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A gastrointestinal tumor involving villi and plicae circulares might interfere with:
- A. deglutition
- B. absorption
- C. peristalsis
- D. defecation
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Villi and plicae circulares increase the surface area for absorption in the small intestine. A tumor affecting these structures would impair absorption.
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An investigation is carried out on digestion and absorption in the alimentary canal. The diagram shows the apparatus used. The visking tubing is permeable to small molecules such as glucose but not to large molecules such as starch. beaker water starch solution and amylase visking tubing glass rod to support visking tubing After one hour, samples of water in the beaker are tested with Benedict's solution and with iodine solution. Which colours are obtained?
- A. blue with Benedict's, blue-black with iodine
- B. blue with Benedict's, yellow-brown with iodine
- C. red with Benedict's, blue-black with iodine
- D. red with Benedict's, yellow-brown with iodine
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Starch is broken down to glucose, which passes through the visking tubing, giving a positive Benedict's test (red), while iodine remains negative as starch cannot pass through.
Sweating during exercise will cause loss of water to the body. It is important to replace the water or could set in:
- A. leukemia
- B. dehydration
- C. heart disease
- D. diabetes
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dehydration occurs when water loss exceeds intake, a common risk during exercise.
What statement is wrong about bile?
- A. It is necessary for fat digestion
- B. It is stored in the gall bladder
- C. It is important only for normal digestion of sugar
- D. It activates lipase
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bile is not involved in sugar digestion; it emulsifies fats for digestion.
The liver contains macrophages that have a special name. What is this name?
- A. Lymphocytes
- B. Coffee cells
- C. Kupffer cells
- D. Liver macrophage
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Kupffer cells are specialized macrophages in the liver that remove debris and pathogens from the blood. Lymphocytes are white blood cells, and 'coffee cells' is not a term; 'liver macrophage' is less specific than Kupffer cells.
Which organ in the digestive system absorbs the most water from food?
- A. esophagus
- B. large intestine
- C. small intestine
- D. stomach
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The large intestine absorbs the most water from food, turning chyme into solid waste.