When sensors in the GI tract are stimulated, they respond via reflexes. What types of digestive activity may be put into motion via those reflexes?

Q: List the basic principles of Gastrointestinal reflexes?

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Q: In what ways will digestion be compromised when afflicted with a medical condition along the GI…

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Q: Identify the major gastrointestinal (GI) tract organs and accessory digestive organs

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Q: While there are numerous structural similarities among the major histological tissues of alimentary…

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Q: What is the structure in the lower gastrointestinal tract that is not part of the digestion?

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Q: Contrast the movement of chyme in the small intestine vs. a bolus in the esophagus.

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Q: The control mechanisms of the digestive system regulate conditions in the lumen of the GI tract.…

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Q: Match the following layer to their functions: 1. submucosa 2. serosa 3. lamina propria 4.…

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Q: What is a gastrointestinal reflex pathway?

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Q: WHY is stomach activity inhibited during the intestinal phase of digestion?  Explain in detail,…

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Q: Explain why mechanical digestion is an important precursor to chemical digestion that enables…

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Q: Achlorhydria is a condition in which the stomach stops producinghydrochloric acid and other…

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Q: Which of the following is a true statement concerning this region of the digestive tract? 1.  This…

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Q: List THREE (3) anatomical specializations of the mucosa of the small intestine that help it absorb…

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Q: Explain why the stomach does not digest itself?

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Q: Where along the GI tract is the muscularis composed of skeletal muscle? Is control of this skeletal…

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Q: Do the intrinsic enteric neurons and extrinsic afferent nerves innervate the gastrointestinal tract…

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Q: Disorders of the digestive system often disrupt many aspects of homeostasis. Explain why?

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Q: Which of the following types of movement is responsible for the mixing of food in the GI tract?…

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Q: in studying digestion (specifically the duodenum and pancreas) What is the difference between the…

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Q: What would be the significance of selectively destroying gastric vagal innervations on pepsin…

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Q: hat is the role of mechanical digestion ?

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Q: Why is mechanical and chemical digestion necessary prior to absorption and metabolism of nutrients?

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Q: Sometimes the cure for gallstones is to surgically remove the gallbladder. What effect would removal…

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Q: List the four types of stimuli that initiate most gastrointestinal reflexes.

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Q: How can you differentiate between the serosa and the mucosa under the microscope? b. How is the…

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Q: Along the alimentary canal, where are places chemical digestion occurs and long the alimentary…

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Q: Mixing movements in the GI tract occur simultaneously with propulsive movements. True or false and…

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Q: Projections of the small intestinal mucosa that protrude into the lumen and increase    the surface…

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Q: Identify the enzyme that initiates protein digestion in the stomach, and explain its activation and…

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Q: What are the main structures associated with digestive system? (Choose 3 out of these main…

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Q: Which reflexes inhibit intestinal motility? Which promote it?

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