Identify three ways the small intestine is modified to increase the surface area for digestion and absorption.
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Question 2) Why is it necessary for the stomach contents to be so acidic? How does the stomach protect itself from digestion?
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Question 3) Your friend suffers from heartburn and was told that he should stop drinking caffeinated coffee because it is acidic. Explain to your friend why this is good advice but explain the mistaken facts to him.
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Question 4) Assume you have been chewing a piece of bread for 5 or 6 minutes. How would you expect its molecular chemistry to change during this time? Why?
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Question 5) Define constipation and diarrhea. Note possible causes of each.
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Question 6) Name two regions of the digestive tract where mechanical food breakdown processes are very important. Name two organs that are primarily food conduits. Name the organ where protein digestion is begun. Name the organ where fat digestion begins.
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Question 7) The sheets of peritoneal membrane that hold the digestive tract in place are called ________.
A) mucosal lining
B) lamina propria
C) serosal lining
D) mesenteries
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Question 8) What is heartburn and what causes it?
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Question 9) What are chylomicrons?
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Question 10) Compare and contrast the structure and function of a premolar and a molar.
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