Which action is the main function of the digestive system?
A) Providing oxygen for the extraction of energy from nutrients
B) Absorption of nutrients
C) Movement of body parts
D) Formation of cells
B
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The stomach is found in which abdominopelvic quadrant?
A) left upper quadrant B) right lower quadrant C) right upper quadrant D) left lower quadrant
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A) A wave summation B) An isotonic C) An isometric D) A complete tetanus
In the intestine, ________ ensure(s) that most digested nutrients pass through the epithelial cells and not between them.
A. the plasma membrane B. desmosomes C. gap (communicating) junctions D. tight junctions E. ground substance