Migrating motor complexes
Occur upon arrival of food in the stomach
Begin in the lower pa of the small intestine
Are initiated by pacemaker cells in the small intestine
Occur at a rate of 5 cms per minute from the stomach
MMC's are seen during fasting, they begin at the stomach and extend up to distal ileum Ref: Ganong 25th ed/page 497
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