The Following Series of 5 Questions Refer to the Accompanying

question 39

Multiple Choice

The following series of 5 questions refer to the accompanying diagram of pathways controlling digestive function. Use the diagram to help answer the questions.
-The action of the vagus nerve on digestion is considered part of

• A) external influences
• B) local changes in the digestive tract
• C) intrinsic nerve plexus
• D) extrinsic autonomic nerves
• E) gastrointestinal hormones

Learn surgical procedures and their purposes.

Comprehend medical terminology including prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.

Describe the functions and compositions of various human body systems.

Understand the physiologic processes of gas exchange in the respiratory system.

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Definitions:

Combined Gas Law

A gas law that combines Charles's law, Boyle's law, and Gay-Lussac's law to describe the relationship between the pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas.

Temperature

A physical quantity that expresses hot and cold, representing the average kinetic energy of particles in a matter.

Atm

A unit of pressure defined as being equal to the atmospheric pressure at sea level, approximately 101.325 kPa or 760 mmHg.

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system, indicating how hot or cold the system is.