Gastrointestinal Motility & Transit Control

Scope

Includes peristalsis, segmentation contractions, and neural regulation of digestive transit. Distinct from Nutrient Absorption, which governs transfer of nutrients into circulation.

Primary domain

• Digestion & Nutrient Absorption

Patterns affecting this system

• Baseline Motility Rhythm
  This pattern describes the gut?s natural background movement that keeps things gently moving even when you are not eating.
• Gastric Emptying Modulation
  This pattern reflects how quickly or slowly the stomach lets food move onward after eating.
• Interdigestive Clearance Cycling
  This pattern describes the gut?s housekeeping cycles that sweep things along between meals.
• Meal-Responsive Motility Adjustment
  This pattern reflects how the gut changes its movement once food arrives.
• Motility Variability Dampening
  This pattern describes how the gut avoids erratic speeding up or slowing down.
• Propulsive-Mixing Balance
  This pattern reflects how the gut balances pushing food forward while also mixing it well.
• Segmental Propulsion Coordination
  This pattern describes how different sections of the gut work together to move contents along smoothly.
• Transit Rate Setpoint
  This pattern reflects the gut?s default pace for moving food through digestion.

Related systems

• regulates → Nutrient Absorption
  How nutrients from food enter the bloodstream and become available to the body.

Support roles related to this system

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