Factors Affecting Intestinal Motility
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What is the cause of osmotic diarrhea?

  • Increased motility in the gut
  • Presence of toxins like Vibrio cholerae
  • Excessive mucus and blood in the gut
  • Active solutes pulling water into the bowel (correct)

    • Which condition is an example of increased motility that becomes pathologic?

  • Irritable bowel (correct)
  • Crohn's disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • C. difficile infection

    • What is a characteristic of exudative diarrhea?

  • Stomach surgery causing excessive fluid in the gut
  • Excessive mucus and blood in the gut (correct)
  • Toxins increasing secretion of chloride and water
  • Increased osmotic pull in the gut

    • Which factor leads to diarrhea by increasing secretion of chloride and water into the intestine?

    <p>Toxins like Vibrio cholerae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of C. difficile (CDAD) in causing diarrhea?

    <p>Leading to gut inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of gastrin in relation to intestinal motility?

    <p>It increases intestinal motility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does physical activity affect intestinal motility?

    <p>It increases intestinal motility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact does excessive fluid overload have on intestinal motility?

    <p>It increases intestinal motility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does diarrhea affect the absorption of water and nutrients?

    <p>It decreases the absorption of water and nutrients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of increased motility on the small intestine?

    <p>It leads to less time for fluid absorption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can stimulate the secretion of cholecystokinin in the jejunum?

    <p>Fat in chyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following can lead to a pathologic decrease in intestinal motility?

    <p>Narcotics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of a significant decrease in intestinal motility?

    <p>Constipation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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