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Phys. Exam 3 Digestion and Absorption
Digestion and Absorption
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Physiology
Graduate
11/08/2010

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Term
Absorptive area in SI is increased 600 x by:
Definition
- folds in muscularis mucosa- 3x
- villi- 10x
- microvilli- 20x
Term
Unstirred layer of SI is called the ____.
Definition
glycocalyx
Term
disaccharides and proteins get ___ in the lumen of the gut before they are absorbed by epithelial cells.
Definition
- hydrolyzed
Term
Peptides undergo ___ ___once they are inside the epithelial cells.
Definition
- intracellular hydrolysis
Term
Triglycerides undergo ___ ___ into ___ and ___ ___, but once they are in the epithelial cell they undergo ___ ___.
Definition
- luminal hydrolysis
- glycerol
- fatty acids
- intracellular resynthesis
Term
There are only ____ ___ in the circulation, no peptides.
Definition
amino acids
Term
average American diet is ___ grams of CHO/day, which is ___% of calories.
Definition
-300-500 grams
- 40-45% of calories from CHOs
Term
CHO digestion:
Definition
- mouth: salivary alpha amylase digests starch to glucose and dextrins
- pancreatic alpha amylase: digests all starches to glucose
- In SI you have dissacharidases.
Term
3 signals that initiate pancreatic alpha amylase to be secreted:
Definition
- parsympathetic stimulation
- gastrin
- CCK (potentiated by secretin)
Term
alpha dextrinase breaks down alpha-limit dextrin into:
Definition
- maltotriose
- maltose
- glucose
Term
Maltase breaks down maltotriose into:
Definition
3 glucose molecules
Term
Maltase breaks down maltose into:
Definition
2 glucose molecules
Term
Sucrase breaks down sucrose into:
Definition
glucose and fructose
Term
Lactase breaks down lactose into:
Definition
- glucose and galactose
Term
monosaccharides absorbed by blood stream:
Definition
- glucose
- fructose
- galactose
Term
Glucose and Galactose are absorbed into the intestine by a ____ ____ which requries ___. Then a ____ ____ takes it into the blood. On the basolateral membrane you also have the NaK ATPase taking 3 sodium out and putting 2 potassium in.
Definition
- sodium cotransporter (SGLT1)
- ATP
- GLUT 2 Transporter
Term
Fructose is absorbed into intestinal cell by ___ ___ via a ___ ___, no ___ is needed. It is not known how it is tranported to the blood.
Definition
- facilitated diffusion
- GLUT 5 transporter
- no ATP needed
Term
soluble fibers:
Definition
- pectins
- mucilages
- gums
Term
Insoluble fibers:
Definition
- cellulose
- hemicellulose
- ligins
Term
Fibers bind ___ and ___ transit time. They also ___ minerals such as __, __, __, and ___. They also ___ organic material like ___ __, ___, and ____.
Definition
- water
- decrease
- adsorb
- calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium
- adsorb
- bile salts
- lipids
- cholesterol
Term
In the colon, fiber is digested by bacterial flora into ___ ___ ___ ___, which can be absorbed by the colon and ___ , which gets fermented to gases.
Definition
- short chain fatty acids
- lactate
Term
Failure to absorb short chain fatty acids from fiber leads to ___ ___, this is how many laxatives work.
Definition
- oncotic diarrhea
Term
If you have a brush border enzyme deficiency, can you still digest glucose?
Definition
yes, b/c you have salivary amylase and pancreatic amylase so starch digestion would be unharmed
Term
lactose intolerance can be due to lack of lactase or may be secondary to injury to intestinal mucosa such as:
Definition
- Kwashiorkor
- Colitis
- Gastroenteritis
- Celiac and Tropical sprue
- excessive alcohol consumption
Term
average american diet has ___g/protein/day. Proteins get hydrolyzed into ___ common amino acids. B/c of variety many peptidases are required, they are:
Definition
- 70-100g/protein/day
- 21
- pepsin
- pancreatic peptidases
- brush border peptidases
- epithelial cell/enterocyte peptidases
Term
Protein digestion begins in the stomach with ___ which breaks down proteins into ____ and ___ ___. Then ___ __ and ___ further breaks down proteins into ___ and ___ __. Then ____ in the ___ ___ of the SI break down everything to ___ __.
