Tutorial title - Motility

5 important questions on Tutorial title - Motility

What are the steps associated with GI motility?

1. Prehension: grasping/seizing food
2. Mastication: breakdown of food
3. Deglutition: swallowing of food bolus (bolus formation and swallow reflex)
4. Segmental contractions: further fragmenting of food

What nerves control each structures of GI motility?

1. Lips, teeth, tongue [skeletal]: CNS (CN VII, CN IX, CN V3)
2. Esophagus [skeletal/smooth]: ANS (vagus) in dogs and ruminants, ANS/ENS in cats and horses
  • Cranial striated portion = ANS
  • Caudal smooth muscle = ANS/ENS
3. Stomach and intestines [smooth]: ENS

What are the phases of swallowing?

1. Oral: tongue forms the bolus
2. Pharyngeal: propulsion of bolus from the base of tongue to the laryngopharynx while epiglottis covers the tracheal orifice
3. Cricopharyngeal: upper esophageal (cricopharyngeal) sphincter opens to allow bolus to enter the esophagus
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What structure prevents the swallowing of air?

The caudal pharyngeal muscles from the upper esophageal sphincter (cricopharyngeal sphincter)

What contributes to the movement of bolus from the esophagus to the stomach?

Peristalsis of striated muscle, innervated by vagus nerve

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