If he arithmetic mean between a " 1 and b, then n is equal to 

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#Question id: 12036

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A fasting animal whose energy needs exceed those provided in its diet will draw on its stored resources in which order?

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#Question id: 12037

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Feelings of hunger can be stimulated by the hormone ________, but suppressed by the hormone ________.

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#Question id: 12043

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Digestion of which of the following foodstuffs is impaired to the greatest extent in patients with achlorhydria?

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#Question id: 12277

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 45-year-old man adds lots of high-fiber wheat and bran foods to his diet to reduce his cholesterol. He loses 30 lb on the new diet, but has undesirable side effects such as stomach cramps, flatulence, and diarrhea. His gastroenterologist diagnoses a syndrome called gluten-enteropathy or celiac sprue. Which of the following is decreased in this man?

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#Question id: 12218

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The control of gastric acid secretion in response to a meal involves several events that take place over a 4- or 5-hr period following the meal. These events include

(1) a decrease in the pH of the gastric contents,

(2) an increase in the rate of acid secretion,

(3) a decrease in the rate of acid secretion, and

(4) an increase in the pH of the gastric contents. Which of the following best describes

the correct temporal order of events over a 4- or 5-hr period following a meal?

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#Question id: 12217

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Cystic fibrosis is the most common cause of pancreatitis in children. Which of the following best explains the mechanism of cystic fibrosis–induced pancreatitis?