The primary function of the large intestine is to store and dilute unabsorbed fecal material.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 2) Because the large intestine has a greater diameter than the small intestine, the large intestine has a greater surface area.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 3) Normally, the amount of bicarbonate ions secreted into the intestine nearly equals the amount of acid secreted by the stomach during digestion.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 4) About 95 of the bile salts secreted by the liver is recycled back to the liver by the enterohepatic circulation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 5) The hormone that stimulates secretion of bicarbonate by the pancreas is also the hormone principally responsible for stimulating contraction of the gallbladder.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 6) The same hormone that stimulates pancreatic enzyme secretion stimulates pancreatic bicarbonate secretion.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 7) Removal of the stomach would interfere with absorption of vitamin B12.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 8) Heartburn following a large meal is usually due to pressure of the stomach against the heart.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 9) Gastric chief cells secrete pepsin.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Question 10) In general, sympathetic stimulation increases gastric secretion and motility, while parasympathetic stimulation decreases these two processes.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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