Bonus
When monitoring the pH of this organ, a Demeester score of 14.72 or higher indicates acid reflux disease, which may cause a premalignant condition in it named for surgeon Norman Barrett. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this organ that can be damaged by upward movement of stomach acid while passing food from the pharynx to the stomach.
ANSWER: esophagus
[10m] Proton pump inhibitors are often used to treat acid reflux, and have largely replaced medications targeting this compound’s H2 receptors. Enterochromaffin-like cells release this compound to stimulate stomach acid production.
ANSWER: histamine
[10h] PPIs can also be used to treat this condition in which tumors that secrete gastrin cause excess stomach acid to be produced from parietal cells, creating peptic ulcers.
ANSWER: Zollinger–Ellison syndrome [or Z-E syndrome]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | 10.81 | 94% | 11% | 3% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 8.00 | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 11.00 | 90% | 20% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 7 | 11.43 | 86% | 29% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |