☆Multiple choice questions
Digestive system Questions and Answers multiple choice related all topic questions and answers in this set which is most important for entrance exam which is very helpful for CBSE- PMT , AIIMS , AFMC , DPMT , CPMT ,BHU and other medical exams .
1. In man, the Gall bladder is located in
Answer: c
2. Succus entericus is the name given to
Answer: a
3. Stenson’s duct is associated with
Answer: a
4. Cellulose digestion in rabbit is associated with
Answer: a
5. Enterokinase takes part in the conversion of
Answer: b
6. Glycogen is
Answer: d
7. The pH suitable for ptyalin action is
(a) 6.8 (b) 7.8
(c) 3.2 (d) 9.3
Answer: a
8.Emulsified fat is broken down to fatty acids and glycerol by
Answer: a
9. What will happen if bile duct is choked
(a) Faeces become dry (b) Acidic chyme will not be neutralized (c)There will be little digestion in intestine (d) Little absorption of fat will occur .
Answer: d
10. Choose the correct pair
(a) Rennin – casein (b) Protein – amylase (c) Carbohydrate – lipase. (d) Maltase – lactose
Answer: d
11. High cholesterol patients are advised to use
Answer: b
12. Digestion of both starch and protein is carried out by
Answer: c
13. In mammals, the digestion of starch starts from
Answer: a
14. Wharton’s duct is the duct of
Answer: c
15. The function of ductus choledochus is to carry
Answer: b
16. The human intestine is long because
Answer: c
17. Which of the following are absorbed in the alimentary canal as such?
Answer: c
18. Which of the following vitamins can be synthesized by bacteria inside the gut
Answer: a
19. On removal of pancreas, the compound which remains undigested is
(a) Lactose (b) Carbohydrate (c) Fat (d) Protein
Answer: d
20. What is common among amylase, rennin and trypsin?
Answer: a
21. The layer of cells that secretes enamel of tooth is
Answer: b
22. The hormone that stimulates the stomach to secrete gastric juice is
Answer: a
23. The contraction of gall bladder is due to
(a) Gastrin (c) Secretin (c)Cholecystokinin (d) Enterogastrone.
Answer: c
24. Lactose is composed of
Answer: c
25. Which of the following is a protein deficiency
Answer: c
26. Brunner’s glands are present in
Answer: b
27. Among the following , the salivary gland is
Answer: b
28. Human liver weighs about
Answer: c
29. Liver stores
Answer: d
30. Figure made below is a part of gastric gland. Cells labelled as 1,2,and 3 are
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(a) 1.Peptic cells, 2. oxyntic cell, 3. mucous cell (b) 1. Oxyntic cell, 2. mucous cell, 3. peptic cell
(c) 1. Mucous cell, 2. oxyntic cell, 3. zymogen cell
(d)1. Endocrine cell, 2. mucous cell, 3. peptic cell.
