Digestion of Food in Humans

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Digestion of Food in Humans: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Digestion of Nucleic Acids, Proteolytic Enzymes, Enzymes of Digestive System & Hormones of Digestive System etc.

Important Questions on Digestion of Food in Humans

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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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Pancreatic juice and hormones of pancreas are produced by:

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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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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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The hormone that stimulates the stomach to secrete gastric juice is

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By which the release of pancreatic juice is stimulated?

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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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Ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease break down 

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Nuclease breakdown nucleic acid into nucleotides by cleaving the phosphodiester bond which is present between the nucleotides in the nucleic acids.

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RNA and DNA are hydrolized by the _____  enzymes

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Write a short note on digestion of nucleic acids in human body.

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List the enzymes secreted in the pancreatic juice.

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Chymotrypsinogen is carbohydrate digesting enzymes.

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Chymotrypsinogen is a zymogen that is released in an inactive form. Which enzyme helps in its activation into chymotrypsin?

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Complete the given reaction.

Chymotrypsinogen?Chymotrypsin