You are working for an educational video company and you've been asked to go to the hospital imaging center to obtain video of segmentation. The imaging center technician asks you where in the GI tract she should image and when during digestion? You tell her that to obtain the best video of segmentation she should record

A. the small intestine as chyme moves past the pyloric sphincter.
B. the esophagus during swallowing.
C. the stomach during digestion of a meal.
D. the large intestine during fecal compaction.


Answer: A

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