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Salivary glands - class-X

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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding lysozyme present in saliva?

  1. It acts is an antibacterial agent.

  2. It prevents infections.

  3. It acts as an enzyme.

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct answer is (c).

The salivary glands produce saliva. What is the function of saliva?

  1. Digestion of food

  2. Purification of blood

  3. Keeping our body cool

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Saliva is a thick, colourless and glistening liquid with about 98 per cent water in our mouth. The saliva contains chemicals like the mucus, salts, antibacterial substances and enzymes which help in the digestion of food especially starch.
  • The digestion of starch into a sugar called the maltose is done because of an enzyme, salivary amylase that the saliva contains. 

Silk is the product of

  1. Salivary gland of the larva

  2. Cuticle of the adult

  3. Cuticle of the larva

  4. Salivary gland of the adult


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Among other visceral organs larva contains well- developed paired glands called silk glands. Silk is the secretion of salivary gland.

Acid neutraliser present in mucus of saliva is

  1. Bicarbonate ion

  2. Thiocyanate

  3. Sodium acetate

  4. Sodium hydroxide


Correct Option: A

The saliva secreted by salivary glands not  

  1. Contain electrolytes like $Na^+,K^+, CI^-$ and $3 HCO _3^+$

  2. Give safely against dental carries

  3. Bring about hydrolysis of starch upto $90\%$

  4. Initiate the process of digestion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Saliva secreted by salivary glands doesn't give safety against dental caries.
  • Dental carries take place due to deposition of food particles on teeth and subsequent bacterial decay.
  • So, the correct option is 'Give safely against dental carries'.

The part of the animal body with both endocrine and exocrine function is 

  1. salivary gland

  2. stomach

  3. pancreas

  4. thyroid


Correct Option: A

In salivary gland chromosomes/polytene chromosomes, pairing is?

  1. Absent

  2. Occasional

  3. Formed between non-homologous chromosomes

  4. Formed between homologous chromosomes


Correct Option: A

With reference to a normal human being, which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Human saliva is slightly alkaline

  2. An adult human may secrete $1-1.5$L of saliva per day

  3. Saliva is secreted by six pairs of salivary glands in human beings

  4. The salivary enzyme(ptyalin) breaks down cooked starch into maltose


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not true for the care of teeth?

  1. We should not chew the food.

  2. We should not eat too many sweets.

  3. We should brush twice a day.

  4. We should eat raw fruits and vegetables.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Care of the teeth should be taken by:
  1. Brush your teeth 2 times a day with fluoride (“FLOOR-ide”) toothpaste.
  2. Visit a dentist regularly for a checkup and cleaning.
  3. Cut down on sugary foods and drinks.
  4. Don't smoke or chew tobacco etc. Hence, We should not chew the food is not true for the care of teeth.
So, the correct answer is 'We should not chew the food'.

Fill the blank
Sugar + Plaque $\rightarrow$ 

  1. Starch

  2. Enamel

  3. Acids

  4. Microbes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Plaque is a soft, sticky film that builds up on your teeth and contains millions of bacteria. 
  • When you eat, the bacteria in plaque use the sugars in your food to produce acids that eat away at the tooth enamel. Hence, Sugar + Plaque → acids.
So, the correct answer is 'acids'. 

The soft, sticky layer formed on the tooth which is harmful is 

  1. Enamel

  2. Plaque

  3. Dentine

  4. Pulp


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Plaque is a soft, sticky film that builds up on your teeth and contains millions of bacteria. 
  • When you eat, the bacteria in plaque use the sugars in your food to produce acids that eat away at the tooth enamel.  Hence, The soft, sticky layer formed on the tooth which is harmful is a plaque.
So, the correct answer is 'plaque'.

A dental disease characterised by mottling of teeth is due to the presence of an ingredient in drinking water, namely 

  1. Fluorine

  2. Mercury

  3. Boron

  4. Chlorine


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A dental disease characterised by mottling of teeth is due to the presence of an ingredient in drinking water, namely fluorine. Dental fluorosis or mottling of tooth enamel is a developmental disturbance of dental enamel caused by the consumption of excess fluoride during tooth development. The risk of fluoride overexposure occurs at any age but it is higher at younger ages.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

The structure present is man but absent in frog is ___________.

  1. Pancreas

  2. Thyroid gland

  3. Adrenal gland

  4. Salivary gland


Correct Option: D

The major reason for tooth decay are 

  1. Chocolates

  2. Sweets

  3. Cold drinks

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tooth decay is the softening of teeth enamels and refers to the damage of the structure of the tooth. This occurs due to high consumption of chocolates, sweets and cold drinks. Tooth decay is caused by acids that are created when plaque bacteria break down sugar in the mouth. 

So, the correct answer is  'All of the above'.

The measures to prevent tooth decay are

  1. Dental floss

  2. Brush

  3. Rinsing the mouth after meals

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tooth decay starts with the erosion of tooth enamel and leads to holes in teeth called cavities. The measures to prevent tooth decay are to brush the teeth twice a day, dental floss, skip sugar, rising the mouth after meals.

So the correct answer is "All of the above". 

Vertebrate salivary glands and exocrine part of pancreas are.

  1. Apocrine

  2. Holocrine

  3. Both A and B

  4. Merocrine


Correct Option: D

Spot the salivary gland among the following

  1. Sublingual

  2. Adrenal

  3. Brunner

  4. Lacrymal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In human, 3.pairs of salivary glands are present. They are sublingual , parotid  and submaxillary .

Parotid salivary glands occur

  1. Below ears/external acoustic meatus

  2. Below tongue

  3. At the angle of jaws

  4. Below orbits


Correct Option: A

Which gland does not take part in saliva production

  1. Parotid

  2. Submaxillary

  3. Submucosal

  4. Sublinguals


Correct Option: C

Variation in length of the filament of stamen can be seen in.

  1. Salvia

  2. Mustard

  3. Chinarose

  4. Both $(1)$ and $(2)$


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements is TRUE about glandular epithelium is salivary gland?

  1. It consists of isolated single cells

  2. It consists of multicellular cluster of cells

  3. Its secretions are endocrine

  4. It consists of squamous epithelial cells


Correct Option: B

Enzyme ptyalin or salivary amylase present in the saliva gets activated by 

  1. Mastication of food

  2. Hydrolysis of food by saliva

  3. Starch present in the food

  4. Chloride ions present in saliva


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chewing or mastication is the process by which food is crushed and ground my teeth. It is the first step of digestion, and it increases the surface area of foods to allow a more efficient break down by enzymes. So the correct option is 'Mastication of food '.

Which of the following is a soft material in the tooth?

  1. Dentine

  2. Pulp

  3. Enamel

  4. Root


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pulp is the soft material in the tooth it is richly supplied with blood vessels and nerves.

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