Digestive system by admin_massage2 | Dec 14, 2021 | 0 comments Welcome to your Digestive system 1. What is the largest gland in the body?Deselect AnswerStomachLiverPancreasGall bladder2. Which one of the following does the liver not produce?Deselect AnswerBileUreaVitamin AVitamin B3. Gall stones are formed from?Deselect AnswerCholesterol and calcium depositsCholesterol and bileBile pigments, fats and saltsBile pigments, cholesterol and calcium salts4. The stomach is responsible for which type of digestion?Deselect AnswerProtein digestionFat and carbohydrate digestionCarbohydrate digestionFat digestion5. Where is the gall bladder positioned?Deselect AnswerTo the right of the liverBehind the liverTo the left of the liverIn front of the liver6. Which one of the following is not contained in intestinal juices?Deselect AnswerBileMaltaseLactaseEnterokinase7. The accessory organs involved in the digestion process are?Deselect AnswerLiver and pancreasLiver, pancreas and gall bladderLiver, pancreas and duodenumPancreas and gall bladder8. Which one of the following is not a layer of the small intestinal wall?Deselect AnswerA layer containing blood vesselsLymph vesselsA muscular layerA layer of elastic tissue9. Which one of the following is not stored by the liver?Deselect AnswerFatVitamin B6IronGlycogen10. Which part of digestion is responsible for carbohydrate and fat digestion?Deselect AnswerLiverSmall intestineLarge intestineStomach11. Pancreatic juice contains which one of the following?Deselect AnswerGlobulinLipaseAlbuminFibrinogen12. Erosion in the walls of the digestive system causes?Deselect AnswerUlcersJaundiceGall stonesHernia13. A simple sugar is known as?Deselect AnswerSaccharidePolysaccharideDisaccharideMonosaccharide14. What is the structure of the stomach?Deselect AnswerAn L shaped elastic organA J shaped elastic organ made of fibrous tissueA J shaped elastic organ which expands and contractsAn L shaped elastic organ made of fibrous tissue15. Deselect Answer16. The bolus is known as?Deselect AnswerThe ball of food that leaves the mouthThe enzyme which converts the polysaccharides to disaccharidesThe process of digestionA chemical catalyst17. Where is the pancreas located?Deselect AnswerUnder the duodenumBehind the liverBehind the stomachPosterior stomach18. What is the function of bile?Deselect AnswerIt emulsifies fatsIt neutralises bacteriaIt emulsifies fatty acidsIt emulsifies glycerol19. How long is the small intestine?Deselect Answer10 metres12 metres7 metres8 metres20. 21. Which of the following is not a function of the tongue?Deselect AnswerSwallowingTo carry chewed food from the mouth to the stomachTasteChewing21. Saliva contains?Deselect AnswerWater, mucus and enzymesWater, mucus and salivary amylaseWater and enzymesSalt, water and salivary amylase22. Which salivary gland is situated below the ear?Deselect AnswerParotoid glandZygomatic glandSubmandibular glandSublingual gland23. An obstructed flow of bile causes?Deselect AnswerGall stonesCirrhosisHerniaJaundice24. What is the function of the large intestine?Deselect AnswerAbsorb alcoholChurns food with gastric juicesTo reabsorb water and nutrients from digestive wasteNeutralises bacteria25. Where is the submandibular gland situated?Deselect AnswerAbove the earBelow the earAbove the tongueBelow the tongue26. Peptones are broken down into?Deselect AnswerPeptidasePolypeptidesProteinsAmino acids27. Where is excess bile stored?Deselect AnswerStomachGall bladderLiverPancreas28. What is the function of peptidases?Deselect AnswerConvert disaccharides into monosaccharidesConvert polypeptides into amino acidsActivates trypsin in pancreatic juiceConverts proteins into peptones29. What is the first main organ of digestion?Deselect AnswerSmall intestineOesophagusLarge intestineStomach30. 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 eating31. Chemical digestion of food is completed?Deselect AnswerIn the stomachIn the large intestineIn the small intestineIn the oesophagus32. What is the function of glucogen?Deselect AnswerTo covert glucose to glycogenTo increase blood glucose levels by converting glycogen back to glucoseTo increase blood sugar levelsTo help with the production of pancreatic juice33. Which enzyme curdles milk protein?Deselect AnswerPepsinPeptidasePeptonesRennin34. What is the function of hydrochloric acid?Deselect AnswerConverts polypeptides into amino acidsEmulsifies fatsConverts proteins into peptonesNeutralises bacteria35. What is the function of the enzyme lipase?Deselect AnswerConverts peptones into polypeptidesConverts fats into fatty acids and glycerolConverts milk into curdsConverts starch into polysaccharidesPlease fill in the comment box below. Time is Up! Time's up Submit a Comment Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
