Bile salts bind at their hydrophobic regions to large fat globules within the chyme that enters the duodenum. Bile salts break up the fat globule into smaller fat droplets. This role of bile salts is best described as ________
A) lipid emulsification
B) lipid absorption
C) lipid ingestion
D) lipid digestion
A
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1. Leukocytes move through the circulatory system by amoeboid motion. 2. Granulocytes called neutrophils are phagocytic and are the most numerous of all white blood cell types. 3. All lymphocytes are leukocytes, but not all leukocytes are lymphocytes. 4. Myelocytic leukemia involves a cancerous condition of lymphocytes. 5. The myocardium receives its blood supply from the coronary arteries.
The posterior pituitary secretes _________.
A. prolactin (PRL) B. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) C. oxytocin (OT) D. thyroid hormone (TH) E. growth hormone (GH)
The plasma membranes of the digestive system's effector cells have receptor proteins that bind with and respond to GI hormones, neurotransmitters, and local chemical mediators
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The absence or inhibition of acetylcholinesterase at a synapse would lead to ________
A) atrophy B) numbness C) muscle wasting D) tetanus E) flaccid paralysis