NURS 364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hiatus Hernia, Vitamin B12, Gastric Mucosa
14 Dec 2017
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Innervate the stomach, small intestine, cecum, ascending colon, and transverse colon occurs by way of the vagus nerve. Controls mucus secretion by the mucosal glands. Increases the vascular smooth muscle tone of the blood vessels that supply the. Over half of the nerve cells in your body are located in the gut. Your gut brain is also able to learn and produce emotion-based feelings. Governs many git functions without external innervations (modulation only) Gi tract is the largest endocrine organ in the body. The act of swallowing depends on the coordinated action of the tongue and pharynx. These structures are innervated by cranial nerves v, ix, x, and xii. Muscular tube connecting the pharynx to the stomach. Strictures: do to scarring from inflammatory disorders (gerd) Achalasia - denervation of smooth muscle in the esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. Risk for aspiration--- try to drink something to wash it down which increases the risk.
