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A middle-aged professor complains of burning pain in the "pit of her stomach," usually beginning about two hours after eating and abating after drinking a glass of milk. When asked to indicate the site, she points to her epigastric region. Her GI tract is examined by X-ray fluoroscopy and a gastric ulcer is identified. A selective vagotomy (cutting the vagal fibers serving the stomach) is recommended.

For each statement, write a detailed explanation why you accept or reject it.
1. Gastrin will no longer be secreted by the stomach or duodenum.
2. Activity of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system will be increased.
3. will be a general reduction in secretory activity of the stomach.
4. The cephalic phase of gastric secretion will be intensified.
5. Digestion processes normally occurring in the stomach will cease.