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Important Questions on Digestion and Absorption

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The longitudinal folds of the oesophageal mucosa are known as _____. (rugae / sphincters)

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The passage of the bolus through the lumen of oesophagus in spurts is known as _____.
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The opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum is guarded by a sphincter, called _____. (Sphincter of Oddi/Sphincter of Odum)
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The gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of enzymes into the pancreatic juice is known as _____. (secretin/Gastrin)

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The connective tissue sheath surrounding a liver lobule is known as _____.
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Bile facilitates the digestion of fat by dividing large fat droplets into a number of smaller droplets. This function of bile is known as _____. 
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Intestinal juice is alternately known as _____.
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There are _____ pairs of salivary glands in humans.