Definition
- pepsin
- polypeptides
- amino acids
- pancreatic trypsin and chymotrypsin
- oligopeptides
- amino acids
- aminopeptidases
- brush border
- amino acids
Term
___ a brush border enzyme, activates trypsinogen to trypsin, and then trypsin is able to activate all the other peptidases.
Definition
- Enterokinase
Term
There is specific amino acid transport into epithelial cells of intestine. There is also peptide transport into enterocytes, and then peptidases inside these cells break up the peptides into amino acids.
Definition
Term
If you are missing a specific transporter for an amino acid, does that mean you will lack that amino acid?
Definition
No, b/c that amino acid may be part of a di- or tripeptide that gets taken into the enterocyte and then broken down
Term
Amino acids are absorbed into the enterocyte via ___ ______ mechanism, just like ___ and ___.
Definition
- active Na+-cotransport mechanism
- glucose
- galactose
Term
There are __ different amino acid and peptide tranpsort proteins in the luminal membrane.
Definition
5
Term
Di and tripeptides are absorbed into the enterocyte via a ___ ____.
Definition
hydrogen cotransporter
Term
Average american diet contains ____ g/lipid/day.
Definition
120-150 g/lipid/day
Term
Fat is emulsified by ___ and ___ in the stomach. There is minimal digestion by ___ or ___ lipase.
Definition
- acid and pepsin
- lingual or gastric lipase do very little digestion
Term
Bile salts are required for:
Definition
- emulsification of fat in SI
- function of pancreatic lipases
- bile salts to transport micelles to surface of epithelial cells
- for fats to diffuse into epithelial cells while bile salt stays in lumen
Term
you can do without salivary and gastric lipase but you cannot do without pancreatic lipase.
Definition
Term
Glycerol ester hydrolase breaks down ___ into _____ and ___ ____ ___.
Definition
- triglycerides
- 2 monoglycerol and free fatty acids
Term
Cholesterol ester hydrolase breaks down ____ ___ into ___ and ___ ____.
Definition
- cholesterol ester
- cholesterol
- fatty acid
Term
Phospholipase A2 breaks down ___ into ____ and ___ __.
Definition
- lecithin
- lysolecithin
- fatty acid
Term
fat soluble vitamins easily diffuse into epithelial cells.
Definition
Term
Once fats are in the enterocyte, they are ___ to form ___ in the ___ ___. They then aggregate into globules along with absorbed and newly formed ___ and ___ in the ___ ___ and get coated by ____. It is now called a ___.
Definition
- recombined
- triglycerides
- endoplasmic reticulum
- cholesterol and phospholipids
- golgi apparatus
- apoproteins
- chylomicrons
Term
The chylomicron goes through ____ on the ___ membrane into the ____ ___, it then enters the blood circulation.
Definition
- exocytosis
- basolateral
- lymphatic capillary
Term
Medium and small chain fats (10 c long) can ___ through epithelial cell into the ___ (40% of dietary lipids).
Definition
- diffuse
- blood
Term
Bile salts are absorbed in the ___ ___ by ___ ____.
Definition
- terminal ileum
- sodium cotransport
Term
What all uses sodium contransport for absorption?
Definition
- glucose
- galactose
- amino acids
- bile salts
Term
once chylomicrons are in the capillary they get hydrolyzed by ____ ____. this does not happen to short and medium chain fatty acids.
Definition
- lipoprotein lipase
Term
conjugated bile acids are absorbed by sodium cotransport while uncongugated bile acids diffuse into enterocyte, they then go to portal blood and then the liver.
Definition
Term
SI absorbs 7 liters of water a day , proximal colon absorbs 2 liters/day
Definition
Term
Water absorptin in the small intstine occurs by ___ through pores b/w epithelial cells.85-95% is absorbed in upper portion of SI. It follows the osmotic gradient created by absorption of nutrients and electrolytes.
Definition
diffusion
Term
If there is ____ chyme in the duodenum, you get osmosis of water INTO the lumen.
Definition
- hyperosmotic
Term
1-3 water ingested a day
7-10 liters secreted by the gut
only excrete 150-200 ml in feces
Definition
Term
The jejunum actively absorbs ___ and passively absorbs ___, ___, and ___.
