MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

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ABDOMINAL

GASTROINTESTINAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
On average, the first food debris passes through the first third of the colon in 10 hours, the second third in 6 hours, and reaches the terminal portion of the colon (the sigmoid colon) in 13 hours.
A
TRUE.
B
False.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct order in which food passes through alimentary canal is: Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The large intestine is the long, thick lowermost part of the digestive system which is about 5 feet in length. It takes several hours for food to reach the large intestine through the digestive tract. The minerals and water from the remaining food, that is left undigested, are absorbed in the large intestine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Duodenum. The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine that the stomach feeds into. It’s a short, descending chute (about 10 inches long) that curves around the pancreas in a “C” shape before connecting to the rest of the coiled intestines.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Correct Answer is Ingestion-Digestion-Absorption-Assimilation-Egestion.

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