LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 5WYL
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The ways by which pharyngeal constrictors move the swallowed particles to the esophagus.
Introduction:
A collapsible muscular tube that serves as a passageway between pharynx and stomach is referred to as esophagus.
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Chapter 26 Solutions
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Ch. 26 - What structures compose the GI tract?Ch. 26 - How do secretion and absorption differ?Ch. 26 - Prob. 3WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 4WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 5WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 6WYLCh. 26 - What are the four main tunics of the abdominal GI...Ch. 26 - How do the esophageal tunics differ from the...Ch. 26 - Prob. 9WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 10WYL
Ch. 26 - What are the five types of secretory cells in the...Ch. 26 - Prob. 12WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 13WYLCh. 26 - What specific movements and reflexes propel...Ch. 26 - Prob. 15WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 16WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 17WYLCh. 26 - Prob. 18WYLCh. 26 - What structures develop from endoderm outgrowths...Ch. 26 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 26 - Prob. 1MCCh. 26 - Prob. 2MCCh. 26 - Prob. 3MCCh. 26 - Which of these organs is retroperitoneal? a....Ch. 26 - Prob. 5MCCh. 26 - Prob. 6MCCh. 26 - Prob. 7MCCh. 26 - Which statement is false about pancreatic juice?...Ch. 26 - Prob. 9MCCh. 26 - Most of the chemical digestion of our food occurs...Ch. 26 - Prob. 1CRCh. 26 - Prob. 2CRCh. 26 - Prob. 3CRCh. 26 - Compare the anatomy and functions of the circular...Ch. 26 - Prob. 5CRCh. 26 - Prob. 6CRCh. 26 - What is the function of the gallbladder, and what...Ch. 26 - Prob. 8CRCh. 26 - Prob. 9CRCh. 26 - Prob. 10CRCh. 26 - Prob. 1DCRCh. 26 - Prob. 2DCR
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