The tongue is a freely movable muscular organ attached to the floor of the oral cavity by the:
1. Lingula
2. Frenulum
3. Foramen caecum
4. Hyoid

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Consider the following two statements regarding the epiglottis:
I. It is made of hyaline cartilage
II. It does not have any taste buds

1. I is true but II is false
2. I is false but II is true
3. Both I and II are true
4. Both I and II are false

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The common hepato-pancreatic duct is guarded by a sphincter called the:
1. Cardiac sphincter
2. Pyloric sphincter
3. Sphincter of Oddi
4. Ileocaecal sphincter

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The process of conversion of complex food substances to simple absorbable forms is called:
1. Mastication
2. Deglutition
3. Digestion
4. Assimilation

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Deglutition means:
1. Ingestion of solid food
2. Swallowing
3. Vomiting
4. Hiccups

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The bile released into the duodenum does not contain:
1. bile pigments
2. phospholipids
3. lipase
4. cholesterol

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The human dentition is described as:
1. Diphyodont, Heterodont and Acrodont
2. Monphyodont, Heterodont and Acrodont
3. Diphyodont, Homodont and Thecodont
4. Diphyodont, Heterodont and Thecodont

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The structural and functional units of liver containing hepatic cells are:
1. Hepatic lobes
2. Hepatobiliary tree
3. Hepatic lobules
4. Hepatic sinusoids

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What regulates the opening of oesophagus into the stomach?
1. A membranous valve
2. A muscular sphincter
3. A mesodermal septum
4. A cartilaginous flap

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Which of the following secretions is/are released into the small intestine by a common duct?

I. Bile
II. Pancreatic juice
III. Intestinal juice

1. I only
2. I and II only
3. I and III only
4. I, II, III and IV

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