Match the items given in Column - I with those in Column - II and choose the correct option:
Column-I | Column-II | ||
(a) | Rennin | (i) | Vitamin B12 |
(b) | Enterokinase | (ii) | Facilitated transport |
(c) | Oxyntic cells | (iii) | Milk proteins |
(d) | Fructose | (iv) | Trypsinogen |
Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
1. | iii | iv | ii | i |
2. | iv | iii | i | ii |
3. | iv | iii | ii | i |
4. | iii | iv | i | ii |
Kwashiorkor disease is due to:
1. | simultaneous deficiency of proteins and fats |
2. | simultaneous deficiency of proteins and calories |
3. | deficiency of carbohydrates |
4. | protein deficiency not accompanied by calorie deficiency |
Identify the cells whose secretion protects the lining of gastro-intestinal tract from various enzymes:
1. Duodenal cells
2. Chief cells
3. Goblet cells
4. Oxyntic cells
Match the following structures with their respective location in organs:
(a) |
Crypts of Lieberkuhn |
(i) |
Pancreas |
(b) |
Glisson’s Capsule |
(ii) |
Duodenum |
(c) |
Islets of Langerhans |
(iii) |
Small intestine |
(d) |
Bruunner’s Glands |
(iv) |
Liver |
Select the correct option from the following:
Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
1. | iii | ii | i | iv |
2. | iii | i | ii | iv |
3. | ii | iv | i | iii |
4. | iii | iv | i | ii |
1. | Gastric juice will be deficient in chymosin |
2. | Gastric juice will be deficient in pepsinogen |
3. | In the absence of HCl secretion, inactive pepsinogen is not converted into the active enzyme pepsin |
4. | Enterokinase will not be released from the duodenal mucosa and so trypsinogen is not converted to trypsin |
When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories, infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from:
1. marasmus
2. rickets
3. kwashiorkor
4. pellagra
If for some reason our goblet cells are non-functional, this will adversely affect:
1. production of somatostatin
2. secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands
3. maturation of sperms
4. smooth movement of food down the intestine
Anxiety and eating spicy food together in an otherwise normal human, may lead to:
1. Indigestion
2. Jaundice
3. Diarrhoea
4. vomiting
The initial step in the digestion of milk in an infant is carried out by:
1. Lipase | 2. Trypsin |
3. Rennin | 4. Pepsin |
The gastric juice of infants contains: