Defecation Following a Meal Is Usually the Result of

question 189

Multiple Choice

Defecation following a meal is usually the result of

• A) mass movements stimulated by the gastrocolic and duodenocolic reflexes moving feces towards the rectum.
• B) segmentation movements stimulated by the duodenocolic reflexes.
• C) peristalsis in the small intestine initiated by entry of chyme into the duodenum.

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