Anatomy Questions
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What hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands increases the removal of calcium and phosphate from bones?
Are all joints between the cranial bones and between most of the facial bones immovable
What stimulates osteoblasts and increases energy production
What vitamin is essential for the efficient absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the small instestine.
What is needed for blood clotting and for proper functioning of the nerves and muscles?
What is stored in flat irregular bones
What vitamins are required for the production process of bone matrix?
What muscles collectively contribute to heat production
The central cavity of a tooth is filled with
Which is not considered to be an accessory digestive organ?
Which salivary glands produce the largest volume of saliva?
What is the correct order for the list of structures of the large intestine, starting at the cecum and ending at the rectum?
If one was to cut into the GI tract wall, what is the order in which the layers would be encountered?
For the majority of the GI tract, which layer(s) of the wall contain smooth muscle?
Which structure does not serve to increase surface area in the small intestine?
Which region of the digestive tract moves material by peristalsis, haustral churning, and mass movement?
The accumulation of large amounts of adipose tissue in the __________ can form what is commonly called a "beer belly."
Churning movements called mixing take place in the
Which of the following cell types, if damaged, would necessitate an individual to take supplemental enzymes to help digest a protein-rich meal?
Mechanical digestion of carbohydrates begins in the _________________, and its chemical digestion _________________.