When a person has diarrhea, how is intestinal function different than normal?
A) Greater water absorption than usual occurs in the large intestine.
B) Intestinal motility is increased.
C) Intestinal motility is reduced.
D) Passage of nutrients into the hepatic portal system is reduced.
E) None of the answers are correct.
B) Intestinal motility is increased.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A ________ is a cell junction that binds the cell membranes of neighboring cells tightly to one another preventing the passage of material between the cells.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Fatigue is the failure of a muscle fiber to maintain ____ as a result of previous contractile activity
a. excitability b. muscle mass c. tension d. sarcomere number e. mitochondria
Amines are
a. chains of specific amino acids of varying length b. derived from the amino acid tyrosine c. hormones secreted by the thyroid gland and adrenal medulla d. all of the above e. only a and c