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Digestive System
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Physiology
Undergraduate 2
05/12/2009

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pH of mouth
Definition
slightly acidic
Term
digested in stomach?
Definition
starch/carbs
Term
digestive enzyme used in mouth?
Definition
salivary amylase
Term
stomach pH
Definition
2-3
Term
digested in stomach?
Definition
protein
Term
digestive enzyme in stomach?
Definition
pepsin
Term
digested in small intestine?
Definition
carbs,protein, fat
Term
digested in large intestine?
Definition
nothing
Term
gastrointestinal tract is aka
Definition
alimentary canal
Term
accessory organs of the digestive system?
Definition
salivary glands, tongue, teeth, liver, pancreas, gall bladder
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salivary amylase splits starch into....
Definition
mono and disaccharides
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parasympathetic stimulation of salivation
Definition
extrinsic salivary glands produce saliva rich in enzymes
Term
sympathetic stimulation of salivary glands
Definition
produce less abundant, thicker saliva with more mucous
Term
T or F: bucal stage of swallowing is involuntary
Definition
false
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buccal phase of swallowing
Definition
tongue pushes back into oropharynx
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pharyngeal esophageal phase of swallowing
Definition
soft palate rises blocking nasopharynx,epiglottis folds back, pharyngeal constrictors push bolus down, lower esophageal sphicter relaxes to let food pass into stomach
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what do gastric secretions consist of?
Definition
H20, HcL and pepsin
Term
What does Hcl do?
Definition
activates enzymes and destroys ingested bacteria and pathogens
Term
Pepsin
Definition
secreted as pepsinogen, converted to pepsin by hcl and pepsin activates more pepsinogen
Term
cephalic phase of gastric function
Definition
vagus nerve stimulates gastric secretion and motility at sight/smell/thought of food
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gastric phase of gastric function
Definition
presence of food or semidigested protein activates vagus nerve stimulated by stretch to release histamine and gastrin hormones
Term
histamine and gastrin hormones released during gastric phase of the regulation of gastric function stimulate...
Definition
output of gastric juice in stomach to facilitate digestion
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intestinal phase of gastric function
Definition
stimulated by low pH and partially digested food in duodenum
Term
intestinal phase of gastric function initiates...
Definition
enterogastric reflex casued by acid and semi digested fats, hormone secretion
Term
what does chyme in the duodenum stimulate?
Definition
stimulates duodenal cells to release secretin, cholecystokinin and gastric inhibitory peptide
Term
secretin, cholecystokinin and gastric inhibitory peptide all...
Definition
suppress gastric secretion and mobility so that pH in small intestine doesnt change from the gastric secretions coming from stomach, keeps intestine alkaline
Term
where does the majority of digestion take place?
Definition
in small intestine
Term
pancreatic enzymes that digest proteins?
Definition
trypsin, chymotrypsin, and peptidases
Term
Cholecystokinin
Definition
relased from duodenum in response to arrival of acid and fat. causes contraction of gallbladder,secretion of pancreatic enzymes and relaxation of hepatopancreatic sphincter
Term
secretin
Definition
released from duodenum in response to chyme stimulates ducts to secrete more
Term
gastrin
Definition
from stomach, weakly stimulates gallbladder contraction and pancreatic enzyme
Term
CHO absorption in s.i
Definition
monosaccharides glucose and galactose liberated by the breakdown of starch and disaccharides are transported in blood
Term
protein absorption in s.i
Definition
aa from protein digestion are actively transported. di and tripeptides are 1st broken down to aa with the epi cells
Term
lipid absorption in the s.i
Definition
fatty acids and monoglycerides form micelles that then diffuse into epi cells recombine with protein and are carried as lipoproteins in lymph
Term
what enzymes are secreted in large intestine?
Definition
none
Term
flatulence is caused by....
Definition
bacteria in large intestine fermenting any remaining carbs and releasing gas
Term
bilirubin is broken down in the...
Definition
large intestine
Term
transit time in the large intestine is....
Definition
12-24 hours (h2o is reabsorbed)
Term
what does feces consist of?
Definition
water, bacteria, mucous, undigested fiber, fat and sloughed epithelial tissue
Term
contraction is large intestine are called?
Definition
hausral
Term
what reflexes trigger bowel movements?
Definition
gastrocolic and duodenocolic
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