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What happens during the intestinal phase of digestion?
- A. Food is swallowed
- B. Chyme is processed and nutrients absorbed
- C. Water is absorbed
- D. Saliva breaks down starch
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In the intestinal phase, chyme is mixed with pancreatic juice and bile, and nutrients are absorbed primarily in the small intestine.
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How much of your blood passes through your kidneys each day?
- A. half of it
- B. none of it
- C. all of it
- D. one-quarter of it
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: All of your blood is filtered by the kidneys multiple times daily to remove wastes.
Pyloric glands when compared to fundic glands show the following EXCEPT:
- A. Their pits are wider
- B. Their pits are shorter
- C. Their acini are more coiled and branched
- D. The main cell type is similar to mucous neck cells of fundus
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pyloric glands have deeper pits (about half the mucosal thickness) compared to the shorter pits of fundic glands.
Nasal chambers and buccal cavity are separated by-
- A. By uvula
- B. By palate
- C. By tongue
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The palate (hard and soft) separates the nasal chambers from the buccal cavity.
Which of the following choices leads to an elevation in stomach pH?
- A. Impairment of the mucous neck cells
- B. Heightened activity of G cells
- C. Suppression of parietal cells
- D. Excessive expression by chief cells
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Suppression of parietal cells reduces HCl secretion, increasing stomach pH (making it less acidic).
Which of the given enzymes is responsible for the digestion of milk protein?
- A. Erepsin
- B. Trypsin
- C. Pepsin
- D. Rennin
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rennin is responsible for the digestion of milk protein. Rennin is present in the human body in its inactive form called prorenin. When we consume milk, it reacts with the hydrochloric acid present in the stomach. Hydrochloric acid activates the inert prorenin and converts it into active Rennin.