To facilitate absorption of needed nutrients, the hormone ____ slows gastrointestinal motility, allowing for more time for absorption.

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Progesterone slows gastrointestinal motility, allowing for more time for absorption of nutrients. Insulin regulates glucose metabolism, glucagon stimulates the liver to release glucose, and adrenaline increases heart rate and blood flow, but none of these hormones directly affect gastrointestinal motility.

To Facilitate Absorption of Needed Nutrients, the Hormone ____ Slows