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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Succus entericus is composed of:
1. The secretions of the brush border cells of the mucosa along with the secretions of the goblet cells
2. The secretions of the liver and the secretions of the Brunner’s glands
3. The saliva mixed with the secretions of the Brunner’s glands and the pancreatic mucoid secretions
4. The secretions of the large intestinal crypts and the mucus glands lining the alimenatary canal

The pancreatic acini:
1. Produce insulin and glucagon
2. Produce somatostatin
3. Secrete hydrolases
4. Store glucose and fats