All of the Following Are True of the Intestinal Phase

question 197

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the intestinal phase of gastric digestion except that it

• A) precedes the gastric phase.
• B) functions to control the rate of gastric emptying.
• C) involves both neural and endocrine reflexes.
• D) helps ensure that the functions of the small intestine proceed with relative efficiency.
• E) begins when chyme enters the small intestine.

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