Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the primary stimulus for gastric secretion during the cephalic phase?
What is the primary stimulus for gastric secretion during the cephalic phase?
What is the primary function of bile in the body?
What is the primary function of bile in the body?
What is the main component of bile that facilitates digestion?
What is the main component of bile that facilitates digestion?
What is the function of the proton pump in gastric parietal cells?
What is the function of the proton pump in gastric parietal cells?
Signup and view all the answers
How much bile is secreted by the liver per day?
How much bile is secreted by the liver per day?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the role of somatostatin in gastric secretion?
What is the role of somatostatin in gastric secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the consequence of the release of equivalent numbers of bicarbonate ions into the bloodstream during gastric secretion?
What is the consequence of the release of equivalent numbers of bicarbonate ions into the bloodstream during gastric secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the process by which bile components are reabsorbed in the intestine and excreted again by the liver?
What is the process by which bile components are reabsorbed in the intestine and excreted again by the liver?
Signup and view all the answers
What is responsible for the yellow color of bile?
What is responsible for the yellow color of bile?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of the enzymes present in pancreatic juice?
What is the primary function of the enzymes present in pancreatic juice?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary means of gastrointestinal regulation?
What is the primary means of gastrointestinal regulation?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the mechanism by which gastric secretion is terminated after the meal moves into the small intestine?
What is the mechanism by which gastric secretion is terminated after the meal moves into the small intestine?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the daily secretion volume of pancreatic juice?
What is the daily secretion volume of pancreatic juice?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary mechanism controlling the secretion of pancreatic juice?
What is the primary mechanism controlling the secretion of pancreatic juice?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the purpose of trypsin inhibitor secreted by the pancreas?
What is the purpose of trypsin inhibitor secreted by the pancreas?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the pH range of the duodenal contents after pancreatic juice secretion?
What is the pH range of the duodenal contents after pancreatic juice secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the role of bile acids in the digestive process?
What is the role of bile acids in the digestive process?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the form in which most digestive enzymes are released from the pancreas?
What is the form in which most digestive enzymes are released from the pancreas?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the name of the polypeptide that stimulates insulin secretion when administered at blood levels comparable to those produced by oral glucose?
What is the name of the polypeptide that stimulates insulin secretion when administered at blood levels comparable to those produced by oral glucose?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of the myenteric plexus?
What is the primary function of the myenteric plexus?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main effect of Motilin on the stomach and intestines?
What is the main effect of Motilin on the stomach and intestines?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the role of ghrelin in the body?
What is the role of ghrelin in the body?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main effect of Somatostatin on the gastrointestinal system?
What is the main effect of Somatostatin on the gastrointestinal system?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main stimulant of GIP secretion?
What is the main stimulant of GIP secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the estimated number of neurons in the enteric nervous system in humans?
What is the estimated number of neurons in the enteric nervous system in humans?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the name of the plexus located between the middle circular layer and the mucosa?
What is the name of the plexus located between the middle circular layer and the mucosa?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the name of the hormone that inhibits gastric secretion and motility?
What is the name of the hormone that inhibits gastric secretion and motility?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the function of substance P in the gastrointestinal tract?
What is the function of substance P in the gastrointestinal tract?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the name of the cells that secrete Motilin?
What is the name of the cells that secrete Motilin?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term used to describe the enteric nervous system?
What is the term used to describe the enteric nervous system?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary route by which the body disposes of cholesterol?
What is the primary route by which the body disposes of cholesterol?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term used to describe the circulation of bile components in the body?
What is the term used to describe the circulation of bile components in the body?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the component of bile responsible for its golden yellow color?
What is the component of bile responsible for its golden yellow color?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of the bile acids in the digestive process?
What is the primary function of the bile acids in the digestive process?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the daily volume of bile secretion by the liver?
What is the daily volume of bile secretion by the liver?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary mechanism of gastrointestinal regulation?
What is the primary mechanism of gastrointestinal regulation?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary purpose of gastric secretion in the stomach?
What is the primary purpose of gastric secretion in the stomach?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the role of intrinsic factor in the stomach?
What is the role of intrinsic factor in the stomach?
Signup and view all the answers
What type of cells in the stomach produce pepsinogens and gastric lipase?
What type of cells in the stomach produce pepsinogens and gastric lipase?
Signup and view all the answers
What neurotransmitter triggers the release of gastrin from G cells in the stomach?
What neurotransmitter triggers the release of gastrin from G cells in the stomach?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the daily volume of gastric secretion in the stomach?
