The proteolytic enzymes of pancreatic juice act on all the following except:
1. Proteins
2. Proteoses
3. Peptones
4. Aminopeptides

In jaundice, skin and eyes turn yellow due to the deposition of:
1. Bile salts
2. Carotenoids
3. Xanthophylls
4. Bile pigments

Which of the following is a sub-mucosal gland?
1. Sublingual salivary gland
2. Pyloric glands
3. Brunner’s glands
4. Submandibular salivary gland

Chylomicrons are:

Marasmus is not characterized by:
1. onset age less than one year
2. simultaneous deficiency of proteins and calories
3. impairment of mental faculties
4. extensive edema and swelling of body parts

The muscular activities of different parts ofthe alimentary canal can also be moderated by neural mechanisms that involve:
I. local mechanisms
II. through CNS

1. I only
2. II only
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

Diarrhoea is most likely to affect most the process of:
1. Ingestion of food
2. Passage of food through the upper alimentary canal
3. Digestion of the food in the large intestine
4. The absorption of food

Hormonal control of the secretion of digestive juices is carried out by:
1. local hormones produced by the gastric and intestinal mucosa
2. hypothalamic hormones
3. hormones of the anterior pituitary gland
4. hormones of adrenal cortex

To move into the intestinal mucosa, fatty acids and glycerol are first incorporated into:
1. Phospholipids
2. Micelles
3. Chylomicrons
4. Chenodeoxycholic acid

The absorbed substances into the body finally reach the tissues which utilise them for their activities. This process is called:
1. Catabolism
2. Anabolism
3. Assimilation
4. Ingestion