HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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A patient recently had their gall bladderremoved. They have been struggling with greasy stools after meals withhigh fat content. Which of the following explains why this may be occurring?
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The liver can’t produce bile fast enough todigest all the lipids.
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The stomach has an ulcer impeding the digestionof lipids.
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The small intestine is making excess amounts ofmucous.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is : Gallbladder stores bile which helps in emulsification of lipids (1mark). In the absence of stored bile, emulsification of fats will be negligible/ affected/ less (1mark) and thus fat digestion will be slow. Hence there are such diet restrictions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Can you tell which kind of food items would they be and why? Answer: Those foods will be fats because bile juice present in the gall bladder help in the digestion of fat. Removal of gall bladder makes it hard to digest the fat.
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