HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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An infant is experiencing impaired peristalsis.Which event below is most likely to occur?
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The food may not be pushed through theintestinal tract.
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The infant will produce excess saliva in response to eating.
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The food would be pushed through the digestivetract too fast for digestion to occur
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paralytic ileus is the paralysis of these movements. It means that the muscles or nerve signals that trigger peristalsis have stopped working, and the food in your intestines isn’t moving.
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