The vomiting center in human beings is located in:

1. Pons Varolii

2. Medulla oblongata

3. Hypothalamus

4. Cerebrum

Subtopic:  Disorders of Digestive System |
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Marasmus is not characterized by:

1. Inadequate energy intake in all forms, including proteins

2. Loss of muscle mass and subcutaneous fat

3. Edema

4. an occurrence prior to age of 1 year

Subtopic:  Protein Energy Malnutrition |
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Sufficient calorie intake but with insufficient protein intake, edema and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates characterize the disorder:

1. Kwashiorkor

2. Marasmus

3. Bulimia

4. Anorexia nervosa

Subtopic:  Protein Energy Malnutrition |
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The number of lobes in the human liver is:

1. 2

2. 3

3. 4

4. 5

Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands |
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An investment of loose connective tissue entering the liver with the portal vessels and sheathing the larger vessels in their course through the organ is termed as:

1. Falciform ligament

2. Glisson’s capsule

3. Cantlie’s line

4. Ligamentum teres

Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands |
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The intestinal enzymes require an alkaline pH to act. This is accomplished by the secretions of all the following except:

1. Goblet cells 2. Brunner’s glands
3. Parietal cells 4. Pancreas
Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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The proteolytic enzymes of pancreatic juice act on all the following except:

1. Proteins

2. Proteoses

3. Peptones

4. Aminopeptides

Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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Hormonal control of the secretion of digestive juices is carried out by:

1. local hormones produced by the gastric and intestinal mucosa

2. hypothalamic hormones

3. hormones of the anterior pituitary gland

4. hormones of adrenal cortex

Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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The drug acetyl salicylic acid is quickly absorbed in:
1. Duodenum
2. Stomach
3. Jejunum
4. Ileum

Subtopic:  Absorption |
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Which of the following digestive juices has the minimum pH value?
1. Bile
2. Gastric juice
3. Saliva
4. Pancreatic juice

Subtopic:  Gastric Secretions |
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