MOVEMENTS OF SMALL INTESTINE

Four Types of movements:

1. Mixing Movements (To mix CHME
!it" #ui$es%:
$& Se'ment(tion movements )&*en+u,(r
movements
-& Propulsive Movements (to prope,
foo+ for!(r+ in .IT%
(& *erist(,sis )& *erist(,sis rus"
8. Peristalsis in fasting- Migrating
Motor Complex
9. Movements of Villi
MI/IN. MOVEMENTS OF SMALL INTESTINE
1. SEGMENTT!"N C"!NT#CT!"NS:
(& T"ey o$$ur r"yt"mi$(,,y (t re'u,(r sp($e+
interv(,s
(,on' ( p(rt of intestine of ,en't" 101 $m& T"e
se'ments of intestine in )et!een t"e
$ontr($te+
se'ments rem(in re,(xe+ 2 (re of e3u(,
,en't" to
$ontr($te+ se'ment& So (,tern(te se'ments of
Contr($tion 2 re,(x(tion o$$urs 'ivin'
(ppe(r(n$e of
( $"(in of s(us('es& See 4i('r(m nxt s,i+e
SEGMENT$ C"NT#T!"NS "% SM$$
!NETEST!NE
-& Pen&ular Movement:
Sm(,, portion of intestine s!eep for!(r+
(n+ )($5!(r+ or up!(r+ 2 +o!n!(r+
resem),in' pen+u,um of ( $,o$5 (n+ "e,p in
mixin' $"yme !it" +i'estive #ui$es&
6& Propulsive Movements:
T"ey (re invo,ve+ in pus"in' t"e $"yme in t"e
()or(, +ire$tion of intestine
'. Peristalsis:
&. !t is &efines as t(e )ave of *ontra*tion
follo)e& +, )ave of #elaxation- )(i*(
travel in a+oral &ire*tion& It is $(use+ )y
stimu,(tion of smoot" mus$,es of sm(,,
intestine&
)& It tr(ve,s from point of stimu,(tion to )ot" si+es
)ut un+er
norm(, Con+itions pro'ress to!(r+s or(, +ire$tion
is ()o,is"e+
An+ Contr($tions Tr(ve, on,y in An(, +ire$tion&
$& Starling $a) of !ntestine: t"e response of t"e
+& T"e perist(,ti$ $ontr($tions st(rt (t (ny
point (n+ tr(ve, to!(r+ t"e (nus at a
velo*it, of ../ to 0.. *m1se*7 f(ster in
t"e proxim(, intestine (n+ s,o!er in t"e
termin(, intestine&
T"ey norm(,,y (re very !e(5 (n+ usuall,
&ie out after traveling onl, ' to / *ms-
so t(at for)ar& movement of t(e
*(,me is ver, slo)- so s,o! in f($t t"(t
net movement (,on' t"e sm(,, intestine
norm(,,y (ver('es on,y 1 $m8min&
T(is means t(at ' to / (ours are
re2uire& for passage of *(,me from
Peristalti* #us(3
lt(oug( peristalsis in t(e small
intestine is normall, )ea4- intense
irritation of t(e intestinal mu*osa- as
o**urs in some severe *ases of
infe*tious &iarr(ea- *an *ause +ot(
po)erful an& rapi& peristalsis- *alle&
t(e peristaltic rush&
'.Movements of Villi:
Smoot" mus$,e fi)res exten+ from intestine
into vi,,i so t"e vi,,i (,so simu,t(neous,y
s"o! movements !"en perist(,sis o$$urs&
Movements of villi- S"ortenin' 2
e,on'(tion0 2 (re un+er effe$t of (ormone
Villi4inin form small intestine.
9"i$" "e,p in
(& emptyin' Lymp" from $entr(, ,($te(, of
vi,,i into ,ymp"(ti$s
)& In in$re(sin' surf($e (re( of vi,,i nee+e+
for more effetive ()sorption