Several questions dealing with anatomy/biology?

1) A condition that limits the ability of the small intestine to absorb would result in a decreased absorption of _________________?

2) A condition that limits the ability of the large intestine to absorb would result in a decreased absorption of _________________?

3) If your stomach could no longer produce acid, how do you think that would affect digestion?

4) A person’s blood has high cholecystokinin levels. What does this tell you about the presence or absence of chyme in the small intestine?

5) Some pathogenic bacteria in food can survive the stomach and small intestine, reaching the large intestine. There, they attack the lining of the colon. This irritates the colon, and goblet cells in the colon are stimulated to produce more mucus. This extra mucus can inhibit water absorption through the colon. What common digestive abnormality does this cause?

Tagged with: abnormality • absence • chyme • goblet cells • large intestine • lining of the colon • mucus • pathogenic bacteria • presence • small intestine • stomach • water absorption

Filed under: Colon Anatomy