Proton Pump Inhibitors Prevent the Pancreas from Secreting Digestive Enzymes

question 45

True/False

Proton pump inhibitors prevent the pancreas from secreting digestive enzymes.

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Definitions:

Basement Membrane

The basement membrane is a thin, fibrous layer that lies between the epithelium and the underlying connective tissue, providing support and anchorage.

Tunic Media

The middle layer of the wall of blood vessels, composed mostly of smooth muscle and elastic tissue, which regulates the diameter of the vessels.

Arteries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues, except for the pulmonary arteries, which carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Veins

Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart, typically carrying deoxygenated blood, except for the pulmonary and umbilical veins.