Intestinal enteroendocrine cells
A) secrete chemicals that control other digestive organs.
B) carry products of digestion that will not pass through the walls of blood capillaries.
C) produce new cells for the mucosa of the small intestine.
D) function in the absorption of nutrients.
E) secrete a watery intestinal juice.

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Intestinal enteroendocrine cells secrete hormones such as secretin, cholecystokinin, and gastric inhibitory peptide, which regulate the secretion and motility of other digestive organs.

Intestinal Enteroendocrine Cells