Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
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Chapter 37.8, Problem 1TYK
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Normally, the very little amount of stomach contents enter back into the esophagus because a muscular sphincter at the juncture between the esophagus and the stomach prevents it. This sphincter relaxes when we swallow food, and then closes again once food passes into the stomach. Under some conditions, the sphincter is forced to open by the pressure of material in the stomach. Due to which the acid in the stomach enters the esophagus and irritates nerve endings, causing the symptoms of heartburn which is called gastroesophageal reflux.
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Chapter 37 Solutions
Principles of Biology
Ch. 37.1 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 37.1 - Which statement is false? Water is an inorganic...Ch. 37.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 37.2 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 37.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 37.3 - Are the transport processes shown here, including...Ch. 37.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 37.3 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 37.3 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 37.3 - Prob. 3TYK
Ch. 37.4 - During the absorptive state, an animal is fasting....Ch. 37.4 - Gluconeogenesis occurs when the liver synthesizes...Ch. 37.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 37.5 - Prob. 1BCCh. 37.5 - Insulin primarily regulates blood glucose...Ch. 37.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 37.5 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 37.6 - Prob. 1CCCh. 37.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 37.6 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 37.6 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 37.7 - Prob. 1BCCh. 37.7 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 37.7 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 37.8 - Note that modem medical technology is using a...Ch. 37.8 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 37.8 - Hemodialysis is the treatment of choice for people...Ch. 37 - Prob. 1TYCh. 37 - Prob. 2TYCh. 37 - Prob. 3TYCh. 37 - Prob. 4TYCh. 37 - Prob. 5TYCh. 37 - Prob. 6TYCh. 37 - Prob. 7TYCh. 37 - Prob. 8TYCh. 37 - In the mammalian kidney, filtration is driven by...Ch. 37 - Which of the following cause(s) an increase in Na+...Ch. 37 - Prob. 1CCQCh. 37 - List and define the major processes involved in...Ch. 37 - Prob. 3CCQCh. 37 - Discuss the major ways in which glucose...Ch. 37 - Briefly discuss the parts mid functions of the...
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