Original Project
Human Body Systems
Item BF130001: The circulatory system carries simple sugars from the digestive tract to cells of both the brain and the skin.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about simple sugars getting from the digestive tract to cells of the brain and the cells of the skin?
- The circulatory system carries simple sugars to cells of both the brain and the skin.
- The circulatory system carries simple sugars to cells of the brain but not to cells of the skin.
- Simple sugars get to cells of both the brain and the skin, but these molecules are not carried by the circulatory system.
- Simple sugars do not get to cells of the brain or the skin.
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