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In infants, defecation often follows a meal, the cause of colonic contraction in this situation is
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8%
Increased circulating levels of CCK
78%
The gastrocolic reflex
3%
Increased circulating levels of somatostatin
11%
The enterogastric reflex
0%
Histamine
Removal of the terminal ileum will most likely result in which of the following?
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0%
Decreased glucose absorption
24%
Increased bile acid concentration in the enterohepatic circulation
76%
Increased excretion of fatty acids.
0%
Increased iron absorption
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The consequence of a non-pharmacologically compensated gastrectomy is
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23%
Folate acid deficiency
67%
Cobalamin deficiency
8%
Vitamin B6 deficiency
2%
Vitamin B9 deficiency
In case of pancreatitis. The steatorrhea can be accounted for by a decrease in the intraluminal concentration of which of the following pancreatic enzymes?
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0%
Amylase
2%
Chymotrypsin
90%
Lipase
7%
Trypsin
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Which of the following is true about the secretion from the exocrine pancreas?
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1%
It has a higher Cl- concentration than does plasma
1%
It is stimulated by the presence of HCO3- in the duodenum
9%
Pancreatic HCO3-secretion is increased by gastrin
88%
Pancreatic enzyme secretion is increased by cholecystokinin (CCK)
Which of the following would be expected with contraction of the gallbladder following a meal?
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3%
a. It is inhibited by a fat-rich meal.
0%
b. It is inhibited by the presence of amino acids in the duodenum.
3%
c. It is stimulated by atropine.
95%
It occurs in response to cholecystokinin.
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A 25-year-old woman develops bilateral facial swelling consistent with parotitis. Which of the following best describes the salivary glands?
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13%
Approximately 4 L of saliva is secreted per day.
8%
Cranial nerve VIII passes through the parotid gland.
76%
Starch digestion begins in the mouth via salivary α-amylase.
4%
The parotid gland is the most mucinous of the salivary glands.
- A 57-year-old man undergoes resection of the distal 100 cm of the terminal ileum as part of treatment for Crohn's disease. The patient likely will develop malabsorption of which of the following?
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92%
Bile salts
8%
Iron
0%
Lactose
0%
Protein
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During the presence of bile in gallbladder, the following occurs:
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3%
Water content of bile is increased
13%
PH of bile is increased
7%
Volume of bile is increased
14%
The cholesterol in bile is decreased
64%
Na concentration of bile is decreased
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Patient presents with intermittent midepigastric pain.Gastric analysis reveals that basal and maximal acid outputs exceed normal values. The gastric acid hypersecretion can be explained by an increase in the plasma concentration of which of the following?
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5%
Cholecystokinin
1%
Somatostatin
90%
Gastrin
5%
Secretin
Which of the following is the primary physiological stimulus of gall- bladder contraction in the digestive period?
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3%
Acid-induced release of secretin from the small intestine
3%
Amino acid-induced release of motilin from the small intestine.
3%
Distension-induced release of glucagon from the small intestine
92%
Fat-induced release of cholecystokinin from the small intestine
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Which of the following is true about pancreatic secretions?
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CCK causes release of bicarbonate
4%
secretin causes release of enzymes
5%
gastrin stimulates release of enzymes
83%
CCK stimulates release of enzymes while secretin stimulates release of bicarbonate
Enterohepatic circulation is responsible for the recycling of how much bile acid?
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11%
90%
0%
. 80%
86%
95%
2%
70%
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Gastrin can stimulate Hcl secretion by:
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8%
acting on muscarinic receptors on parietal cells
3%
Release of cGMP as 2nd messenger
79%
Indirect action via stimulation of histamine release from ECL cells.
11%
Release of cAMP as a 2nd messenger
A 50-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with epigastric abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting. She is diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Which of the following best describes pancreatic function in this patient?
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92%
Serum lipase and amylase would be increased.
0%
Secretin inhibits secretion from the pancreas.
3%
Serum amylase would be decreased in this patient.
6%
Serum lipase would be decreased in this patient.
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Bile is produced by the liver continuously. (Which of the following is true?)
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14%
Bile functions to catalyze digestive processes in a manner like enzymes
81%
Bile salts emulsify large droplets of triglycerides
4%
Bile salts reduce the surface area of droplets of triglycerides
1%
95% of bile salts are lost in the feces
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Inhibition of the myenteric plexus leads to which of the following?
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92%
Decreased gut motility
4%
Hyperacidity in the stomach.
2%
Diarrhea
2%
Increased secretin hormone release from the duodenum.
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Site of action of Omeprazole is:
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3%
Active H and CL cotransport
4%
CL/HCO3 exchange
12%
Na/K pump
82%
H/K ATPase
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After secretion of trypsinogen into the duodenum, the enzyme is converted into its active form, trypsin, by which of the following?
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14%
Chymotrypsin
81%
Enteropeptidase
4%
Procarboxypeptidase
1%
Pancreatic lipase