RT Book, Section A1 Barrett, Kim E. SR Print(0) ID 57850397 T1 Chapter 5. Water and Electrolyte Absorption and Secretion T2 Gastrointestinal Physiology, 2e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-177401-7 LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57850397 RD 2024/03/19 AB Understand the physiological significance of the regulation of luminal water content and daily fluid balanceDescribe the functional anatomy of the intestinal epithelium that permits it to function as a regulator of fluid movementSurface areaUnderstand how transport function is integrated with intestinal motilityDefine pathways via which electrolytes can be transferred across epithelial barriersPassive versus active transportTranscellular versus paracellular transportDescribe how a limited collection of membrane transport pathways are arranged to assemble transepithelial transport mechanismsIdentify the major electrolyte transport pathways of the small and large intestines and their intracellular mechanisms of regulationIdentify how subepithelial elements and other regulatory systems impact on epithelial transport functionDefine major pathogenic alterations in intestinal electrolyte transport and their consequencesHeat stable enterotoxin of E. coli as an example of molecular mimicry