Assertion (A): Gastrectomy results in pernicious anaemia.
Reason (R): There will be deficiency of vitamin B12 in the blood
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands |
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The liver:
I: is the largest gland of the body
II: is situated in the abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm
III: has two lobes that are its structural and functional units

1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands |
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Trypsinogen is activated by:
1. alkaline bile secreted by the liver cells
2. an enzyme, enterokinase, secreted by the intestinal mucosa
3. an enzyme, enterokinase, secreted by the duodenal Brunner’s glands
4. a hormone, secretin, secreted by the intestinal mucosa
Subtopic:  Intestinal Secretions |  DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding the layers in the wall of alimentary canal:
1. Serosa is the outermost layer and is made up of a thin mesothelium
with some connective tissues.
2. Muscularis is formed by skeletal muscles usually arranged into an
outer circular and an inner longitudinal layer.
3. The sub-mucosal layer is formed of loose connective tissues
containing nerves, blood and lymph vessels.
4. The innermost layer lining the lumen of the alimentary
canal is the mucosa.
Subtopic:  Histology of Gut |
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Intrinsic factor, a factor essential for the absorption of vitamin B12, is secreted by:
1. Parietal cells of gastric mucosa
2. Goblet cells
3. Paneth cells in the small intestine
4. Brunner’s gland in the duodenum
Subtopic:  Gastric Secretions |
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The bile released into the duodenum contains all the following except:
1. bile pigments
2. bile salts
3. cholesterol
4. digestive enzymes
Subtopic:  Bile |
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Gross calorific values of carbohydrates, proteins and fats respectively are:
 
1. 4.0 kcal/g, 4.0 kcal/g and 9.0 kcal/g
2. 4.0 kcal/g, 4.5 kcal/g and 9.0 kcal/g
3. 4.1 kcal/g, 5.65 kcal/g and 9.45 kcal/g
4. 4.1 kcal/g, 5.0 kcal/g and 9.45 kcal/g
Subtopic:  Calorific value |
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Consider the two statements:
Assertion (A): End products of fat digestion cannot be absorbed into the blood.
Reason (R): Fat is neither a polymer nor a macromolecule.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains the (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain the (A).
3. (A) is False but (R) is True.
4. (A) is True but (R) is False.
Subtopic:  Absorption |
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Which enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of the disaccharide sucrose into glucose and fructose in plants?
1. Hexokinase
2. Invertase
3. Zymase
4. Aldolase
Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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In the human alimentary canal what part of the colon opens into the rectum?
1. Ascending
2. Transverse
3. Descending
4. Sigmoid
Subtopic:  Introduction to Digestive System | Alimentary Canal: Oral Cavity & Teeth |
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