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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is not the secretion released into the small intestine? |
| A. | Bile |
| B. | Pancreatic juice |
| C. | Salivary amylase |
| D. | Intestinal juice |
| Answer» D. Intestinal juice | |
| 2. |
Which layer of the alimentary canal generates various types of movements in the small intestine? |
| A. | Mucosa |
| B. | Sub-mucosa |
| C. | Muscularis |
| D. | Serosa |
| Answer» D. Serosa | |
| 3. |
What is the milk digesting enzyme of infants? |
| A. | Lipases |
| B. | Lactose |
| C. | Rennin |
| D. | Pepsin |
| Answer» D. Pepsin | |
| 4. |
4.5 pH is optimal for the action of pepsin. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 5. |
For how much time stomach stores food? |
| A. | 2-3 hours |
| B. | 3-4 hours |
| C. | 4-5 hours |
| D. | 6-7 hours |
| Answer» D. 6-7 hours | |
| 6. |
Pepsinogen is activated by which of the following secretions? |
| A. | Trypsin |
| B. | Salivary amylase |
| C. | Hydrochloric acid |
| D. | Rennin |
| Answer» D. Rennin | |
| 7. |
Which of the following types of cells is not present in the stomach? |
| A. | Neck cells |
| B. | Chief cells |
| C. | Parietal cells |
| D. | Paneth cells |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
What per cent of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase? |
| A. | 30 % |
| B. | 70% |
| C. | 80% |
| D. | 95% |
| Answer» B. 70% | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is not an electrolyte present in saliva? |
| A. | Na<sup>+</sup> |
| B. | Ca<sup>2+</sup> |
| C. | K<sup>+</sup> |
| D. | Cl<sup> </sup> |
| Answer» C. K<sup>+</sup> | |
| 10. |
What is deglutition? |
| A. | Mastication of food |
| B. | Secretion of saliva |
| C. | Swallowing of food |
| D. | Mixing of food |
| Answer» D. Mixing of food | |
| 11. |
What are the two major functions performed by the buccal cavity in digesting food? |
| A. | Secretes mucus and bile |
| B. | Facilitation of swallowing and mastication of food |
| C. | Secretion of amylases and juices |
| D. | Secretion of mucus and deglutition |
| Answer» C. Secretion of amylases and juices | |
| 12. |
Which part of the pancreas produces hormones? |
| A. | Endocrine part |
| B. | F cells |
| C. | Exocrine part |
| D. | cells |
| Answer» B. F cells | |
| 13. |
What is the structural and functional unit of the liver? |
| A. | Hepatic lobules |
| B. | Hepatic cells |
| C. | Hepatic ducts |
| D. | Cystic duct |
| Answer» B. Hepatic cells | |