Biology

A substance that the liver produces when metabolizing fatty acids that is both an energy source and ...

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Diet-induced thermogenesis is highest after ingestion of

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The first law of thermodynamics states that

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You and your lab partners in a human anatomy course removed the intestines from an adult cadaver, ...

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Muna came down with the flu. She experienced severe vomiting or mostly stomach contents, for three ...

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Cody has always carefully controlled her caloric intake, and is lean. During her pregnancy, she ...

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One way to determine the total energy in calories of a food is to burn it in a device called a bomb ...

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Draw a cell that secretes HCl into the lumen of the stomach, selecting transporters and/or enzymes ...

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Where does carbohydrate digestion begin? Which enzyme is involved, and which reaction does it catalyze?

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In response to the hormone secretin, the pancreas secretes a fluid that contains

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Put the following steps of fat digestion and absorption in order:1. Bile salts coat fat droplets.2. ...

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Defects in which channel lead to the disease cystic fibrosis? Which ion does this channel transport?

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The exocrine portion of the pancreas consists of lobules called ________, which secrete ________.

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Bile salts aid in the digestion of fats by ________ large fat droplets.

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The release of many GI tract hormones is stimulated by a particular food or substance. Which hormone ...

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Amylases, the enzymes used to digest carbohydrates, are secreted by

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The swallowing center in the brain, which coordinates the muscular reflexes, is located in the

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________ are pacemakers for slow wave activity.

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The motor activity of the muscularis externa is controlled by the

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Diabetes mellitus produces many homeostatic imbalances, including acidosis. The pH imbalance is due ...

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Chandi, a nursing student, has been caring for burn patients. She notices that they consistently ...

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"Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" is a phrase from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner ...

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The most potent stimulus for vasopressin release is

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Two hours before major surgery, the patient is stressed, with increased heart rate and blood ...

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When the pH of the extracellular fluid decreases, the kidneys

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