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A cyclic peptide that damages mitochondria and stimulates this process consists of three repeats of the sequence “oxy-leucine, alanine, oxy-valine, valine.” This process occurs in a “cyclic” fashion in an idiopathic disorder described in section B3b of the Rome criteria. Excess occurrence of this process is the most common cause of Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Cereulide (“sear”-EE-you-lyde) stimulates this process by activating 5-HT3 receptors in a section of the area postrema called the (*) chemoreceptor trigger zone. Drugs like on·dan·se·tron (10[1])and di·men·hy·drin·ate prevent this process, which is preceded by contraction of the antrum, relaxation of the fundus, and retro·peristalsis in the proximal small intestine. (-5[1])The term “emesis” (EM-iss-iss) refers to, for 10 points, what forcible (10[1])expulsion of the contents of the upper GI tract? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: vomiting [accept puking or throwing up; accept cyclic vomiting syndrome; accept emesis before “emesis”; prompt on nausea or retching by asking “what happens next?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eric GunterThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery7510
Emily BussaMaryland B+Rutgers Diaspora99-5
Kevin ThomasFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemMaryland A11010
JJ TsaiRutgers DiasporaMaryland B+11910

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%17%90.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%101.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%0%101.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%67%111.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%33%0%79.33