In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Nerve Supply of Salivary Glands 2. Mechanical Effects of Salivary Secretion 3. Observations 4. Rate of Flow and Composition 5. Adaptability 6. Disturbances. Nerve Supply of Salivary Glands: The salivary centre consists of superior and inferior salivary nuclei in the reticular formation of the medulla. The salivary glands receive double nerve supply—both [...]
On closer study it is found that pancreatic secretion consists of two phases: 1. Nervous Phase 2. Chemical Phase. 1. Nervous Phase: Pancreatic secretion starts 1—2 minutes after taking food. When the vagi are cut, the secretion is abolished. This proves that the initial phase of pancreatic secretion is a reflex response. The stimulus for this reflex arises in the [...]
Gastric secretion has divided into four phases: 1. Nervous Phase 2. Gastric Phase 3. Intestinal Phase 4. Interdigestive Phase. 1. Nervous Phase: A pouch of Pavlov is prepared in a dog and upon the same animal oesophagus is divided, as done in the experiment of sham feeding. The food, swallowed by the animal, comes out through the cut end of [...]