Process of Digestion

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Process of Digestion: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Mucus, Bile, Peristalsis, Bile Salts, Digestion of Carbohydrates, Deglutition, Gastric Juice, Digestion of Proteins, Lysozyme, Bile Pigments, Digestion of Fats, Proteolytic Enzymes, Chyme and, Oxyntic Cells

Important Questions on Process of Digestion

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Insulin represents an example of:

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Which of the following substances is at its lowest level in fish food?

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Where is protein digestion accomplished?

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Increase in the stomach pH is the consequence of one of the following:

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One of the constituents of the pancreatic juice which is poured into the duodenum in humans, is:

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Which one of the following enzymes carries out the initial step in the digestion of milk in humans?

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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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Arrange the following sentences in order with respect to digestion:
i) Chyme enters the duodenum.
ii) Mixes with digestive enzymes from the pancreas and bile juice from the liver.
iii) Pyloric sphincter valve opens.
iv) Passes through the small intestine.

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Emulsification of fat is carried out by

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Gross calorific values of carbohydrates, proteins and fats are_____ respectively.

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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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Which one of the following is a matching pair of substrate and its particular digestive enzyme?

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The enzyme enterokinase helps in the conversion of

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Vitamin K is required for

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If HCl is not secreted from the gastric gland then what would happen in the human body?

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Why starch takes longer time to digest than Glucose?

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Deficiency of which of the following results in anemia? 

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What is protease enzyme?

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What is prorennin enzyme?