The artery passing along the superior pancreas is the splenic artery.

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


True

Rationale: See the subsection “Splenic Artery” in the subsection “Celiac Axis” in the subsection “Aorta” in the section “Blood Vessels.”

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a. anterior pituitary b. ductus deferens c. epididymis d. Leydig cells e. urethra

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Regulation of extracellular K+ is not critical to body function because only about 2% of the total-body K+ is in the extracellular fluid.

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

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A) triglyceride anabolism B) glycogenolysis C) lipogenesis D) protein anabolism

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Which of the following statements concerning solute movement in the loop of Henle is true?

A. Na+ and Cl? ions are actively transported into the vasa recta. B. Only Na+ diffuses from the descending limb. C. The osmolality of the descending limb decreases as filtrate moves through. D. Solutes are actively transported from the ascending limb. E. Water moves by osmosis out of the ascending loop.

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