Answer: a
31. Release of pancreatic juice from pancreas is stimulated by
(a) Secretin (b) Trypsinogen (c) Cholecystokinin (d) Enterokinase
Answer: a
32. Heparin is produced by
Answer: d
33. Biotin and pantothenic acid belong to
Answer: b
34.Dental formula of a child under 17 years of age is
Answer: b
35. Partly digested food that leaves the stomach is called
Answer: b
36. Secretin is produced by epithelium of
Answer: b
37. Vitamin essential for the manufacture of erythrocytes is
Answer: b
38. Vitamin K is useful for
Answer: b
39. The organ that secretes HCL and pepsin in ruminant is
Answer: a
40. Which of the following lacks proteins?
Answer: c
41. Lactase is found in
(a)Saliva (b) Pancreatic juice
Answer: d
42. Vitamin needed for rhodopsin is
Answer: d
43. Frog and man differ from each other in having
(a) Liver (b) Salivary glands
Answer: b
44. Which of the following is a building food?
Answer: c
45. Which is the place of cellulose digestion in ruminants?
Answer: a
46. Which of the following is non – pathogenle bacteria of colon?
Answer: a
47. Brunner’s glands are found in
Answer: d
48. Which one is correctly matched?
Answer: a
49. Most abundant organic compound on earth is
(a) Protein (b) Cellulose
Answer: b
50. Hydrolytic enzymes which act on low pH are called as
Answer: c
51. Organisms which obtain energy by the oddation of reduced inorganic compounds are called
Answer: b
52. The total number of canines in the permanent dental set of humans is
Answer: d
53. Vitamin C is helpful in the
(a) Formation of visual pigment (b) Growth of bones (c) Treatment of pernicious anemia (d) Wound healing
Answer: d
54. Thecodont, diphyodont and heterodont teeth are characteristic of
Answer: c
55. Pulp cavity of teeth is lined by
(a)Odontoblast (b)Chloroblast
Answer: a
56. Cyanocobalamin is essential for the formation of
Answer: a
57. Gall bladder is absent in
(a) Cat (b)Horse
Answer: b
58. Which is incorrectly matched?
Answer: a
59. Which of the following is antioxidant vitamin?
Answer: d
60.Liver stores glucose in the form of
Answer: b
61. Starch is digested by peptidase
Answer: b
62. Which one is incorrectly matched
(a) Vitamin C – Scurvy. (b)Vitamin B2- Pellagra (c) Vitamin B12-Pernicious anaemia (d)Vitamin B1 – Beriberi
Answer: b
63. During prolong fasting, the sequence of organic compounds used by body is
Answer: a
64. Continued consumption of diet rich in butter, red meat and eggs over long period may lead to
Answer: c
65. Absorption of glycerol, fatty acids and monoglycerides takes place by
Answer: a
66. Obesity is due to extra consumption of
Answer: d
67. Glucose is stored in liver as
(a) Starch (b) Glycogen
Answer: b
68. Which one are bile salts?
Answer: d
69. Duodenum has characteristic Brunner’s glands which secrete two hormones called
Answer: d
70. Epithelial cells of the intestine involved in food absorption have on their surface
Answer: b
71. Secretin and cholecystokinin are digestive hormones. They are secreted in
Answer: b
72. Peyer’s patches found in the small intestine are
Answer: c
73. The acid pH of the stomach
Answer: b
74 . Enzymes that is found on the mucosa of the intestinal villi is
Answer: a
75. The component in bile which helps to emulsify fat in the duodenum
Answer: a
76. Uvula can close the opening of
(a) Larynx (b)Gullet
(c)Internal nares. (d)Eustachian tubes
Answer : c
77. Epiglottis is meant for protecting
(a) Oesophagus from entry of air
(b) Nasal chamber from entry of food
(c)Larynx from entry of food
(d)Teeth from caries
Answer: c
78.Cardiac Sphincter protects back flow of
(a)Food into oesophagus
(b)Blood into heart
(c)Blood into auricle
(d)Blood into venae cavae
Answer: a
79.Bile can be prevented to pass into duodenum by
(a)Pyloric valve
(b)Sphincter of Boyden
(c)Sphincter of oddi
(d)Cardiac sphincter
Answer: c
80.Green colour of bile is due to
(a)Biliverdin
(b)Bilirubin
(c)Sodium taurocholate
(d)Sodium glycocholate
Answer: a
81.Liver forms the function of
(a)Glycogenesis
(b)Glycogenolysis
(c)Deammination
(d)All the above
Answer: d
82.Which of the following cells produces HCL?
a) Beta cells
b) Oxyntic cells
c) Chief cells
d) Alpha cells
Answer: b
83.Enzyme rennin is secreted by _________
(a) Stomach
(b)Liver
(c) Kidney
(d) Pancreas
Answer : a
84.Which of the following converts pepsinogen to the active form of pepsin in the stomach?
a) Mucus (b) Gastrin
c) HCL (d)Chef cells
Answer: c
85.Which among the following is correct about Saliva of a Healthy Human?
(a)It is slightly acidic
(b) It is slightly saline
(c) It is slightly alkaline
(d) It is neutral
Answer: c
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