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31.

Epithelial cells ofthe intestine involved in food absorption have on their surface

  • pinocytic vesicles

  • phagocytic vesicles

  • zymogen granules

  • micro-villi


32.

Secretin and cholecystokinin are digestive hormones. They are secreted in

  • oesophagus

  • ileum

  • duodenum

  • pyloric stomach


33.

Secretion of gastric juice is stimulated by

  • pepsin

  • gastrin

  • renin

  • secretin


34.

The true stomach in ruminants where most of digestion takes place is

  • rumen

  • omasum

  • reticulum

  • abomasum


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35.

Pepsin is inactivated at pH

  • below 3

  • below 2

  • above 5

  • above 3


C.

above 5

Pepsin is inactivated at pH above 5. Pepsin is a proteolytic or protein splitting enzyme. The pH optimum of pepsin is about 2 and the enzyme, therefore, works well in the acidic gastric juice while it is inactivated in the basic medium.


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36.

Which one affects liver, muscle and adipose tissue?

  • Androgen

  • Insulin

  • Progesterone

  • Glucagon


37.

In the wall of alimentary canal, what is the actual sequence from outer to inner

  • serosa, longitudinal muscle, mucosa, submucosa

  • mucosa, serosa, long muscle

  • serosa, long muscle, circular, submucosa, mucosa

  • serosa, long muscle, submucosa, mucosa


38.

Bile helps in the digestion of fat through

  • emulsification

  • alkalinity

  • forming micelles

  • All of these


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39.

Which of the following represents the dental formula of man?

  • 0.0.3.33.1.3.3

  • 2.0.3.31.0.2.3

  • 2.1.2.32.1.2.3

  • 1.0.0.31.0.0.3


40.

A secretion that digests both carbohydrates and proteins is

  • ptyalin

  • pepsin

  • pancreatic juice

  • saliva


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