • small intestine
  • large intestine
  • rectum and anus
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What is the function of the mouth?

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mechanical and chemical breakdown, deglutition (swallowing)

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What is the function of the pharynx and esophagus?

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swallowing and avoiding airway

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What is the function of the stomach?

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mechanical and chemical breakdown with some absorption

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What is the function of the small intestine?

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chemical and mechanical breakdown with major absorption

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What is the function of the large intestine?

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absorption of electrolytes and some vitamins

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What is the function of the rectum and anus?

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defecation

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What are the major layers of the GI tract?

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  • Mucosa
  • Submucosa
  • Muscularis
  • Serosa
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What are the layers of the Mucosa?

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  • Epithelium
  • Lamina Propria
  • Muscularis Mucosae
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What is the epithelium of the mucosa layer made out of?

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  • Stratified squamous: mouth, esophagus and anus

- Simple columnar: rest of GI tract

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What is the function of simple columnar epithelium in the mucosa layer?

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  • Secretes enzymes and absorbs nutrients
  • Specialized cells (goblet) secrete mucous onto cell surfaces
  • Enteroendocrine cells secrete hormones controlling organ function
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What is the lamina propria of the mucosa layer made of?

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Connective tissue

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What else is found in the lamina propria?

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Blood vessels and lymphatic tissue

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What is the muscularis mucosa layer of the mucosa made of?

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Smooth muscle

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What is the function of the muscularis mucosa layer of the mucosa?

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  • Creates folds in the stomach and small intestine –> drives local movements to increase absorption by exposing ingested material to absorptive surfaces
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What is the submucosa made of?

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Loose connective tissue

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What is found in the submucosa layer?

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Submucosal plexus (Meissner’s plexus)

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What specific nervous system is the submucosal plexus part of?

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Enteric Nervous System?

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What is the enteric nervous system?

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Nerves from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) go to the Peripheral Nervous System (nervous outside brain and spine) and become Autonomic Motor Neurons —> ENTERIC MOTOR NEURONS in enteric plexuses —> smooth muscle, glands and endocrine cells of GI tract

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Where does the submucosal plexus receive input from?

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  • Sympathetic neurons (thoracic and lumbar spinal cord)

- Parasympathetic neurons (Vagus Nerve and Sacral Spinal Cord)

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The submucosal plexus motor neurons directly goes innervates on what?

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Mucosal epithelium

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What is the function of the submucosal plexus?

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  • Regulates blood vessel diameter
  • Secretion from glands and neurosecretory neurons
  • Local motility caused by muscularis mucosae
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What is the muscularis made of?

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  • Skeletal muscle: Mouth, pharynx, and Upper esophagus and anus (with voluntary control)
  • Smooth muscle: rest of GI tract (inner circular fibers and outer longitudinal fibers)
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What does the skeletal muscle control in the muscularis layer of the GI tract?

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Controls deglutition and defecation

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What does the smooth muscle control in the muscularis layer of the GI tract?
Allows motility for mixing and propulsions
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What is found in the muscularis layer of the GI tract?
Myenteric plexus (Auerbach's Plexus)
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What nervous system is the myenteric plexus a part of?
Enteric nervous system (shares some functions with submucosal plexus)
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What is the function of the myenteric plexus?
Provides parasympathetic and sympathetic innervation of circular and longitudinal smooth muscle layers
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What is the deepest layer of the GI tract (minus esophagus)?
Serosa
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What is the deepest layer of the esophagus?
Adventitia
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What is the function of the serosa?
- secretes serous fluid
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What is the serosa made of?
Areolar conenctive tissue covered in simple squamous epithelium
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What is the adventitia made of?
Areolar connective tissue without epithelium
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What is another name for the serosa?
Visceral peritoneum
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What are the layers of the peritoneum?
- Visceral peritoneum - Peritoneal cavity - parietal peritoneum
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What does the Visceral peritoneum do?
Covers organs
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What does the parietal peritoneum do?
Lines the walls of body cavity
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What things connect organs in the body abdominal cavity?
- Greater and lesser omentum - Mesocolon - Mesentery - Falciform Ligament
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What are the 2 types of digestion in the mouth?
Chemical and Mechanical
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What is mechanical digestion?
Mastication or chewing - breaks pieces of food into pieces - mixes with saliva so that it forms a moist bolus
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What enzymes are involved in chemical digestion in the mouth?
Salivary amylase and lingual lipase
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What does salivary amylase do in the mouth?
Begins starch digestion (pH 6.5-7) but stops when bolus hits acidic gastric juices (pH 2)
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What does lingual lipase do in the mouth?
Tongue glands secretes lingual lipase and breaks down triglycerides (Lipids) into fatty acids and glycerol
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What are the major glands in the mouth?
- Parotid gland - Sublingual gland - Submandibular gland
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Where do all ducts empty into?
oral cavity in the mouth
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What triggers/ increases salivation
sight, smell, sounds, memory of food and tongue stimulation
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What decreases salivation?
fear and anxiety
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What are the glands connected to?
salivary ducts (w/ same names as glands)
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What is the composition of saliva?
water, HCO3- and enzymes
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What are the specific functions of saliva?
- moistens food (swallow) - dissolves food (taste) - HCO3- buffers acidic foods - Protects mouth from infection with rinsing action - lysozymes helps destroy bacteria
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What are the 2 main stages of swallowing?
- Voluntary stage | - Involuntary stages
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What are the involuntary stages?
- Pharyngeal stage | - Esophageal stage
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What is the voluntary stage of swallowing?
oral cavity to oropharynx
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What is the Pharyngeal stage | of swallowing?
pharynx to esophagus
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What is the esophageal stage of swallowing?
esophagus to stomach
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What process starts the voluntary stage of swallowing?
deglutition (swallowing)
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What is deglutition?
food bolus pushed by the tongue into the oropharnyx
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What process starts the involuntary stage of swallowing?
sensory nerves in pharynx signal deglutition center in brain
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What all happens during the pharyngeal stage of swallowing?
- breathing stops - soft palate and uvula rise closing off nasopharynx - vocal cords adduct - larynx rises - epiglottis covers the larynx
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What all happens during the esophageal stage of swallowing?
- upper esophageal sphincter relaxes - peristalsis pushes food down (circular fibers contract behind food and longitudinal fibers contract in front) - travel time (4-8 for food and 1 sec for liquid) - lower esophageal sphincter relaxes as food approaches
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What happens if the lower esophageal sphincter doesn't open?
- distension of esophagus fees like chest pain or heart attack
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What happens if the upper esophageal sphincter doesn't close?
- stomach acid enters esophagus and causes "heartburn" (GERD) - worsened by laying down, smoking, or weak sphincter

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