MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Normal gastric motor function includes gastric accommodation which provides a reservoir during meal ingestion, gastric emptying at a rate that matches small bowel absorptive function and interdigestive motility that eliminates indigestible particles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chyme is a mixture of food and digestive juices that is produced in the stomach. Food enters the large intestine before the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rate of stomach emptying varies as a function of the volume and acidity of the stomach contents as well as the osmolality of the chyme in the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-4: -The core function of the human stomach is as an aid to digestion. The four key components of gastric digestive function are its function as a reservoir, acid secretion, enzyme secretion and its role in gastrointestinal motility.