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Fundic glands have the following features EXCEPT:
- A. Are found in gastric mucosa
- B. Are simple branched tubular glands
- C. Have short pits
- D. Its tubular acini are highly coiled
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fundic glands are straight or slightly branched, not highly coiled; pyloric glands are more coiled.
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Largest gland of body -
- A. Pancreas
- B. Duodenum
- C. Liver
- D. Thyroid
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The liver is the largest gland in the human body, performing numerous metabolic functions.
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 soft palate, all true Except:
- A. Separates nasopharynx upwards from oropharynx downwards
- B. Superior surface covered by stratified columnar
- C. Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium on inferior surface
- D. Contain striated muscle with strong connective tissue between muscle bundles.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The superior surface of the soft palate is covered by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium (respiratory epithelium), not stratified columnar, due to its proximity to the nasopharynx.
Water absorption mainly occur in :-
- A. Buccal cavity
- B. Intestine
- C. Stomach
- D. Appendix
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The intestine, especially the large intestine, is the primary site for water absorption.
Starch is digested to maltose by the enzyme amylase. According to the 'lock and key' hypothesis, which is the 'key' and which is the 'lock'?
- A. key: amylase, lock: starch
- B. key: starch, lock: amylase
- C. key: maltose, lock: amylase
- D. key: amylase, lock: maltose
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In the lock and key model, the enzyme (amylase) is the key that specifically binds to the substrate (starch), acting as the lock.