The 1973 HMO or Health Maintenance Organization is a United States federal act that passed or endorsed during December 1973. It responded to the concerns of the rapid increase of federal health insurance expenditures and concerns about the wellness and care to those people who are 65 years old and above, younger people with disabilities and undergo dialysis or transplant. The 1973 HMO act gives a trial program that encourages and promote the improvement and development of HMOs. It also granted loans to expand the HMO, removed certain limitations for qualified HMO. Lastly, the act reinforced the term HMO and its greater access to the employer-based market.
Answer:
The true statement regarding the pancreas is that pancreas secretes sodium bicarbonate (option D).
Explanation:
The pancreas is a gland that performs both exocrine and endocrine functions. Within its exocrine function this gland can secrete a solution formed by water and sodium bicarbonate.
The <u>secretion of pancreatic sodium bicarbonate is carried out from the ductal and central cells</u>, providing a hydroelectrolytic solution useful for attenuating stomach acid at the level of the duodenum.
The other options are not correct because:
<em> A. </em><u><em>Trypsin </em></u><em>is an enzyme that is responsible for breaking the pethidic bonds of porters, and not carbohydrates.</em>
<em> B. Pancreatic </em><u><em>amylase </em></u><em>acts on carbohydrates, not fats.</em>
<em> C. </em><u><em>Lipase</em></u><em> in pancreatic juice acts on fats, not on sugars or carbohydrates.</em>
<span>when you join two glucose molecules together you get the disaccharide maltose. </span>
