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Digestive
Final Review
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Physiology
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2010

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Term
Another name for swallowing
Definition
Deglutition
Term
What closes off the nasal cavity
Definition
Uvula
Term
What covers the glottis
Definition
epiglottis
Term
GERD - "Heartburn"
Definition
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease
Term
4 functions of the stomache
Definition
1. churns
2. storage
3. secretes gastric juice
4. secretes gastrin
Term
What are the longitudinal fold in the stomach called
Definition
Rugae
Term
Size of stomach...empty and full
Definition
50ml & 1.5lt/
Term
What is the bolus called after it leave the stomach
Definition
Chyme
Term
name of the sphincter b/t the stomach and small intestines
Definition
Pyloric
Term
name the 4 main layers in the GI tract
Definition
Mucosa
submucosa
muscularis
serosa
Term
2 stages of deglutition
Definition
1. voluntary stage
2. pharyngeal-osophageal stage
Term
what is the cause of GERD
Definition
lower esophageal sphincter fails to close
Term
where does digestion of each of the following BEGIN: proteins
Definition
Stomach
Term
where does digestion of each of the following BEGIN: carbohydrates
Definition
Mouth
Term
what is chyme
Definition
chyme is the semifliud mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenumom
Term
Where is chyme produced
Definition
Stomach
Term
what is pepsin
Definition
a protease responsable for initial protein digestion
Term
What does this cell produce: gastric gland
Definition
mucus - alkaline to balance stomach juices
Term
What does this cell produce: Chief cells
Definition
pepsinogen - precursor to pepsin
Term
What does this cell produce: parietal cells
Definition
secrete HCI - converts pepsinogen into pepsin; kills bacteria; denaturing of proteins (unravelling)
Term
What does this cell produce: enteroendocrine
Definition
Secretes hormone, gastrin - stimulates parietal and chief cells
Term
3 facts about the mucosa of the stomach - how does it prevent digestion of the stomach by HCI and papsin?
Definition
1. alkaline mucus
2. tight junctions between mucosal cells prevents leakage
#. mucosal epithelium replaced every 5-7 days
Term
what condition can the bacterium Helicobacter pylori lead to?
Definition
peptic ulcers - acid-resistant bacteria penetrates mucosal barrier
Term
Only a few things are absorbed in the stomach, mention 2
Definition
Aspirin and alcohol
Term
where are brush border enzymes found?
Definition
small intestines epithelial cells
Term
what is a main function of bile (bile salts)?
Definition
machanicaly prepares lipids for digestion - keeps them appart. ie: does not break them dowm, just keeps them seperated, by ataching to the lipids
Term
in what portion of the tract do “mass movements” occur?
Definition
Large Intestines????
Term
defecation reflex
Definition
makes the internal anal sphincter relax, and lets YOU know that you need to relax the outer one, as well
Term
where does 90% of absorption occur?
Definition
small intestines
Term
what is a portal system?
Definition
capillary bed in the GI tract that connects to the liver
Term
name the accessory organs
Definition
Teeth
tongue
salivery glands
liver
pancreas
gall bladder
Term
6 functions of the digestive system
Definition
1. ingestion
2. secrestion
3.mixing and propultion
digestion
absorption
defecation
Term
How many liters of fluid do we ingest each day? how many are secreted into th lumen each day?
Definition
~ 2.3 liter
~ 7 liters
Term
what are the 2 enteric plexus' of the digestive system
Definition
Submucosal plexus & myenteic plexus
Term
Peristalis is mediated by 3 systems:
Definition
hormones
enteic NS
auonomic NS
Term
3 enzymes that the pancreas secretes into the small intestines
Definition
pancreatic amylase - digests saccharides
pancreatic lipase
nuclease
Term
6 bile components
Definition
cholesterol
phospholipids
triglycerides
electrolyte
bile pigments
bile salts
Term
What is the term used to explain what bile salts do?
Definition
Lipid emulsification
Term
is there any enzyme secretion in the L. Intestines"
Definition
No
Term
Some nutrient are stored in our body, others are circulating: which 3 are stored?
Definition
Protein (skeletal muscle)
Glycogen (s. muscle and liver
Triglycerides (adipose)
Term
Some nutrient are stored in our body, others are circulating: which 3 are circulating?
Definition
amino acid pool
glucose poll
fatty acid pool
Term
What is happenning in out body during the stage while we are eating?
Definition
Our body is absorbing nutrients. Anabolic period, our body is using nutrients and sending them to different parts of our body to be used
Term
What is happening in out body during the "fast", post absorpative state?
Definition
GI tract is empty, now our body is going to work, energy is obtained by breaking down nutrients -- the catabolic stage!
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