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Bicarbonates are useful in the GI tract to neutralize hydrochloric acid.
Glucose moves from the GI tract into the circulatory system by the process of cotransport.
When the pressure in the lung is greater than atmospheric pressure: expiration occurs
The tendency of the thorax and lungs to return to the preinspiration volume is called elastic recoil
The ability of our immune system to attack abnormal or foreign cells but spare our own normal cells is called self-tolerance
Which organ has several functions, including defense, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, and blood reservoir spleen
The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to hypoxia
Blood pressure is measured with the aid of an apparatus known as a sphygmomanometer
In comparison with the nervous system, the regulatory effects of the endocrine system are: slow to appear but long-lasting
One of the few hormones that functions on a positive-feedback loop is oxytocin
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