KROK 1 2013 – Question 174 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology

Due to the blockage of the common bile duct (which was radiographically confirmed), the biliary flow to the duodenum was stopped. We should expect the impairment of:

  1. A. Fat emulsification
  2. B. Carbohydrate hydrolysis
  3. C. Salivation inhibition
  4. D. Secretion of hydrochloric acid
  5. E. Protein absorption
Hint

Ask which digestive function depends on a component of the secretion that normally reaches the duodenum through the obstructed duct.

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