Motility in the Small Intestine
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Q. What type of action does longitudinal layer contraction produce?
a
It shortens that region of the small intestine.
b
It decreases the diameter of the small intestine lumen.
c
It propels the chyme forward in the small intestine.
d
It dilates the lumen of the small intestine.
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