What is the daily volume of gastric secretion in the stomach?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of mucus and bicarbonate secretion by surface cells in the stomach?
What is the primary function of mucus and bicarbonate secretion by surface cells in the stomach?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary component of saliva that helps to neutralize gastric secretions that reflux into the esophagus?
What is the primary component of saliva that helps to neutralize gastric secretions that reflux into the esophagus?
Signup and view all the answers
Which branch of the autonomic nervous system plays the most prominent role in controlling salivary secretion?
Which branch of the autonomic nervous system plays the most prominent role in controlling salivary secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of saliva in relation to taste?
What is the primary function of saliva in relation to taste?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the name of the phase of gastric secretion that occurs before food is ingested?
What is the name of the phase of gastric secretion that occurs before food is ingested?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of saliva in relation to mouth cleanliness?
What is the primary function of saliva in relation to mouth cleanliness?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary purpose of the stomach in the digestive process?
What is the primary purpose of the stomach in the digestive process?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary mechanism by which CCK secretion is controlled?
What is the primary mechanism by which CCK secretion is controlled?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of secretin in the digestive process?
What is the primary function of secretin in the digestive process?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the stimulus for the secretion of secretin?
What is the stimulus for the secretion of secretin?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the effect of secretin on gastric acid secretion?
What is the effect of secretin on gastric acid secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary mechanism by which somatostatin inhibits gastrin secretion?
What is the primary mechanism by which somatostatin inhibits gastrin secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the effect of GIP on gastric secretion and motility?
What is the effect of GIP on gastric secretion and motility?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary site of secretion of Gastric Inhibitory Peptide (GIP)?
What is the primary site of secretion of Gastric Inhibitory Peptide (GIP)?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following hormones is secreted by enterochromaffin cells (EC) and Mo cells in the stomach, small intestine, and colon?
Which of the following hormones is secreted by enterochromaffin cells (EC) and Mo cells in the stomach, small intestine, and colon?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the effect of secretin on pancreatic secretion?
What is the effect of secretin on pancreatic secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the stimulus for the secretion of somatostatin in the gastrointestinal mucosa?
What is the stimulus for the secretion of somatostatin in the gastrointestinal mucosa?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the effect of motilin on the stomach and intestines?
What is the effect of motilin on the stomach and intestines?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the unique property of GIP that distinguishes it from other hormones that stimulate insulin secretion?
What is the unique property of GIP that distinguishes it from other hormones that stimulate insulin secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of the gastrointestinal tract?
What is the primary function of the gastrointestinal tract?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the first secretion encountered when food is ingested?
What is the first secretion encountered when food is ingested?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the location of the glandular structures that deliver secretions into the lumen of the intestine?
What is the location of the glandular structures that deliver secretions into the lumen of the intestine?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the role of amylase in saliva?
What is the role of amylase in saliva?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the importance of the surface area of the intestine?
What is the importance of the surface area of the intestine?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary action of cholecystokinin (CCK) in the pancreatic function?
What is the primary action of cholecystokinin (CCK) in the pancreatic function?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the effect of cholecystokinin (CCK) on the gallbladder?
What is the effect of cholecystokinin (CCK) on the gallbladder?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the function of immunoglobulin A in saliva?
What is the function of immunoglobulin A in saliva?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the effect of cholecystokinin (CCK) on gastric emptying?
What is the effect of cholecystokinin (CCK) on gastric emptying?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary stimulus for the secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK)?
What is the primary stimulus for the secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK)?
Signup and view all the answers
Where else is cholecystokinin (CCK) found in the body besides the I cells in the small intestine?
Where else is cholecystokinin (CCK) found in the body besides the I cells in the small intestine?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the possible role of cholecystokinin (CCK) in the brain?
What is the possible role of cholecystokinin (CCK) in the brain?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the unique role of bile in the body's cholesterol disposal process?
What is the unique role of bile in the body's cholesterol disposal process?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of the bile acids in the digestive process?
What is the primary function of the bile acids in the digestive process?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term used to describe the circulation of bile components in the body?
What is the term used to describe the circulation of bile components in the body?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the composition of bile?
What is the composition of bile?
Signup and view all the answers
How does the body regulate the functions of the gastrointestinal tract?
How does the body regulate the functions of the gastrointestinal tract?
Signup and view all the answers
What is responsible for the yellow color of bile?
What is responsible for the yellow color of bile?
Signup and view all the answers
What is unique about the composition of saliva?
What is unique about the composition of saliva?
Signup and view all the answers
Which branch of the autonomic nervous system controls salivary secretion?