Definition
- sodium
- potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate
Term
The ileum actively absorbs ___, passively absorbs ___, and absorbs ___ in exchange for secretion of ___.
Definition
- sodium
- potassium
- chloride
- bicarbonate
Term
Colon actively absorbs ___, secretes ___ when concentration in lumen is less than 25 mM, absorbs ___ in exchange for secreting ___.
Definition
- sodium
- potassium
- chloride
- bicarbonate
Term
We absorbe 25-35 g/sodium/day. Mechansims for sodium absorption:
Definition
- diffusion through sodium channel
- Na+H+ cotransport
- Na+Cl- cotransport
- Na+solute cotransport(glucose, galactose, amino acids, bile salts)
Term
Sodium is ___ transported out of the basolateral membrane into intercellular spaces.
Definition
intercellular
Term
Chloride is absorbed by following the ___ gradient created by absorption of ___. There is ___ absorption in the ___ ___ and ___ ___ in exchange for ____.
Definition
- electrochemical gradeint
- sodium
- active
- distal ileum
- large intestine
- bicarbonate
Term
potassium absorption is all around passive.
Definition
Term
Bicarbonate is ___ in the jejunum with Na+. It gets ___ ___ in the ___ ___ and ___ ___ in echange for chloride ions.
Definition
- absorbed
- actively secreted
- distal ileum
- large intestine
Term
potassium is ___ absorbed through ___ junctions and lateral spaces.
Definition
passivley
tight
Term
25-80% of calcium is absorbed. It is absorbed through ___ transport and is absorbed relative to the body's needs according to ___ __ and ___ ___.
Definition
- active
- vitamin D
- parathyroid hormone
Term
We ingest 15-25 mg iron, but only .75- 1.5 grams are absorbed. It is ___ transport based on body's needs.
Definition
active
Term
parathyroid's response to decreased calcium:
Definition
- low calcium> PTH converts vit. D to 25-OH-cholcalciferol in liver> small intestine epithlial cell> binding protein
Term
sources of iron:
Definition
meat Fe+3
plants Fe+2
Term
gatric acid and ascorbic acid converts ferric (+3) iron to the ___ state.
Definition
ferrous +2
Term
___ is the carrier for iron into intestine. it binds to ferritin to get into enterocyte.
Definition
gastroferrin
Term
Iron binds ___ in the blood and it is transported as ____.
Definition
- transferrin
- apotransferrin
Term
iron gets transported where?
Definition
- liver
- RBC's
- bone
- RE cells
Term
Iron gets stored as ____ in the ___, ___, and ___ ___.
Definition
- apoferritin
- liver
- spleen
- bone marrow
Term
water soluble vitamins that are easily absorbed:
Definition
C, B1, B2, niacin, B6, biotin, folic acid, B12
Term
B12 requries intrinsic factor from ___ ___ and is only absorbed in the ___ ___.
Definition
- parietal cells
- terminal ileum

get low b12 if damaged parietal cells, don't eat b12, or no terminal ileum
Term
1500 ml enter the colon, most of it absorbed, only ____ fluid in feces.
Definition
50-200ml
Term
proximal colon does ___ absorption of __ and ___ via electrochemical gradient and water via osmosis.
Definition
- active
- sodium
- chloride
Term
Distal colon does active excretion of ___in exchange for ___.
Definition
bicarbonate
chloride
Term
CHO, proteins, and lipids are mostly absorbed in the ___ and ___, very little in the ____.
Definition
- duodenum and jejunum
- ileum
Term
Calcium, folate, and iron are absorbed in the ____, so without this you would get deficiencies.Eventualy another portion of the gut could adapt, but it would take a while.
Definition
- duodenum
Term
Bile acids and b12 are absorbed only in the ___. No part of the gut could adapt to this.
Definition
- ileum
Term
where is water absorbed?
Definition
throughout SI and proximal colon
Term
water soluble vitamins are absorbed in SI by:
Definition
- sodium dependent cotransport
Term
Fe+2 (ferrous iron) binds to ____ in the intestinal cell and ___ in the blood.
Definition
- apoferritin
- transferrin
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