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Digestive System (Medical Entrance)

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Which of the following compounds provides the optimum conditions of pH for amylase activity?

  1. Carbonic acid

  2. Calcium bicarbonate

  3. Hydrogen carbonate

  4. Cesium bicarbonate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hydrogen carbonate provides the ideal conditions of pH (alkaline) for amylase to work.

Which of the following phenomena is not preceded by a wave of inhibition?

  1. Peristalsis

  2. Catastalasis

  3. Aperistalasis

  4. Gastrocolic reflex


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Catastalsis is the rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestines.

Which protein is known as 'housekeeper of gut'?

  1. Ghrelin

  2. Motilin

  3. Pepsin

  4. Amylase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Motilin is also called housekeeper of the gut.

Where does the mixing of chyme and digestive enzymes from pancreas take place?

  1. Stomach

  2. Duodenum

  3. Jejunum

  4. Ilium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The mixing of chyme and digestive enzymes from pancreas takes place in duodenum.

After the initiation of the digestive process, chyme is produced in the stomach of humans after

  1. 4-6 hours

  2. 3-4 hours

  3. 1-2 hours

  4. no time interval


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chyme is produced after 1-2 hours in humans.

Which part of pylorus marks the opening to duodenum?

  1. Pyloric orifice

  2. Pyloric antrum

  3. Pyloric canal

  4. Pyloric sphincter


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pyloric canal marks opening to duodenum.

Which of the following organisms relies completely on external digestion?

  1. Amoeba

  2. Fungus

  3. Spider

  4. Venus fly trap


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fungus relies completely on external digestion. 

In which structure do birds store food prior to digestion?

  1. Crop

  2. Beak

  3. Proventriculus

  4. Gizzard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Crop is used for the storage of food prior to digestion. 

Which of the following baby animals feeds in the faeces of its mother?

  1. Capybara

  2. Shark

  3. Hamster

  4. Koala bear


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Baby koalas eat the faeces of their mothers.

Where does the acid hydrolysis of dietary proteins take place in ruminants?

  1. Reticulum

  2. Omasum

  3. Abomasum

  4. Rumen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The abomasum is the fourth stomach compartment in ruminants. 

Which structure divides the tongue into anterior and posterior parts?

  1. Lingual septum

  2. Terminal sulcus

  3. Glossopalatine arch

  4. Pharyngeal arch


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Terminal sulcus divides the tongue into anterior and posterior parts.

Which of the following organisms is both heterodont and diphyodont?

  1. Snake

  2. Human

  3. Elephant

  4. Crocodile


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Humans are heterodont and diphyodont.

Which is the largest salivary gland?

  1. Sub mandibular

  2. Sub lingual

  3. Parotid

  4. Von Ebner gland


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands.

Which type of contractions involves the circular muscles in the digestive tract?

  1. Peristalsis

  2. Gastrocolic reflex

  3. Borborgymus

  4. Segmentation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Segmentation contractions occur in the large intestine and small intestine.

Which of the following abbreviations stands for the waves of electrical activity that sweep through the intestine in a regular cycle of fasting?

  1. BMI

  2. MMC

  3. EGD

  4. MMR


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

MMC stands for Migrating Motor Complexes that are waves of electrical activity that sweep through the intestines in a regular cycle during fasting.

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