Question

What is the gastric emptying rate?

(a) The time required for the gastric contents to empty into the small intestine

(b) Time is taken for half of the contents in the stomach to empty

(c) The speed at which the stomach contents empty into the intestine

(d) There is no such term

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Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) The speed at which the stomach contents empty into the intestine

Explanation: Gastric emptying rate is the speed at which the contents of the stomach contents empty into the small intestine. Time taken for half of the contents in the stomach to empty is known as gastric emptying t1/2.  The time required for the gastric contents to empty into the small intestine is known as gastric emptying time.