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What is the primary function of the digestive system?
What is the primary function of the digestive system?
- Regulation of digestive functions
- Excretion of waste products
- Transfer of nutrients, water, and secretion (correct)
- Secretion of hormones into the blood
Where does most of the absorption occur in the digestive system?
Where does most of the absorption occur in the digestive system?
- Gastric mixing and emptying
- Large intestine
- Small intestine (correct)
- Stomach
What is the main process that occurs in the stomach?
What is the main process that occurs in the stomach?
- Mixing with gastric juice
- Excretion
- Regulation of digestive functions
- Digestion and absorption (correct)
What do exocrine glands secrete into the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) lumen?
What do exocrine glands secrete into the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) lumen?
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What is the biochemical breakdown process whereby complex food stuffs are converted to smaller absorbable units called?
What is the biochemical breakdown process whereby complex food stuffs are converted to smaller absorbable units called?
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