When the body removes CO2 by way of the respiratory system:
a. it lowers the pH of the blood
b. it raises the pH of the blood
c. it has no effect on pH because CO2 is neither an acid nor a base
d. it is acting as a buffer
b. it raises the pH of the blood
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A.Increasing the surface area over which a force is distributed increases the amount of stress acting on the surface. B. Decreasing the surface area over which a force is distributed increases the amount of stress acting on the surface. C. Both A and B are true. D. Neither A nor B is true.
The simple, or _____________ salivary reflex occurs when chemoreceptors and pressure receptors within the oral cavity respond to the presence of food
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Uncoupling proteins function in maintaining long-term neutral energy balance by
a. uncoupling electron transport in mitochondria from ATP production. b. uncoupling glycolysis from ATP production. c. uncoupling food intake from nutrient uptake in the gut. d. all of these. e. none of these.
Amylase is a digestive enzyme that breaks starches down into sugars through ________ reactions
A) endergonic B) anabolic C) hydrolysis D) dehydration synthesis