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Liver is the largest gland and is associated with various functions, choose one which is not correct.

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Important Questions on Digestive System

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Removal of the pancreas impairs the breakdown of
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Which of the following guards the opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum?
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An enzyme with optimal activity at pH 2.0 and 37°C is most likely to be:
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Which one of the following glands does not secrete saliva?
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Which of the following options best represents the enzyme composition of pancreatic juice?
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Match the following structures with their respective location in organs:
  Column – I   Column – II
(a) Crypts of Lieberkuhn (i) Pancreas
(b) Glisson’s capsule (ii) Duodenum
(c) Islets of Langerhans (iii) Small intestine
(d) Brunner’s Glands (iv) Liver

Select the correct option.
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Explain the mechanism of digestion in stomach.
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A person had therapeutic surgery, which removed part of his stomach. Later, he started suffering from pernicious anemia. Biochemical tests showed that he had vitamin B12  deficiency. The most plausible cause for this deficiency is
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The primary dentition in human differs from permanent dentition in not having one of the following types of teeth:
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The initial step in the digestion of milk in human is carried out by?
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A baby boy aged two years is admitted to playing school and passes through a dental check-up. The dentist observed that the boy had twenty teeth. Which teeth were absent?
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The first enzyme that the food encounters in human digestive system is
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Which cells of 'Crypts of Lieberkuhn' secrete antibacterial lysozyme?
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In a T. S. of the human small intestine, serosa is the outermost layer and is made up of a thin __A__. Muscularis is formed by the smooth muscles arranged outer __B__ and inner __C__. Sub-mucosa is formed by the __D__. Mucosa is the innermost layer made of __E__.
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Identify the correct statement with reference to human digestive system.
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Match List I with List II.

List I 

(Cells)

List II

(Secretion)

A. Peptic cells I. Mucus
B. Goblet cells II. Bile juice

C. Oxyntic cells

III. Proenzyme pepsinogen
D. Hepatic cells  IV. HCL and intrinsic factor for absorption of vitamin B12 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Match the digestive glands given in Column - I with their respective enzymes given in Column — II and choose the correct combination from the given options,

  Column I   Column II
(1) Pancreas (p) Pepsin
(2) Gastric glands (q) Enterokinase
(3) Small intestine (r) Ptyalin
(4) Salivary glands (s) Trypsin

Choose the correct option:- 

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Identify the cells whose secretion protects the lining of gastro-intestinal tract from various enzymes.