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When blood glucose levels increase, as in the "fed" state,

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The reactions where fats are broken down into glycerol and fatty acids are called

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Before converting amino acids into intermediates for energy metabolism, they must first undergo

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During the fasting state, the energy stores of the ________ become the major source of glucose for ...

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An enzyme that digests fats is

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Metabolism is a term that describes

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The most practical way to estimate a person's basal metabolic rate is to measure it when the person is

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Which can be measured to determine a person's metabolic rate?

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Energy input equals energy output. This statement reflects the

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Most obese humans are deficient in leptin.

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Vomiting and diarrhea are similar since both

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Chronic inflammation of the pancreas, or pancreatitis, impairs the digestive functions of this ...

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Cholesterol is absorbed without being digested into smaller pieces. How does this compare to ...

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Essential nutrients are those that our cells require but cannot make, and thus they must be present ...

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Draw a map of a short reflex that might occur in response to ingestion of food. Include on your map ...

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Draw a cell that secretes bicarbonate into the lumen of the pancreas, selecting transporters and/or ...

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A drug that blocks the action of carbonic anhydrase in parietal cells would result in

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Digestion of an unlabeled carbohydrate results in increased amounts of the monosaccharides glucose ...

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________ is a protein cofactor secreted by the pancreas that allows lipases access to fats inside ...

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The primary products of protein digestion are ________, ________, and ________.

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Bile is secreted from the ________ and stored in the ________.

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________ are tiny droplets of fatty acids, cholesterol, phospholipids, mono- and diglycerides, and bile salts.

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The primary complex carbohydrate ingested and digested by people is

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The three sections of the small intestine, in order according to movement of its contents, are

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The largest collection of ________ tissue in the body is the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT).

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