Read the following statements (A to D):
A) Principal organ of absorption of nutrients is small intestine.
B) Absorption of water, some minerals and drugs take place in large intestine.
C) Absorption of water, simple sugar, small fatty acids and alcohol take place in stomach.
D) Certain drugs coming in contact with the mucosa of oral cavity are absorbed into blood capillaries.
How many statements are correct?
Important Questions on Human Nutrition
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Fatty acids and glycerols cannot be absorbed into the blood.
Statement II: Specialized lymphatic capillaries called lacteals carry chylomicrons into lymphatic vessels and ultimately into the blood.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Small amounts of monosaccharides like glucose, amino adds and some of electrolytes like chloride ions are absorbed by ___(i)_____. However, some of tire substances like fructose and some amino acids are absorbed by the mechanism called the ___(ii)____. Various nutrients like amino adds and electrolytes like are absorbed into the blood by _____(iii)_____.
(i) Absorption of simple sugar, alcohol, some water and medicines takes place in stomach.
(ii) Maximum water absorption occurs in large intestine.
(iii) Small intestine is the major site of digestion and absorption of food.
(iv) Fatty acid and glycerol are absorbed by lacteals.
(v) Nothing is absorbed in mouth and large intestine.
i. Absorption of simple sugar, alcohol, some water and medicines takes place in the stomach.
ii. Maximum of total water ingested is absorbed in the small intestine.
iii. The small intestine is the major site of digestion and absorption of food.
iv. Fatty acid and glycerol are absorbed by blood capillaries directly.
i. Absorption of simple sugar, alcohol, some water, and medicines takes place in the stomach.
ii. Maximum of total water ingested is absorbed in the small intestine.
iii. The small intestine is the major site of digestion and absorption of food.
iv. Fatty acid and glycerol are absorbed by blood capillaries directly
A. The small intestine is the principal organ for the absorption of nutrients.
B. In constipation, the faeces are retained within the rectum as the bowel movements occur irregularly.
C. The gross calorific value of fat is 4.1 Kcal/g.
D. The innermost layer lining the lumen of the alimentary canal is the serosa.
How many of the above statements are wrong?
Which one of the following statement is true regarding the digestion and absorption of food in humans?
Fill in the blanks with the correct option:
Fatty acids and glycerol being ___(i)___, cannot be absorbed into the blood. They are first incorporated into small droplets called ___(ii)___ which move into the intestinal mucosa. They are re-formed into very small protein-coated fat globules called the ___(iii)___ which are transported into the ___(iv)___ in the villi.
Choose the correct statement out of the following:
(i) Absorption is the process by which the end products of digestion pass through intestinal mucosa into the blood or lymph.
(ii) Absorption is carried out by passive, active, or facilitated transport mechanisms.
(iii) Chylomicrons are very small protein-coated fat globules formed in the intestinal lumen.
(iv) The absorbed substances finally reach the tissues and are utilized for activities by process called egestion.
