Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology
Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9780078024290
Author: David N. Shier Dr., Jackie L. Butler, Ricki Lewis Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 13P
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To determine:

The function of saliva.

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Saliva is a fluid that is clean, tasteless and mildly acidic in nature that consists of secretion from salivary, mucous, parotid, sublingual and submandibular glands of the oral cavity. Saliva plays an important role in the maintaining the wellbeing of mouth.

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Ch. 17 - Prob. 11PCh. 17 - Explain how a tooth is attached to the bone of the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 13PCh. 17 - Prob. 14PCh. 17 - Prob. 15PCh. 17 - Prob. 16PCh. 17 - List the major events of swallowing.Ch. 17 - Prob. 18PCh. 17 - Prob. 19PCh. 17 - Prob. 20PCh. 17 - Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself?Ch. 17 - Prob. 22PCh. 17 - Distinguish among the cephalic, gastric, and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 24PCh. 17 - Prob. 25PCh. 17 - Prob. 26PCh. 17 - Prob. 27PCh. 17 - Prob. 28PCh. 17 - Prob. 29PCh. 17 - List the enzymes in pancreatic juice.Ch. 17 - What are the functions of the enzymes in...Ch. 17 - What regulates secretion of pancreatic juice?Ch. 17 - Locate the liver.Ch. 17 - Review liver functions.Ch. 17 - Prob. 35PCh. 17 - Prob. 36PCh. 17 - Describe the function of the gallbladder.Ch. 17 - How is secretion of bile regulated?Ch. 17 - Prob. 39PCh. 17 - Describe the parts of the small intestine.Ch. 17 - What is the function of an intestinal villus?Ch. 17 - Prob. 42PCh. 17 - Prob. 43PCh. 17 - Prob. 44PCh. 17 - Prob. 45PCh. 17 - Prob. 46PCh. 17 - Prob. 47PCh. 17 - Prob. 48PCh. 17 - Prob. 49PCh. 17 - What stimulus relaxes the ileocecal sphincter?Ch. 17 - Prob. 51PCh. 17 - Prob. 52PCh. 17 - Prob. 53PCh. 17 - Prob. 54PCh. 17 - Prob. 55PCh. 17 - Prob. 56PCh. 17 - Prob. 57PCh. 17 - Prob. 58PCh. 17 - Prob. 59PCh. 17 - Prob. 60PCh. 17 - Prob. 61PCh. 17 - Prob. 1CACh. 17 - Prob. 2CACh. 17 - Prob. 3CACh. 17 - Prob. 4CACh. 17 - Prob. 5CACh. 17 - Prob. 6CACh. 17 - Prob. 7CACh. 17 - Prob. 8CACh. 17 - Prob. 9CACh. 17 - Prob. 10CACh. 17 - Prob. 11CACh. 17 - Prob. 12CACh. 17 - Prob. 13CACh. 17 - Prob. 14CACh. 17 - Describe the locations of the major salivary...Ch. 17 - Prob. 16CACh. 17 - Prob. 17CACh. 17 - Prob. 18CACh. 17 - Prob. 19CACh. 17 - Prob. 20CACh. 17 - Prob. 21CACh. 17 - Prob. 22CACh. 17 - Prob. 23CACh. 17 - Prob. 24CACh. 17 - Prob. 25CACh. 17 - Prob. 26CACh. 17 - Prob. 27CACh. 17 - Prob. 28CACh. 17 - Prob. 29CACh. 17 - Prob. 30CACh. 17 - Prob. 31CACh. 17 - Prob. 32CACh. 17 - Prob. 33CACh. 17 - Prob. 34CACh. 17 - Describe the locations of the parts of the small...Ch. 17 - Prob. 36CACh. 17 - Prob. 37CACh. 17 - Prob. 38CACh. 17 - Prob. 39CACh. 17 - Prob. 40CACh. 17 - Prob. 41CACh. 17 - Prob. 42CACh. 17 - Prob. 43CACh. 17 - Prob. 44CACh. 17 - Prob. 45CACh. 17 - Prob. 46CACh. 17 - Prob. 1IACh. 17 - Prob. 2IACh. 17 - What effect is a before-dinner alcoholic cocktail...Ch. 17 - What type of acid-base imbalance is likely to...Ch. 17 - Prob. 5IA
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