What Is Meant by the Term "Motility" in Reference to the GI

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the term "motility" in reference to the GI tract?

• A) the efficiency of lymph transport
• B) the ability of the GI tract muscles to move
• C) the speed of gastric digestive juice release
• D) the speed of pancreatic digestive juice release

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Definitions:

Antidepressants

A class of drugs primarily used to treat depression, but also prescribed for other conditions, functioning by altering chemical pathways in the brain associated with mood.

Serotonin

A neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood, digestion, sleep, and other bodily functions.

Norepinephrine

A neurotransmitter and hormone involved in the body's fight or flight response, influencing heart rate, blood pressure, and glucose metabolism.

RTMS

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to treat depression.