Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 35, Problem 5MC
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Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscular contractions that pushes food through the small intestine. These movements begin in the esophagus when bolus of food is swallowed. Muscles that line esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon contact and relax in rhythm that produces a wavelike motions.
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Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 35.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 35.1 - You have probably seen articles warning of the...Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 1TCCh. 35.1 - explain how food energy is measured and how energy...Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 35.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 35.2 - compare the various ways that invertebrates digest...Ch. 35.2 - explain how vertebrate digestive systems are...Ch. 35.3 - Stomach acid can be very destructive to the...
Ch. 35.3 - The causes of eating disorders are complex and...Ch. 35.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 35.3 - Prob. 1ETCh. 35.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 35.3 - explain how the small intestine absorbs nutrients,...Ch. 35.3 - Prob. 2TCCh. 35.3 - describe feces and how they are produced and...Ch. 35.3 - Prob. 4CYLCh. 35 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 35 - Which of the following is False? a. Carbohydrates...Ch. 35 - Prob. 1RQCh. 35 - Prob. 2ACCh. 35 - Sponges rely exclusively on __________ digestion....Ch. 35 - Prob. 2MCCh. 35 - Prob. 2RQCh. 35 - Prob. 3ACCh. 35 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 35 - Prob. 3MCCh. 35 - Vertebrates can be grouped into three categories...Ch. 35 - The five major processes carried out by the...Ch. 35 - Prob. 4MCCh. 35 - Prob. 4RQCh. 35 - In humans, a cavity called the __________ is...Ch. 35 - Prob. 5MCCh. 35 - Prob. 5RQCh. 35 - Fats are dispersed by a secretion called...Ch. 35 - Prob. 6RQCh. 35 - Prob. 7FIBCh. 35 - Prob. 8RQCh. 35 - Name four structural or functional adaptations of...Ch. 35 - Prob. 11RQCh. 35 - Prob. 12RQ
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