Choose the answer which lists the correct order of the digestion process.
- A. A, C, D, B
- B. C, D, A, B
- C. C, A, D, B
- D. D, C, A, B
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct order is: Food is ingested (C), digested (D), nutrients absorbed (A), and undigested food eliminated (B).
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Absorption of digested food chiefly occurs in-
- A. Stomach
- B. Colon
- C. Small Intestine
- D. Large Intestine
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The small intestine is the primary site for nutrient absorption due to its large surface area.
Which of the following is not a major gastrointestinal hormone?
- A. epinephrine
- B. secretin
- C. gastrin
- D. cholecystokinin
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Epinephrine is not a gastrointestinal hormone; it is primarily involved in the sympathetic nervous system.
About filiform papilla all true except:
- A. Secondary papillae extend from the primary papillae. Each one has a separate epithelial cap
- B. Found on the anterior two thirds of the tongue in oblique transverse rows
- C. Less numerous than fungiform papilla
- D. No taste buds in filiform papillae, but they contain nerve endings for touch.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Filiform papillae are the most numerous type on the tongue, not less numerous than fungiform papillae, and they lack taste buds.
Brunner's gland are found in which of the following layers :
- A. Submucosa of stomach
- B. Mucosa of ileum
- C. Submucosa of duodenum
- D. Mucosa of oesophagus
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Brunner's glands are located in the submucosa of the duodenum.
Hyperthermic means:
- A. Too cold
- B. Normal
- C. Too hot
- D. Stable
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hyperthermic refers to an abnormally high body temperature.