15. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that impacts the lungs and gastrointestinal system. Symptoms of cystic fibrosis result from dysfunction of CFTR channels, causing transport of chloride to be significantly reduced. What effect would this have in the small intestine? aincreased secretion of water from the lumen into the interstitial fluid bdecreased secretion of water from interstitial fluid into the lumen cdecreased secretion of water from the lumen into the interstitial fluid dincreased secretion of water from interstitial fluid into the lumen

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15. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that impacts the lungs and gastrointestinal system. Symptoms of cystic fibrosis result from dysfunction of CFTR channels, causing transport of chloride to be significantly reduced. What effect would this have in the small intestine?

	a	increased secretion of water from the lumen into the interstitial fluid
	b	decreased secretion of water from interstitial fluid into the lumen
	c	decreased secretion of water from the lumen into the interstitial fluid
	d	increased secretion of water from interstitial fluid into the lumen

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