This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Which of the following is a function of sphincter muscles? a. Control peristalsis b. Grind large ... (Read 74 times)

javeds

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 570
Which of the following is a function of sphincter muscles?
 a. Control peristalsis
  b. Grind large food particles
  c. Secrete digestive juices into the GI tract
  d. Control the passage of food through the GI tract

Question 2

What is a safe rate of weight loss on a long-term basis for most overweight people?
 a. 0.5-2 lbs/week b. 3-4 lbs/week
  c. 5 body weight/month d. 10 body weight/month



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

josephsuarez

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a





 

Did you know?

Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.

Did you know?

There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

Your chance of developing a kidney stone is 1 in 10. In recent years, approximately 3.7 million people in the United States were diagnosed with a kidney disease.

Did you know?

Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library