KROK 1 2021 – Question 41 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A man has undergone a surgery for the removal of one third of his large intestine that was involved in a pathological process. How will water absorption change in this case, if water intake of this man remains as usual?
- A. Slight increase
- B. Significant decrease
- C. No significant changes
- D. Significant increase
- E. —
Hint
Compare which part of the gut absorbs most of the daily fluid load and consider how much spare absorptive reserve the rest of the colon has.
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