Maggie is a 34-year-old mother of two children. She was told by her physician that she needs her gallbladder removed. Maggie panics and calls her mother saying, "Mom, I can't believe this! How am I going to live without my liver? You have to have a liver to survive, and the doctor wants to remove it!" Her mother tells her to calm down and discuss what is going on. Maggie's mother soon realizes
that Maggie's liver is fine, but her gallbladder needs to be removed. Where in the system does bile aid with digestion?
a. In the mouth
b. In the stomach
c. In the small intestine
d. In the rectum
e. In the appendix
c
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a. anorexia. b. weight loss. c. fatigue. d. weight gain.
Long chain fatty acids enter the liver in the form of _________ and leave in the form of __________.
a. lipoprotein; chylomicron b. fatty acids; chylomicron c. chylomicron; lipoprotein d. chylomicron; triglyceride
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Positive nitrogen balance can occur when
a) an individual is wasting as a result of protein-energy malnutrition b) protein intake does not meet the body's protein requirements. c) the individual is growing d) total body nitrogen balance does not change for 30 days.