What chemical substance helps prepare different parts of the gut for the arrival of food, thus regulating the rate at which food moves through the digestive tract?
A) enzymes
B) mucus
C) peristalsis
D) hormones
Ans: D) hormones
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A) low intelligence. B) an increase in symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). C) over-development of bones and muscles. D) All of the above E) a, b
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a. nutritional risk b. nutritional status c. nutrition screening d. nutritional assessment e. nutrition recall
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a. Middle Eastern b. Latin American c. Renaissance d. ancient Greek e. Native American Indian