Describe enteroendocrine cells
A) endocrine cells in the epithelium of the digestive tract
B) endocrine cells in the submucosal layer of the digestive tract
C) endocrine cells in between the layers of the muscular layer of the digestive tract
D) endocrine cells in the serosa layer of the digestive tract
E) endocrine cells in the accessory organs that deliver hormones to the digestive tract
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Sperm mature and develop their ability to swim as they pass through the epididymis. 2. The urethra carries sperm to the outside and is also part of the urinary system. 3. The bulbourethral gland produces a thick, yellowish fluid that makes up about 60% of the seminal fluid. 4. The prostate gland produces a thin, milk-colored fluid that makes up about 30% of the seminal fluid. 5. The seminal vesicles supply fructose for the seminal fluid to provide a source of energy for the sperm cells.
What is found in an intestinal villus?
A. brush border B. digestive enzymes C. blood capillaries and a lacteal D. Peyer patches and a lacteal
Martha had a heart transplant. In order to keep her body from rejecting the transplant she takes
A) aspirin. B) antacids. C) immunosuppressive drugs. D) anti-rheumatic drugs. E) anti-histamines.
The oral contraceptive pill, informally called "the pill" contains an estrogen and progesterone or a synthetic mimic of this hormone. The combination of these two hormones taken in the pill and circulating in the blood work because
A) The hormones cause the woman's body to mimic the activities of a pregnancy and disrupt the ovarian cycle, preventing ovulation. B) The hormones create an acid condition in the vagina that acts as a spermicide. C) The hormones prevent the proliferative or secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and the embryo will have no place to implant. D) The hormones cause a thickening of the mucus plug at the cervix that prevents sperm from penetrating the womb and reaching the ovulated egg.