Gut Motility Flashcards
Filling of meal triggers gastrocolic reflex.
When you wake after sleep, stretching and
sitting and then standing (T/F)
True
It is controlled by
Enteric Nervous System (myenteric plexus)
Internal defecation reflex-
It is controlled by controlled by Parasympathetic Nervous System transmitted to the spinal cord)
Parasympathetic defecation reflex-
Aka colon
The Large Intestine
absorbs digestive fluids passing out the ileum of the small intestine
Cecum
push up any undigested food products from the cecum
Ascending Colon
Majority of water reabsorption take place
Transverse Colon
descends transverse colon to sigmoid colon
Descending colon
hold feces until it is time to defecate
Sigmoid colon
place where residual waste accumulates
Rectum
Exit Port of fecal matter
Anus
Too much removal of water causes constipation (T/F)
True
Increase reabsorption of water causes results in diarrhea
False (Decrease)
accumulation of hard fecal material in the large intestine
Constipation
Test that determines the presence of metabolic disorder that may cause the constipation
Thyroid function test-
It act locally to stimulate intestinal peristalsis,
It often bowel contents or both
Laxatives
substances that expand on taking up
water in the bowel
Insoluble and non-absorbable
Consist of polysaccharides and cellulose derivatives that are undigestible.
Bulk-Forming Laxatives
Soluble but non-absorbable particles that retain water in the vowel by virtue of their osmotic action
Osmotic Laxatives
Also known as “Saline Purgatives” or “Salt Containing”
Osmotic Laxatives
