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9 Cards in this Set
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ONCE CHYME TRAVELS THE LENGTH OF THE SMALL INTESTINE, IT PASSES THRU THE ILEOCECAL VALVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE :
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LARGE INTESTINE
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THE PERIODIC SQUEEZING OR PARTITIONING OF THE INTESTINE BY ITS CIRCULAR MUSCLES THAT BOTH MIXES AND SLOWLY PUSHES THE CONTENTS ALONG IS KNOWN AS:
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SEGMENTATION
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AN ENZYME IN SALIVA BEGINS THE DIGESTION OF:
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STARCH
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AN EMULSIFIER MADE BY THE LIVER THAT PREPARES FATS AND OILS FOR DIGESTION:
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BILE
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WHICH NUTRIENT PASSES THROUGH THE LARGE INTESTINE MOSTLY UNABSORBED?
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FIBER
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TWO MAJOR NUTRIENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN THE BODY ARE
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VASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS
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WITHIN THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, LIPIDS ALWAYS TRAVEL FROM PLACE TO PLACE BUNDLED WITH PROTEINS
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LIPOPROTEINS
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ELEVATED LDL CONCENTRATIONS IN THE BLOOD ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
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HIGH RISK OF HEART DISEASE
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THREE FACTORS THAT IMPROVE THE LDL-TO-HDL RATION INCLUDE:
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WEIGHT CONTROL,
SOLUBLE FIBERS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY |
