What best describes the action of opiate anti-diarrheal medications?
a. They enter bacteria and destroy DNA
b. They decrease fluid secretions and reduce stool output
c. They decrease intestinal muscle tone and peristalsis of the GI tract
d. They inhibit acetylcholine and decrease peristalsis
e. They work as anti-inflammatory and immune suppressant agents in the colon
d
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A) Esophagitis B) Hiatal hernia C) Dyspepsia D) Peptic ulcer
In a phospholipid, the heads are hydrophobic and the tails are hydrophilic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Test results include: 88, 92, 64, 77, 52. What is the median of the test results?
a. 64 b. 52 c. 88 d. 77
Inside each villus of the small intestine are capillaries and a small lymph vessel called a(n)
A) gluteal. B) chyme. C) lacteal. D) organelle.