Most nutrient absorption in the GI tract occurs in the __________.
a) oral cavity
b) large intestine
c) stomach
d) small intestine
Answer: d) small intestine
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Why do solutions for injection or infusion into people with low blood volume normally contain 150 mM NaCl?
A. This is a hypotonic solution, which will cause water movement into dehydrated blood cells. B. This is a hypertonic solution, which will raise the blood volume and pressure more rapidly than an isotonic solution would. C. This is an isotonic solution, and the water in it will follow Na and Cl into the intracellular fluid compartment. D. This is an isotonic solution, and NaCl will keep the added volume in the extracellular fluid compartment. E. NaCl are penetrating solutes, which will get them more quickly into blood cells to increase their volume.
An allele that is not expressed in the heterozygous condition is
A) dominant. B) autosomal. C) codominant. D) recessive.
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. The myogenic mechanism counters changes in blood flow through capillary beds by altering arterial resistance. 2. Filtration occurs in capillaries when colloid osmotic pressure is greater than capillary hydrostatic pressure. 3. The vertebral and external jugular veins drain into the subclavian vein.
The shortening velocity of a skeletal muscle fiber increases with decreasing load because the rate at which the cross-bridge cycle can occur increases with decreasing load.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)