If you wanted to treat a patient who could not digest fats due to a metabolic mutation, you might want to find a way to supplement their digestive tract with

A. lactase.

B. amylase.

C. pepsin.

D. lipase.

E. bile.


D. lipase.

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a. stomach. b. small intestine. c. colon. d. pancreas. e. esophagus.

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The tube extending downward from the pharynx is the

A) Glottis B) Trachea C) Bronchioles D) Bronchus

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Which of the following terms best characterizes catabolite repression associated with the lac operon in E. coli?

A) negative control B) constitutive C) repressible system D) positive control E) inducible system

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Parturition is triggered by ____, causing the release of ____ and a ____ of oxytocin.

A. fetal CRH; fetal estrogen; positive feedback loop B. fetal CRH; maternal estrogen; negative feedback loop C. fetal CRH; maternal estrogen; positive feedback loop D. maternal CRH; fetal estrogen; negative feedback loop E. maternal CRH; maternal estrogen; positive feedback loop

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