PHYSIOLOGY
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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Maximum frequency of concentration of the terminal ileum
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8 to 9 contractions per minute
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5 per minute
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12 per minute
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3 to 5 per minute
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These pacemaker cells, also called the ICCs, control the frequency of contractions in the gastrointestinal tract.
Detailed explanation-2: -A second and very important type of motility that occurs in the large intestine is the high amplitude propagating contraction (HAPC). These contractions only occur 6-8 times per day in healthy people, but they are extremely strong contractions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
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