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Digestive System (Medical Entrance)

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Salivary amylase works best at pH

  1. 6.9

  2. 7.5

  3. 2

  4. 7

  5. 14


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salivary amylase is responsible for breaking starch into polypeptides. The enzyme works best at pH 6.9. At this level, it is slightly acidic in nature.

Which of the following do(es) not produce any digestive enzyme?

  1. Stomach

  2. Pancreas

  3. Crypts of Leiberkuhn

  4. Colon

  5. Buccal cavity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is a part of the large intestine and does not produce any enzyme. It only produces mucus.

Which of the following ducts is associated with the gall bladder?

  1. Cystic duct

  2. Duct of Santorini

  3. Duct of Rivinus

  4. Stensen's duct

  5. Duct of Wirsung


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cystic duct connects gall bladder to the common hepatic duct that arises from the liver. Cystic and common hepatic ducts together form the common bile duct.

Which of the following types of teeth are present in mammals and crocodiles?

  1. Acrodont

  2. Pleurodont

  3. Thecodont

  4. Secodont

  5. Lophodont


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This type of teeth are found in vertebrates where each tooth is embedded in a socket of jaw bone that makes the attachment strongest.

Which of the following sphincters is present between the oesophagus and the stomach?

  1. Sphincter of Oddi

  2. Cardiac sphincter

  3. Pyloric sphincter

  4. Sphincter of Boyden

  5. Ileocaecal sphincter


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is present between the oesophagus and the stomach. It is also called as the gastro-oesophageal sphincter.

In humans, the mode of nutrition is

  1. saprozoic

  2. holozoic

  3. cannibalistic

  4. parasitic

  5. holophytic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Holozoic mode of nutrition occurs in organisms when whole animals and plants or both are consumed either in solid or liquid form through the mouth. This mode of nutrition is found in most animals, including humans.

Ileum is characterised by the presence of which of the following?

  1. Brunner's gland

  2. Peyer's patches

  3. Glisson's capsule

  4. Pyloric sphincter

  5. Sphincter of Oddi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diffused patches of lymphoid tissues are present throughout the small intestine and are aggregated in the ileum to form Peyer's patches.

Inactive pepsinogen is converted into pepsin in the presence of which of the following?

  1. HCl at pH 1.8

  2. HCl at pH 7.5

  3. Trypsin at pH 7.5

  4. Chymotrypsin at pH 7.0

  5. Elastase at pH 1.8


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pepsinogen is converted into pepsin at an acidic pH of 1.8 in gastric gland of the stomach.

Which of the following hormones is secreted by the epithelium of stomach?

  1. Gastrin

  2. Secretin

  3. Enterocrinin

  4. Villikinin

  5. Enterogastrone


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This hormone is secreted by the epithelium of stomach. It is responsible for the stimulation of HCl and pepsin.

Which of the following cells are associated with the secretion of hormones?

  1. Paneth cells

  2. Argentaffin cells

  3. Squamous epithelium cells

  4. Kupffer cells

  5. Epithelial cells of the crypts of Leiberkuhn


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Crypts of Leiberkuhn contain argentaffin cells that are responsible for the secretion of hormones.

In the alimentary canal, maximum digestion takes place in

  1. buccal cavity

  2. duodenum

  3. ileum

  4. caecum

  5. rectum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Most of the digestion takes place in the duodenum. It is where pancreatic juice and bile mix with the food chyme.

Which of the following hormones is associated with the stimulation of gastric gland?

  1. Cholecystokinin

  2. Secretin

  3. Enterocrinin

  4. Gastrin

  5. Villikinin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is a hormone secreted from the wall of stomach. It is responsible for the stimulation of gastric gland to secrete HCl.

Stenson's duct is associated with

  1. parotid gland

  2. sublingual gland

  3. submaxillary gland

  4. infra-orbital gland

  5. Brunner's gland


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is the largest salivary gland present in front of the ears and is connected to Stenson's duct.

Which of the following cells are associated with small intestine?

  1. Paneth cells

  2. Parietal cells

  3. Epithelial cells of serosa

  4. Chief cells

  5. Mucus neck cells


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Paneth cells are present in crypts of Leiberkuhn. They are responsible for the secretion of lysozyme.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Serosa is the outermost layer of the alimentary canal and is made up of squamous epithelium.

  2. Submucosal layer is made up of loose connective tissues.

  3. Mucosa is made up of an outer circular muscle layer and an inner longitudinal muscle layer.

  4. Submucosa contains nerve cells called submucous plexus.

  5. The lamina propria is the middle layer of mucosa.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mucosa is the innermost layer of the wall of the alimentary canal which is devoid of circular and longitudinal muscles. Instead, it consists of glands responsible for the secretion of mucus and other enzymes.

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