The 'Hormone Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide' (VIP) is a neuropeptide found in the central nervous system and the gut. Its primary functions in the gut include: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) is a 28-amino acid neuropeptide that acts as a neurotransmitter and a hormone. In the gastrointestinal tract, its primary functions are stimulatory and relaxant: it stimulates the secretion of water and electrolytes into the intestinal lumen (acting as a secretagogue), relaxes the smooth muscle of the gut (including the lower esophageal sphincter, stomach, and gall bladder), and stimulates the pancreas to secrete a bicarbonate-rich juice. It also causes vasodilation in the gut. Excessive VIP secretion can lead to severe watery diarrhea (as in VIPoma).