Which branch of the autonomic nervous system controls salivary secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary function of saliva in relation to food?
What is the primary function of saliva in relation to food?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary purpose of the stomach in the digestive process?
What is the primary purpose of the stomach in the digestive process?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the significance of the alkaline nature of saliva?
What is the significance of the alkaline nature of saliva?
Signup and view all the answers
What happens during the cephalic phase of gastric secretion?
What happens during the cephalic phase of gastric secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary action of gastrin on the stomach?
What is the primary action of gastrin on the stomach?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the source of gastrin production in the body?
What is the source of gastrin production in the body?
Signup and view all the answers
What inhibits gastrin secretion?
What inhibits gastrin secretion?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for the local action of mediators on cells in the local area?
What is the term for the local action of mediators on cells in the local area?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the function of the enteric nervous system?
What is the function of the enteric nervous system?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the connection between the enteric nervous system and the central nervous system?
What is the connection between the enteric nervous system and the central nervous system?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Overview of Gastrointestinal Function & Regulation
- The primary function of the gastrointestinal tract is to serve as a portal for nutrient and water absorption into the body.
Gastrointestinal Secretions
- Salivary secretion:
- Produced by three pairs of salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands)
- Organic constituents initiate digestion (amylase) and protect the oral cavity from bacteria (immunoglobulin A and lysozyme)
- Gastric secretion:
- Food is stored in the stomach and mixed with acid, mucus, and pepsin
- The stomach adds a significant volume of digestive juices to the meal
- The stomach readies itself to receive the meal before it is actually taken in (cephalic phase)
- Pancreatic secretion:
- Contains enzymes essential for digestion
- Bile is the only route for the body to dispose of cholesterol (either in its native form or following conversion to bile acids)
- About 500 mL of bile is secreted per day
- Biliary secretion:
- Bile acids are essential for the digestion and absorption of fats
- Bile is made up of bile acids, bile pigments, and other substances dissolved in an alkaline electrolyte solution
- Some components of bile are reabsorbed in the intestine and then excreted again by the liver (enterohepatic circulation)
Gastrointestinal Regulation
- There are three main modalities for gastrointestinal regulation:
- Endocrine regulation: hormones released by triggers associated with the meal travel through the bloodstream to change the activity of a distant segment of the gastrointestinal tract
- Paracrine regulation: mediators alter the function of cells in the local area where they are released
- Neural regulation: the intestinal system has extensive neural connections, including connections to the central nervous system and a largely autonomous enteric nervous system
- Hormones involved in gastrointestinal regulation include:
- Gastrin: stimulates gastric acid and pepsin secretion, and the growth of the mucosa of the stomach and small and large intestines
- Secretin: increases the secretion of bicarbonate by the duct cells of the pancreas and biliary tract, and augments the action of CCK in producing pancreatic secretion of digestive enzymes
- Gastric Inhibitory Peptide (GIP): stimulates insulin secretion and inhibits gastric secretion and motility
- Motilin: produces contraction of smooth muscle in the stomach and intestines in the period between meals
- Somatostatin: inhibits the secretion of gastrin, VIP, GIP, secretin, and motilin, and is stimulated by acid in the lumen
Enteric Nervous System
- The enteric nervous system is a complex network of nerve fibers intrinsic to the gastrointestinal tract
- It contains about 100 million sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons
- It regulates gastrointestinal function through two major networks of nerve fibers: the myenteric plexus (Auerbach plexus) and the submucous plexus (Meissner plexus)### Hormonal Regulation of Digestion
- Gastrin secretion increases acid secretion, but the resulting acid inhibits further gastrin secretion.
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
- CCK is secreted by I cells in the mucosa of the upper small intestine.
- The main actions of CCK are:
- Stimulating pancreatic enzyme secretion
- Contracting the gallbladder
- Relaxing the sphincter of Oddi, allowing bile and pancreatic juice to flow into the intestinal lumen
- Inhibiting gastric emptying
- Exerting a trophic effect on the pancreas
- Enhancing the motility of the small intestine and colon
- CCK is also found in:
- Nerves in the distal ileum and colon
- Neurons in the brain, particularly the cerebral cortex
- Nerves in various parts of the body
- In the brain, CCK is involved in regulating food intake and is related to anxiety and analgesia production.
- CCK secretion is increased by contact between the intestinal mucosa and products of digestion, such as peptides and amino acids.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Related Documents
Description
Learn about the role of acetylcholine, vagal input, and meal constituents in stimulating gastric secretion during the cephalic phase.