The digestive enzyme ________________ breaks down food during digestion

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


pepsin

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Both the piriformis and obturator internus muscles lie partly within the pelvic cavity and partly within the gluteal region.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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For glucose to be reabsorbed from the tubule lumen, it is transported into the tubule cell by means of a

A.  glucose uniporter. B.  Na+/glucose symporter. C.  glucose protein channel. D.  Na+/glucose antiporter.

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The part of the stomach to the left and above the opening of the esophagus into the stomach is the:

a. pylorus b. fundus c. body d. rugae

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