Water is absorbed from the small intestine by osmosis following the active absorption of solutes, primarily sodium chloride. REGULATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL PROCESSES Most gastrointestinal reflexes are initiated by luminal stimuli: (a) distension, (b) osmolarity, (c) acidity, and (d) digestion products.
Popular Mechanics has an article on their site describing a prototype of a designed from scratch Mastercraft wakeboard-specific Boat called the X-Trek. The boat has a unique design and layout from normal wakeboard boats, and it will be interesting to see this boat in reality.
As to the name itself, âstarboardâ, this comes from the Anglo-Saxon name for this side steering oar, âsteorbordâ, which literally means âthe side on which a vessel is steeredâ.