What feature of the small intestine greatly expands its surface area, facilitating absorption?


Ans: Microvilli

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The placenta produces the hormone ________________________________________ so the corpus luteum eventually is not needed

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Energy required _____________ is not internal work?

a. for active transport b. to pump blood c. to move the body in relation to the environment d. during synthetic reactions e. to maintain body posture

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If someone sustained damage to the left side of their spinal cord at the T2 level such that both the anterolateral pathway and the posterior funiculus were severed on the left side only, what sensory deficits would exist in the left and right lower limbs?

What will be an ideal response?

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In the maintenance of the cell resting membrane potential ________.

A) extracellular sodium levels are high B) cells are more permeable to Na+ than K+ C) the steady state involves only passive processes in all cells D) the inside of the cell is positive relative to its outside

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