Identify the correct statement regarding Saliva:
1. Its secretion is increased by sympathetic nervous system.
2. It contains amylase, which digests 100 % starch.
3. It contains bactericidal lysozyme.
4. Its secretion is increased during sleep.

Subtopic:  Digestive Secretions: Saliva |
 78%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


What stimulates secretion of the hormone, gastrin, by the gastric mucosa?
1. duodenal pH greater than 3.
2. secretin.
3. cholecystokinin.
4. gastric inhibitory polypeptide

Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

Arrange the following events in chronological sequence [first to last]:
1. protein-coated triacylglycerols enter lacteals
2. triacylglycerol coated with protein
3. fatty acids and glycerol packaged into micelles
4. bile salts emulsify fats
5. lipase digests fat
1. 1,2,4,5,3
2. 2,5,4,3,1
3. 3,5,4,1,2
4. 4,5,3,2,1

Subtopic:  Absorption |
 74%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


advertisementadvertisement

The layer in the wall of the alimentary canal that exhibits maximum variations is the:
1. Serosa
2. Muscularis
3. Mucosa
4. Submucosa

Subtopic:  Histology of Gut |

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

Myenteric and meisener’s plexus regulate the functions of the gut in response to changes in:
1. External stimuli
2.Local Environment
3. Central nervous system activation
4. Hormone concentrations

Subtopic:  Histology of Gut |

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

The transporter involved in apical transport of glucose in an enterocyte is:
1. GLUT2
2. GLUT4
3. SGLT-1
4. GLUT5

Subtopic:  Absorption: General Adaptations |

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

advertisementadvertisement

All the following statements regarding bile are true except:
1. Bile salts are derivatives of cholesterol
2. Bile is important in absorption of fat soluble substances
3. Bile also serves as a route of excretion of bile pigments
4. It is acidic in nature

Subtopic:  Bile |
 70%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

Series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ such as seen in the stomach are called:
1. taenia coli
2. rugae
3. plicae circulares
4. crypts

Subtopic:  Histology of Gut |
 85%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


The blood vessels supplying blood to the hepatocytes is/are:
1. left gastric artery
2. hepatic portal vein
3. hepatic artery
4. both the hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein

Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands |

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

advertisementadvertisement

What is true about the Peyer's patches in the intestinal wall?

1. They are lymphoid nodules located in the ileum

2. They are lymph nodes located in the duodenum

3. They protect the large intestine from bacteria in the small intestine, which might pass through the ileocecal valve

4. They are lymphoid nodules located in the ileum and protect the large intestine from bacteria in the small intestine, which might pass through the ileocecal valve

Subtopic:  Histology of Gut |

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints