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Question

If for some reason our goblet cells are non functional, this will adversly affect

Options

A.production of somatostatin
B.secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands
C.maturation of sperms
D.smooth movement of food down the intestine

Solution

Goblet cells are something like a wineglass that present in the columnar epithelium of the mammalian intestine and secrete mucin, a mucoprotien that forms mucus when in solution. If Goblet cells becomes non-functional, this will adversely affect smooth movement of food down the intestine due to absence og mucin.

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