MERIT YARD

[Digestion and Absorption - VVI MCQs - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40What is the dental formula of an adult human?

A) 2102/2102

B) 2123/2123

C) 2122/2122

D) 2133/2133

Question 2 / 40The hardest substance in the human body is:

A) Bone

B) Enamel

C) Dentine

D) Cartilage

Question 3 / 40Which enzyme is present in human saliva?

A) Pepsin

B) Trypsin

C) Salivary amylase

D) Rennin

Question 4 / 40Bile is produced by which organ?

A) Liver

B) Gall bladder

C) Pancreas

D) Stomach

Question 5 / 40Which of the following is a proteolytic enzyme found in gastric juice of infants?

A) Pepsinogen

B) Rennin

C) Amylopsin

D) Steapsin

Question 6 / 40The structural and functional units of the liver are:

A) Hepatocytes

B) Hepatic lobules

C) Sinusoids

D) Glisson's capsule

Question 7 / 40The common duct for bile and pancreatic juice is:

A) Cystic duct

B) Common hepatic duct

C) Hepatopancreatic duct

D) Duct of Wirsung

Question 8 / 40Succus entericus is the name given to:

A) Pancreatic juice

B) Intestinal juice

C) Gastric juice

D) Bile juice

Question 9 / 40Which cells of the stomach secrete HCl and intrinsic factor?

A) Peptic cells

B) Parietal (Oxyntic) cells

C) Mucus neck cells

D) Chief cells

Question 10 / 40Kwashiorkor is caused by the deficiency of:

A) Protein only

B) Calories only

C) Fat

D) Vitamins

Question 11 / 40Small finger-like foldings in the small intestine are called:

A) Rugae

B) Villi

C) Cilia

D) Papillae

Question 12 / 40Which of the following is not a digestive enzyme?

A) Pepsin

B) Gastrin

C) Trypsin

D) Chymotrypsin

Question 13 / 40Emulsification of fats is carried out by:

B) Bile salts

A) Lipase

C) HCl

D) Amylase

Question 14 / 40The opening of the hepatopancreatic duct is guarded by:

A) Pyloric sphincter

B) Sphincter of Oddi

C) Cardiac sphincter

D) Ileo-caecal valve

Question 15 / 40Conversion of large fat globules into small micelles is:

A) Emulsification

B) Digestion

C) Absorption

D) Assimilation

Question 16 / 40Which of the following is the largest gland of our body?

A) Liver

B) Pancreas

C) Thyroid

D) Adrenal

Question 17 / 40Trypsinogen is activated into trypsin by:

A) Enterokinase

B) HCl

C) Bile

D) Rennin

Question 18 / 40Absorption of most nutrients occurs in:

A) Stomach

B) Jejunum and Ileum

C) Large intestine

D) Duodenum

Question 19 / 40Glisson’s capsule is a characteristic feature of:

A) Mammalian liver

B) Pancreas

C) Stomach

D) Kidney

Question 20 / 40Chylomicrons are associated with the absorption of:

A) Glucose

B) Fats

C) Proteins

D) Vitamins

Question 21 / 40Brunner's glands are found in:

A) Duodenum

B) Stomach

C) Ileum

D) Oesophagus

Question 22 / 40Which teeth are absent in human primary dentition (milk teeth)?

A) Incisors

B) Canines

C) Premolars

D) Molars

Question 23 / 40Bilirubin and Biliverdin are found in:

A) Bile

B) Gastric juice

C) Saliva

D) Pancreatic juice

Question 24 / 40The process of taking food into the body is called:

A) Ingestion

B) Digestion

C) Egestion

D) Absorption

Question 25 / 40Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) leads to:

A) Marasmus

B) Goitre

C) Anaemia

D) Night blindness

Question 26 / 40The type of human dentition is:

A) Thecodont, Diphyodont, Heterodont

B) Pleurodont, Monophyodont

C) Thecodont, Homodont

D) Acrodont, Diphyodont

Question 27 / 40Which organ is vestigial in humans and attached to the caecum?

A) Vermiform appendix

B) Spleen

C) Tonsil

D) Colon

Question 28 / 40Optimal pH for salivary amylase is:

A) 1.8

B) 6.8

C) 7.8

D) 8.8

Question 29 / 40Peyer's patches produce:

A) Enzymes

B) Lymphocytes

C) Mucus

D) Hormones

Question 30 / 40Vitamins are absorbed in the:

A) Stomach

B) Small intestine

C) Large intestine

D) Mouth

Question 31 / 40Goblet cells are specialized for the secretion of:

A) Mucus

B) Enzymes

C) HCl

D) Hormones

Question 32 / 40Lacteals help in the absorption of:

A) Fatty acids and Glycerol

B) Amino acids

C) Glucose

D) Water

Question 33 / 40Anxiety and spicy food together in an otherwise normal person, may lead to:

A) Indigestion

B) Jaundice

C) Diarrhoea

D) Vomiting

Question 34 / 40Which of the following contains no digestive enzymes?

A) Bile

B) Pancreatic juice

C) Gastric juice

D) Intestinal juice

Question 35 / 40Crypts of Lieberkuhn are found in:

A) Intestine

B) Stomach

C) Oesophagus

D) Mouth

Question 36 / 40Proteins are broken down into amino acids in:

A) Small intestine

B) Stomach

C) Buccal cavity

D) Liver

Question 37 / 40Jaundice is a disorder of:

A) Digestive system

B) Circulatory system

C) Respiratory system

D) Excretory system

Question 38 / 40Water and minerals are absorbed mainly in:

A) Small intestine

B) Large intestine

C) Stomach

D) Mouth

Question 39 / 40Gastric juice contains HCl and ________.

A) Pepsinogen

B) Trypsinogen

C) Amylase

D) Lipase

Question 40 / 40The bolus is passed into the pharynx and then into the oesophagus by:

A) Swallowing (Deglutition)

B) Peristalsis

C) Digestion

D) Mastication