Digestive system by admin_massage2 | Dec 14, 2021 | 0 comments Welcome to your Digestive system 1. A simple sugar is known as?Deselect AnswerMonosaccharidePolysaccharideDisaccharideSaccharide2. What is the function of peptidases?Deselect AnswerActivates trypsin in pancreatic juiceConvert polypeptides into amino acidsConverts proteins into peptonesConvert disaccharides into monosaccharides3. Which one of the following is not stored by the liver?Deselect AnswerGlycogenFatVitamin B6Iron4. What is the function of insulin?Deselect AnswerTo convert glucose back to glycogenTo regulate the production of vitamins A, B12, D, E, KTo regulate body temperatureTo regulate the blood sugar level after eating5. What is the function of hydrochloric acid?Deselect AnswerEmulsifies fatsNeutralises bacteriaConverts proteins into peptonesConverts polypeptides into amino acids6. Which part of digestion is responsible for carbohydrate and fat digestion?Deselect AnswerLiverLarge intestineSmall intestineStomach7. Which enzyme curdles milk protein?Deselect AnswerRenninPepsinPeptidasePeptones8. Which one of the following is not a layer of the small intestinal wall?Deselect AnswerA layer of elastic tissueLymph vesselsA muscular layerA layer containing blood vessels9. Pancreatic juice contains which one of the following?Deselect AnswerAlbuminLipaseGlobulinFibrinogen10. What is the first main organ of digestion?Deselect AnswerSmall intestineLarge intestineStomachOesophagus11. What is the function of bile?Deselect AnswerIt neutralises bacteriaIt emulsifies fatty acidsIt emulsifies glycerolIt emulsifies fats12. Which salivary gland is situated below the ear?Deselect AnswerParotoid glandSublingual glandSubmandibular glandZygomatic gland13. Which one of the following does the liver not produce?Deselect AnswerUreaBileVitamin BVitamin A14. Deselect Answer15. An obstructed flow of bile causes?Deselect AnswerCirrhosisJaundiceHerniaGall stones16. Where is excess bile stored?Deselect AnswerPancreasGall bladderLiverStomach17. What is the function of glucogen?Deselect AnswerTo help with the production of pancreatic juiceTo covert glucose to glycogenTo increase blood sugar levelsTo increase blood glucose levels by converting glycogen back to glucose18. How long is the small intestine?Deselect Answer10 metres7 metres8 metres12 metres19. What is the function of the enzyme lipase?Deselect AnswerConverts starch into polysaccharidesConverts milk into curdsConverts fats into fatty acids and glycerolConverts peptones into polypeptides20. 21. Which of the following is not a function of the tongue?Deselect AnswerTasteChewingSwallowingTo carry chewed food from the mouth to the stomach21. Where is the gall bladder positioned?Deselect AnswerTo the right of the liverTo the left of the liverBehind the liverIn front of the liver22. Gall stones are formed from?Deselect AnswerCholesterol and calcium depositsCholesterol and bileBile pigments, fats and saltsBile pigments, cholesterol and calcium salts23. What is the function of the large intestine?Deselect AnswerChurns food with gastric juicesTo reabsorb water and nutrients from digestive wasteNeutralises bacteriaAbsorb alcohol24. Saliva contains?Deselect AnswerSalt, water and salivary amylaseWater, mucus and enzymesWater, mucus and salivary amylaseWater and enzymes25. The bolus is known as?Deselect AnswerThe ball of food that leaves the mouthThe process of digestionA chemical catalystThe enzyme which converts the polysaccharides to disaccharides26. The stomach is responsible for which type of digestion?Deselect AnswerFat digestionProtein digestionFat and carbohydrate digestionCarbohydrate digestion27. What is the structure of the stomach?Deselect AnswerA J shaped elastic organ which expands and contractsAn L shaped elastic organ made of fibrous tissueAn L shaped elastic organA J shaped elastic organ made of fibrous tissue28. What is the largest gland in the body?Deselect AnswerGall bladderPancreasStomachLiver29. Which one of the following is not contained in intestinal juices?Deselect AnswerEnterokinaseLactaseMaltaseBile30. Peptones are broken down into?Deselect AnswerAmino acidsPolypeptidesPeptidaseProteins31. Where is the submandibular gland situated?Deselect AnswerBelow the tongueBelow the earAbove the tongueAbove the ear32. Chemical digestion of food is completed?Deselect AnswerIn the small intestineIn the stomachIn the oesophagusIn the large intestine33. Erosion in the walls of the digestive system causes?Deselect AnswerUlcersGall stonesJaundiceHernia34. The accessory organs involved in the digestion process are?Deselect AnswerLiver and pancreasLiver, pancreas and duodenumPancreas and gall bladderLiver, pancreas and gall bladder35. Where is the pancreas located?Deselect AnswerPosterior stomachUnder the duodenumBehind the liverBehind the stomachPlease 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.
