Gastrointestinal Physiology, Metabolism & Nutrition

Question 0

(2000/10)

Discuss liver blood flow, including its control and briefly its measurement.

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Question 1

(2012)

Describe the physiological changes you would see in an adult deprived of food and water over a period of 24 hours.

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Question 2

(2006/10)

Describe the physiology of nausea and vomiting (including the neural pathways and mechanisms of vomiting).

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Question 3

(2009)
Define “basal metabolic rate”. How does the metabolic rate of an anaesthesized neonate differ from that of an anaesthesized adult?

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Question 4

(2009)

Describe the physiology of gastric emptying. What are the factors that may alter gastric emptying?

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Question 5

(2007)

Describe the role of the normal liver in clotting homeostasis.

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Question 6

(2007)

Describe the factors that influence metabolic rate.

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Question 7

(2006)

Describe the normal nutritional requirements in the adult.

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Question 8

(2005)
What is the composition of gastric juice? Briefly write an account of the factors that control the composition and volume of gastric juice.

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Question 9

(2003)

Describe the process of acid secretion by the stomach and how it is controlled.

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Question 10

(2002)

What physiological factors contribute to the competence and tone of the lower oesophageal sphincter?

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