Alimentary Canal and Digestive Glands

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Alimentary Canal and Digestive Glands: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Digestive System, Gall Bladder, Pancreas, Stomach, Teeth, Tongue, Anus, Rectum, Mouth, Colon, Small Intestine, Salivary Glands, Large Intestine, Parotid Gland, Epiglottis, Duodenum, Oesophagus and, Alimentary Canal

Important Questions on Alimentary Canal and Digestive Glands

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Functional units of food absorption are:

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Damage to which gland of the buccal cavity would lead to an increase in the concentration of triglycerides in the esophagus?

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The pathway with which Bile salts move-

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Pancreatic juice and hormones of pancreas are produced by:

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If for some reason our goblet cells are non functional, this will adversely affect:

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Which of the following would most likely be found in the esophagus of a patient suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease?

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A young infant may be feeding entirely on mothers milk which is white in colour but the stools which the infant passes out is quite yellowish. What is this yellow colour due to?

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Which one of the following is the correct matching of the site of action on the given substrate, the enzyme acting upon it and the end product ?

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What will happen if the secretion of parietal cells of gastric glands is blocked with as inhibitor?

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In man, the zymogen or chief cells are mainly found in:

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Parotid salivary glands occur:

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Epithelial cells of the intestine involved in food absorption have _________ on their surface.

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Duodenum has characteristic Brunner’s gland, which secretes two hormones called:

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Stool of a person is whitish grey coloured due to malfunction of which of the following organ?

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The contraction of gall bladder is due to

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The layer of cells that secrete enamel of tooth is:

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A person had to undergo a surgery in which a major portion of his pancreas was removed. Which of the following food constituents will he find especially difficult to digest?

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Wharton’s duct is associated with:

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Identify teeth labelled as A–D in the given figure.

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Most of the fat digestion occurs in: