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Lack of pancreatic juice in the duodenum may lead to 

A. The presence of undigested meat fibres in the stools. 

B. An increase in the fat content of the faeces. 

C. Faeces with a high specific gravity. 

D. A tendency for the faeces to putrefy. 

E. A high prothrombin level in blood.

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A. True Due to lack of the proteinases trypsin and chymotrypsin. 

B. True Due to impaired fat digestion and absorption caused by lack of pancreatic lipase. 

C. False A high fat content lowers specific gravity; stools may float. 

D. True Due to the high level of nutrients in the faeces, bacteria flourish. 

E. False It is reduced; malabsorption of fat reduces absorption of fat-soluble vitamin K that is needed for prothrombin production.

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