So-Called Hunger Pangs

question 4

Multiple Choice

So-called hunger pangs :

• A)Are truly due to smooth muscle spasm of the transverse colon.
• B)Are associated with esophageal and pyloric contraction that coexist with an empty relaxed stomach.
• C)Are more common if starvation is associated with hypoglycaemia.
• D)May occur in a totally vagotomized patient.

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