Arrange the normal process of protein metabolism. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
a. Protein enters the blood stream
b. Excreted by kidney
c. Portal vein delivers blood to the liver
d. Conversion to urea
e. Ammonia produced in the bowel
ANS:
A, E, C, D, B
Protein products enter the blood stream and are changed in the bowel to ammonia; the products then pass through the portal vein to the liver where the ammonia is converted to urea, which is then excreted by the kidneys.
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