Which is the best description of the difference between metabolism and digestion?

Which of the following is NOT a trigger for the release of renin during the RAAS?

An increase in the permeability of the cells of the collecting duct for reabsorption of water is due to a(n) ______.

Which of the following is the best explanation for why the cells of the proximal convoluted tubule contain so many mitochondria?

Determine the series of hormonal events that leads to birth: Oxytocin stimulates the placenta to secrete prostaglandins Fetal cortisol stimulates the placenta to secrete estrogen Prostaglandins dilate the cervix, and with oxytocin, increase the strength of uterine contractions The high estrogen level stimulates the uterus to form oxytocin receptors

In eukaryotes, glycolysis occurs in the ____, and the citric acid cycle occurs in the _____.

 Digestion and absorption of which of the following would be affected the most if the liver were severely damaged?

The filaments of the olfactory nerve project superiorly through what structure/bone?

Generally, when the hormones secretin and CCK are released, they will ________.

Since it’s such a nice day, you decide to grab a cup of water and sit on the sand pondering life’s many wonders of the human body.  The bolus is now liquefied and referred to as which enters the small intestines.  The small intestines have highly modified structures to increase its surface area for digestion and absorption of the delicious burger, such as the following adaptations: and .  Since the burger is so fatty, (hormone) is secreted from the mucosa and stimulates the pancreatic cells to secrete the pancreatic enzymes, to digest fats.  The fats are packaged into a lipoprotein called and eventually absorbed in the of your small intestines.  You also have release of bile from the when you relax the (ampulla or sphincter) into the duodenum.  Good thing is the primary form of motility in the really long small intestines and allows for maximal absorption and breakdown!  As the remaining waste moves through the large intestines by means of contractions every 30 minutes or so, you feel an urge to run to the bathroom.  Ohhhh man!  You’re never trusting Dr. T again!  This hamburger does not agree with your GI! You head over to the toilet, getting ready to close your glottis and contract your abdominal muscles in order to perform (two words) to help empty your rectum, but there was no need.  You consciously relax your (be specific; two words) sphincter to let it all flow out.  It’s diarrhea!  Your colon (did/did not) absorb the remaining water in your large intestines.  There goes your $15! ☹ Inflation…