The large intestine functions to
A. store food.
B. absorb water.
C. digest fat.
D. All apply.
Answer: B
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The baby’s first breath is stimulated primarily by the lack of oxygen in the blood. 2. The baby’s first breath is stimulated primarily by an increase of carbon dioxide in the blood. 3. When a baby is born, it has only one spinal curve, adults have two. 4. Childhood extends from infancy to sexual maturity. 5. Both the deciduous teeth and the permanent teeth develop during childhood, deciduous at the beginning of childhood and the permanent teeth at the end.
Which of the following fetal shunts connects the umbilical vein with the inferior vena cava?
A. Foramen ovale B. Umbilical vein C. Ductus venosus D. Umbilical artery E. Ductus arteriosus
Peripheral resistance includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A) blood viscosity. B) blood vessel length. C) blood type. D) vessel radius.
The figure illustrates the autonomic reflexes and the heart. What does "D" represent?
A. sympathetic nerve B. increase in blood pressure detected by carotid baroreceptors C. glossopharyngeal nerve D. decrease in blood pressure detected by carotid baroreceptors E. vagus nerve