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Digestive Glands (Hard)

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Which duct leads secretions of submandibular gland to the oral cavity?

  1. Stensen's duct

  2. Wharton duct

  3. Duct of Rivinus

  4. Bartholin's duct

  5. $


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The secretions produced by submandibular gland enter the oral cavity via the submandibular duct or Wharton duct.

Where are parotid glands located?

  1. Angle of lower jaw

  2. Below and in front of ears

  3. Below the tongue

  4. Between muscle fibres of the tongue


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Parotid glands occur below and in front of ears.

What is the lining of intercalated ducts of paratoid glands made up of?

  1. Simple columnar epithelium

  2. Cuboidal epithelial cells

  3. Simple ciliated epithelium

  4. Stratified cuboidal epithelium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are numerous intercalated ducts.

Which muscle is pierced by parotid duct before opening into the oral cavity on the inner surface of cheek?

  1. Digastric muscle

  2. Masseter muscle

  3. Buccinator muscle

  4. Mylohyoid muscle


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Parotid duct pierces the buccinator muscle and then opens into the oral cavity on the inner surface of cheek.

Which of the following glands secrete hydrochloric acid?

  1. Pyloric glands

  2. Cardiac glands

  3. Fundic glands

  4. Intestinal glands


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The fundic glands (or oxyntic glands) are found in the fundus and body of the stomach. 

Which cells of gastric glands secrete histamine when the pH of the stomach becomes too high?

  1. Enterochromaffin-like cells

  2. G cells

  3. Chief cells

  4. Parietal cells


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The enterochromaffin-like cells store and release histamine when the acidity (pH) of stomach becomes too high. 

Which cells of intestinal glands secrete anti-microbial peptides?

  1. Enteroendocrine cells

  2. Paneth cells

  3. Goblet cells

  4. Tuft cells


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Paneth cells secretes several anti-microbial compounds.

Which of the following are not found in colonic crypts?

  1. Enterocytes

  2. Goblet cells

  3. Paneth cells

  4. Stem cells


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the colon, crypts do not have paneth cells.

Where is the protein-digesting enzyme erepsin found?

  1. Gastric juice

  2. Intestinal juice

  3. Salivary secretions

  4. Liver secretions


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Intestinal juice contains erepsin.

Which of the following glands secrete lingual lipase?

  1. Sublingual glands

  2. Submandibular glands

  3. Von Ebner's glands

  4. Parotid glands


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Von Ebner's glands secrete lingual lipase.

Which structure is formed due to the union of pancreatic duct and common bile duct?

  1. Splenic flexure

  2. Sphincter of oddi

  3. Ampulla of vater

  4. Duodenojejunal flexure


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ampulla of vater, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla, or as hepatopancreatic duct, is formed by the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

Which of the following veins is/are not a part of portal triad?

  1. Hepatic portal vein

  2. Lymphatic vessels

  3. Common bile duct

  4. Inferior vena cava


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Inferior vena cava is not a component of portal triad.

Which of the following is/are the functional unit of salivary gland?

  1. Acini

  2. Lobules

  3. Serous cells

  4. Adenomere


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Adenomere is the functional unit of salivary gland.

In which of the following ducts is Sialolithiasis most common?

  1. Duct of parotid gland

  2. Duct of submandibular gland

  3. Duct of sublingual gland

  4. Duct of minor salivary glands


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi) is a condition where a calcified mass or sialolith forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland.

Which of the following is/are the functional unit of liver?

  1. Glisson's capsule

  2. Lobules

  3. Adenomere

  4. Serous cells


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lobules are the functional units of liver. 

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