What is heartburn and what causes it?

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Heartburn is the discomfort felt in the chest area when the acidic gastric juices get regurgitated into the esophagus. This may happen when someone has eaten or drunk too much, or it can be caused by extreme obesity or the discomfort of pregnancy. It is related to weakness of the gastroesophageal sphincter, frequently associated with hiatal hernia.

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Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for receptive language function? (

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A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E 6) Pons. 7) Corpus callosum. 8) Caudate nucleus. 9) Globus pallidus. 10) Thalamus.

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