Scenario There Are Many Diseases of the Digestive System. Sjögren's Syndrome

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Scenario
There are many diseases of the digestive system. Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that destroys tear ducts and salivary glands. In megaesophagus, peristalsis fails to occur properly and the esophagus is enlarged. In achlorhydria (also called "hypochlorhydria") production of gastric acid is absent or low. When a person has diverticulitis, feces are trapped in small pouches of the large intestine, and cause infection. Infected portions of the large intestine can swell and block the large intestine. In exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, there is a progressive loss of pancreatic cells that make digestive enzymes. In gallstone cholestasis, bile cannot flow from the liver to the duodenum.
-A protein deficiency in the blood could indicate ________.

• A)megaesophagus
• B)achlorhydria
• C)Sjögren's syndrome
• D)diverticulitis

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Definitions:

Ethyne

A hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H2, characterized by a triple bond between two carbon atoms, making it the simplest alkyne.

Acetylene

A colorless, flammable gas, C2H2, used as a fuel and a building block for organic synthesis, known for its high flame temperature when burned in oxygen.

Covalently Bonded

Atoms connected by bonds formed when they share one or more pairs of electrons.

Molecule

A molecule is a group of two or more atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.