Functions of the small intestine

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Completes digestion of the nutrients in chyme, absorbs products of digestion, and transports the remaining residue to the large intestine

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A) Myofibril B) Sarcomere C) Myofilament D) T-tubule

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A small neuron with processes that cannot be distinguished from axon to dendrite is called an anaxonic neuron. 2. A neuron with the dendrite continuous with the axon, and the cell body off to the side is a bipolar neuron. 3. A neuron with several dendrites but a single axon, which may have many branches is a multipolar neuron. 4. A neuron with one axon and one dendrite, with the soma between them is a pseudounipolar neuron. 5. A neuron classified on the basis that it delivers information to the CNS is a motor neuron.

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Carbohydrate digestion begins in the ________ and concludes in the ________.

A. small intestine; small intestine B. stomach; large intestine C. mouth; small intestine D. mouth; large intestine

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What are the three common causes of hypercortisolism?

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