TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Gastrointestinal Motility A1 - Barrett, Kim E. A1 - Barman, Susan M. A1 - Brooks, Heddwen L. A1 - Yuan, Jason X.-J. PY - 2019 T2 - Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 26e AB - OBJECTIVESAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:List the major forms of motility in the gastrointestinal tract and their roles in digestion and excretion; distinguish between peristalsis and segmentation.Explain the electrical basis of gastrointestinal contractions and the role of basic electrical activity in governing motility patterns.Describe how gastrointestinal motility changes during fasting.Understand how food is swallowed and transferred to the stomach.Define the factors that govern gastric emptying and the abnormal response of vomiting.Define how the motility patterns of the colon subserve its function to desiccate and evacuate the stool. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159054152 ER -