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1
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molecules of ____ include the triglycerides

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lipids

2
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saturated fatty acids contain more covalently bonded _____ atoms

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hydrogen

3
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a deficiency of vitamin D can produce

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rickets

4
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from the oral cavity, swallowed food enters the _____ next

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pharynx

5
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the main site of absoption

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the small intestine

6
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the function of bile is to ____

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emulsify fats

7
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microvilli in the small intestine

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increase the surface area of the intestinal lining

8
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food is moved through the digestive tract via

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peristalsis

9
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when urine is eliminated, the ____ is the last structure it passes through

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urethra

10
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the glomerulus is a tuft of ______

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capillaries