RT Book, Section
A1 Barrett, Kim E.
A1 Barman, Susan M.
A1 Brooks, Heddwen L.
A1 Yuan, Jason X.-J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159054152
T1 Gastrointestinal Motility
T2 Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 26e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260122404
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159054152
RD 2023/06/07
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.