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week 14
human physiology review 2
Question | Answer |
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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 |