Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. The endocrine and nervous systems are responsible for coordinating digestion, absorption, and elimination.

2. When the food you eat reaches your stomach, endocrine glands release gastric hormones to signal the rest of the GI tract to prepare for digestion.

3. The enterogastrones gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and gastric inhibitory peptide regulate digestion by stimulating or inhibiting the release of secretions from the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, and gallbladder.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE

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