Digestive system by admin_massage2 | Dec 14, 2021 | 0 comments Welcome to your Digestive system 1. What is the structure of the stomach?Deselect AnswerA J shaped elastic organ made of fibrous tissueA J shaped elastic organ which expands and contractsAn L shaped elastic organAn L shaped elastic organ made of fibrous tissue2. What is the function of hydrochloric acid?Deselect AnswerNeutralises bacteriaConverts proteins into peptonesEmulsifies fatsConverts polypeptides into amino acids3. What is the function of glucogen?Deselect AnswerTo increase blood sugar levelsTo help with the production of pancreatic juiceTo increase blood glucose levels by converting glycogen back to glucoseTo covert glucose to glycogen4. What is the function of the enzyme lipase?Deselect AnswerConverts fats into fatty acids and glycerolConverts peptones into polypeptidesConverts milk into curdsConverts starch into polysaccharides5. Saliva contains?Deselect AnswerSalt, water and salivary amylaseWater, mucus and enzymesWater, mucus and salivary amylaseWater and enzymes6. An obstructed flow of bile causes?Deselect AnswerCirrhosisGall stonesHerniaJaundice7. 21. Which of the following is not a function of the tongue?Deselect AnswerChewingTasteTo carry chewed food from the mouth to the stomachSwallowing8. Which part of digestion is responsible for carbohydrate and fat digestion?Deselect AnswerSmall intestineLarge intestineLiverStomach9. Erosion in the walls of the digestive system causes?Deselect AnswerJaundiceUlcersGall stonesHernia10. The bolus is known as?Deselect AnswerThe enzyme which converts the polysaccharides to disaccharidesThe process of digestionThe ball of food that leaves the mouthA chemical catalyst11. Gall stones are formed from?Deselect AnswerBile pigments, fats and saltsCholesterol and calcium depositsCholesterol and bileBile pigments, cholesterol and calcium salts12. Chemical digestion of food is completed?Deselect AnswerIn the stomachIn the small intestineIn the large intestineIn the oesophagus13. Where is the gall bladder positioned?Deselect AnswerIn front of the liverTo the right of the liverTo the left of the liverBehind the liver14. Which one of the following is not stored by the liver?Deselect AnswerFatIronVitamin B6Glycogen15. What is the function of insulin?Deselect AnswerTo regulate the blood sugar level after eatingTo convert glucose back to glycogenTo regulate body temperatureTo regulate the production of vitamins A, B12, D, E, K16. How long is the small intestine?Deselect Answer12 metres7 metres10 metres8 metres17. Which enzyme curdles milk protein?Deselect AnswerPeptidasePeptonesPepsinRennin18. The stomach is responsible for which type of digestion?Deselect AnswerProtein digestionCarbohydrate digestionFat digestionFat and carbohydrate digestion19. What is the function of bile?Deselect AnswerIt neutralises bacteriaIt emulsifies fatsIt emulsifies fatty acidsIt emulsifies glycerol20. A simple sugar is known as?Deselect AnswerDisaccharideMonosaccharidePolysaccharideSaccharide21. Which salivary gland is situated below the ear?Deselect AnswerZygomatic glandSubmandibular glandParotoid glandSublingual gland22. Peptones are broken down into?Deselect AnswerProteinsAmino acidsPolypeptidesPeptidase23. What is the function of the large intestine?Deselect AnswerNeutralises bacteriaTo reabsorb water and nutrients from digestive wasteChurns food with gastric juicesAbsorb alcohol24. The accessory organs involved in the digestion process are?Deselect AnswerLiver and pancreasPancreas and gall bladderLiver, pancreas and duodenumLiver, pancreas and gall bladder25. What is the first main organ of digestion?Deselect AnswerStomachSmall intestineLarge intestineOesophagus26. Where is the pancreas located?Deselect AnswerUnder the duodenumBehind the liverBehind the stomachPosterior stomach27. Deselect Answer28. What is the function of peptidases?Deselect AnswerActivates trypsin in pancreatic juiceConvert polypeptides into amino acidsConvert disaccharides into monosaccharidesConverts proteins into peptones29. Where is excess bile stored?Deselect AnswerStomachPancreasLiverGall bladder30. What is the largest gland in the body?Deselect AnswerGall bladderStomachLiverPancreas31. Which one of the following is not contained in intestinal juices?Deselect AnswerEnterokinaseBileLactaseMaltase32. Where is the submandibular gland situated?Deselect AnswerAbove the tongueBelow the tongueBelow the earAbove the ear33. Which one of the following is not a layer of the small intestinal wall?Deselect AnswerA muscular layerLymph vesselsA layer of elastic tissueA layer containing blood vessels34. Pancreatic juice contains which one of the following?Deselect AnswerFibrinogenAlbuminLipaseGlobulin35. Which one of the following does the liver not produce?Deselect AnswerVitamin BVitamin AUreaBilePlease fill in the comment box below. Time is Up! Time's up Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
