Quiz 31: The Colonic Phase of the Integrated Response to a Meal

A college student notes that when sitting down to dinner,he is frequently struck by an intense impulse to use the restroom.The proximal signal that triggers the reflex arc promoting this response probably originates in which part of the system involved in the integrated response to a meal? A)The brain B)The pharynx C)The esophagus D)The stomach E)The duodenum

A child is brought to a gastroenterologist because of persistent diarrhea,particularly after fatty meals.An extensive workup eventually reveals that the child lacks the ability to synthesize peptide YY.The increased stool volume seen in the child is probably ascribable primarily to abnormally high active secretion of which of the following? A)Short-chain fatty acids B)Na⁺ C)K⁺ D)Cl⁻ E)Triglycerides

A 45-year-old woman receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer complains of nausea,abdominal pain,bloody diarrhea,and malnutrition.Her symptoms probably reflect toxic effects of the chemotherapy on which of the following gastrointestinal cell types? A)Smooth muscle cells B)Parietal cells C)Pancreatic acinar cells D)Hepatocytes E)Epithelial cells

In an experiment,a researcher raises mice under completely germfree conditions so that colonization of their intestine with commensal bacteria cannot occur.In comparison with a conventionally raised animal,the concentration of which of the following would be expected to be increased in the colonic contents of such mice? A)Butyrate B)Taurochenodeoxycholic acid C)Unconjugated bilirubin D)Immunoglobulin A (IgA) E)Lithocholic acid

A college student decides to enter the Peace Corps after graduation and is assigned to teach English in sub-Saharan Africa,where the ambient temperature averages 100F.During the first few weeks of his stay,he notes copious sweating and mild constipation.His gastrointestinal symptoms are probably due in part to upregulated expression of which of the following transport proteins? A)Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) B)Electrogenic Na⁺/HCO₃^- cotransporter 1 (NBC1) C)Apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ABST) D)Na⁺/K⁺/2Cl^- cotransporter,isoform 1 (NKCC1) E)Epithelial sodium channel (ENaC)