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The human digestive system covers the organs from mouth to anus, the movement of food, and the mechanical and chemical breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. It also includes the roles of digestive enzymes, bile, absorption through intestinal villi, and the assimilation of nutrients by body cells.

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  • A. Zymogen
  • B. Oxyntic
  • C. Mucous
  • D. Gastric

Explanation: The mucosa of the stomach possesses numerous tubular gastric glands composed of three kinds of cells: mucous cells that secrete mucus…

Correct answer: Zymogen
  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D

Explanation: B is incisor.(ANS)A is premolar.D is Molar.C is canine.

Correct answer: B
  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D

Explanation: Vitamin A (Retinol) is important for normal vision. Its deficiency can cause night blindness.

Correct answer: A
  • A. Vitamin K
  • B. Vitamin E
  • C. Vitamin D
  • D. Vitamin C

Explanation: Many bacteria, including Escherichia coli found in the large intestine, can synthesize vitamin K.

Correct answer: Vitamin K
  • A. Crop
  • B. Rectum
  • C. Gizzard
  • D. Crop & Rectum

Explanation: The three parts into which the alimentary canal is divided are the foregut, midgut, and hindgut.

Correct answer: Crop
  • A. Pancreas
  • B. Liver
  • C. Stomach
  • D. Duodenum

Explanation: The Parietal cells of the stomach are responsible for the production of the 'Intrinsic Factor', which is a glycoprotein in nature…

Correct answer: Stomach
  • A. Pepsinogen, pepsin
  • B. Trypsinogen, trypsin
  • C. Pepsinogen, trypsin
  • D. Chymotrypsinogen, chymotrypsin

Explanation: Trypsinogen is a zymogen or inactive precursor of trypsin. It is activated to trypsin by enterokinase/enteropeptidase enzyme secreted by…

Correct answer: Trypsinogen, trypsin
  • A. Bulimia nervosa
  • B. Anorexia nervosa
  • C. Dyspepsia
  • D. Obesity

Explanation: Fear of getting obese is termed as anorexia nervosa, which is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an…

Correct answer: Anorexia nervosa
  • A. Zymogenic
  • B. Parietal
  • C. Sinusoidal
  • D. Mucous neck

Explanation: The gastric gland contains four types of cells: parietal cells, chief cells, mucous neck cells, and enteroendocrine cells.

Correct answer: Sinusoidal
  • A. Secretin
  • B. Gastrin
  • C. Pepsinogen
  • D. Both secretin and gastrin

Explanation: The secretion of pancreatic juice is stimulated by the hormones secretin.

Correct answer: Secretin
  • A. Hard palate
  • B. Epiglottis
  • C. Soft palate
  • D. Larynx

Explanation: The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that covers the trachea during swallowing, preventing food from entering the respiratory passage.

Correct answer: Epiglottis
  • A. Gastrin
  • B. Secretin
  • C. Thyroxine
  • D. Iodothyronine
  • E. Parathormone

Explanation: Option A: The hormone that controls the secretion of gastric juice is called gastrin.

Correct answer: Gastrin
  • A. 2
  • B. 4
  • C. 3
  • D. 1

Explanation: There are three main sites of digestion in the human digestive system: the mouth, stomach, and small intestine.

Correct answer: 3
  • A. Lips
  • B. Tongue
  • C. Teeth
  • D. Cheeks

Explanation: Option A: The lips help to hold food in place while it is being chewed.

Correct answer: Teeth
  • A. Villi
  • B. Microvilli
  • C. Folds
  • D. Crypts

Explanation: Villi are finger-like projections that line the small intestine. They are about 1 mm long and 0.5 mm wide.

Correct answer: Villi
  • A. Glucose to glycogen
  • B. Lactic acid to glycogen
  • C. Glycogen to glucose
  • D. Amino acid to glycogen

Explanation: Glycogen is the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the body exceeds the required amount.

Correct answer: Glucose to glycogen
  • A. Chymotrypsin
  • B. Enteropeptidase
  • C. Trypsin
  • D. HCl

Explanation: Trypsinogen is activated by enterokinase also known as enteropeptidase.

Correct answer: Enteropeptidase
  • A. Produces bile
  • B. Stores bile
  • C. Secretes lipase
  • D. Secretes bicarbonate
  • E. Secretes HCl

Explanation: Option B: Structure 9 represents the gall bladder. The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver on the right…

Correct answer: Stores bile
  • A. Pitcher plant
  • B. Sundew
  • C. Lichens
  • D. Leguminous plants

Explanation: Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps-a prey-trapping mechanism…

Correct answer: Pitcher plant
  • A. In crop
  • B. In gizzard
  • C. In mesenteron
  • D. In esophagus

Explanation: Maximum digestion takes place in mesenteron of a cockroach. Mesenteron also called the midgut functions mainly for digestion.

Correct answer: In mesenteron