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Title: Conduction of nerve signals and contraction of muscles depends on the proper balance of :
Post by: ajx47 on Mar 4, 2018
Conduction of nerve signals and contraction of muscles depends on the proper balance of
 
  A) nitrogen. B) glucose. C) electrolytes. D) buffers.

Q. 2

Which of the following groups would have the lowest risk for toxicity from eating shark and
  other fish with high levels of environmental contaminants?
 
  A) children B) pregnant women
  C) breastfeeding women D) teenage boys

Q. 3

The most common sterol in our diet is
 
  A) stanol. B) phytosterol. C) olestra. D) cholesterol.

Q. 4

Which of the following statements about the role of hydrochloric acid (HCl) is FALSE?
 
  A) HCl inhibits the digestion of fat so it does not compete with protein digestion.
  B) HCl untangles the strands of protein and breaks the peptide bonds.
  C) HCl converts pepsinogen into pepsin.
  D) HCl denatures protein to allow digestive enzymes to break down the protein.

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Q. 7

The letters used to identify the fat-soluble vitamins indicate the
 
  A) compound from which the vitamins are synthesized.
  B) abbreviation of the vitamins' chemical name.
  C) order of importance that the vitamins play in the body.
  D) chronological order in which the vitamins were discovered.


Title: Conduction of nerve signals and contraction of muscles depends on the proper balance of :
Post by: PrincessArizona on Mar 4, 2018
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