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week 14

human physiology review 2

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What enzyme pepsin that begins digestion/ Protein
The hormone that stimulates the release of bicarbonate substance from the pancreas is: secretin
The hormone that inhibits gastric muscle, slowing passage of food into the duodenum, is called: enterogastrone
what is not one of the openings that must be blocked when food moves from the pharynx into the esophagus? Oropharynx
The hormone thought to be a messenger causing release of digestive enzymes from the intestinal mucosa is: vasoactive intestinal peptide.
The wave-like ripple of the muscle layer of the GI tract is called peristalsis.
Chemical digestion requires the secretion of _____ into the lumen of the GI tract. digestive enzymes and bile
Fats and other nutrients in the duodenum stimulate the intestinal mucosa to release a hormone called gastric inhibitory peptide.
The chemical process in which a compound unites with water and then splits into simpler compounds is called hydrolysis.
The blood vessel carries absorbed food from the GI tract to the liver? Portal vein
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