The Villi and Microvilli on the Surface of the Small

question 52

Multiple Choice

The villi and microvilli on the surface of the small intestine

• A)secrete bicarbonate.
• B)enable the small intestine to stretch.
• C)increase the absorptive surface.
• D)produce bile salts.
• E)help break the food into smaller particles.

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Definitions:

Ebbinghaus

A psychologist best known for his research on memory and the forgetting curve, which describes how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.

Nonsense Syllables

Strings of letters that do not follow grammatical rules and have no meaning, used in psychological experiments to study memory and learning.

Methodology

The system of methods followed in a particular discipline or field of study.

Forgetting

The inability to bring to mind information that was previously remembered.