When skin and eyes turn yellow, it the symptom

of 

1. Vomiting  2. Diarrhoea
3. Jaundice  4. Constipation

Subtopic:  Disorders of Digestive System |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
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Succus entericus is the term used for which of the  following?

1. A junction present between ileum and large intestine
2. Foramen present in the heart
3. Swelling in throat 
4. Intestinal juice

Subtopic:  Intestinal Secretions |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
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Match the column I with column II

Column I  Column II
a. Bilirubin and biliverdin  (i) Sub-lingual
b. Hydrolysis of starch (ii) Bile pigments
c. Digestion of proteins  (iii) Trypsin
d. Salivary glands (iv) Amylase

1. a(ii), b(iv), c(i), d(iii)
2. a(iv), b(i), c(iii), d(ii)
3. a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i) 
4. a(ii), b(iv), c(iii), d(i)

Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands | Bile | Pancreatic Secretions | Intestinal Secretions |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
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Which of the following structures prevents the back flow of faecal matter?

1. Cardiac sphincter 2. Pyloric sphincter
3. lleo-caecal value 4. Sphincter of Oddi

Subtopic:  Movement of Food in Gut |
 92%
Level 1: 80%+
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HCl provides the pH which is about 

1. 1.8 2. 3.2 
3. 5.0 4. 6.8

Subtopic:  Gastric Secretions |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
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Which of the following reactions is not catalysed

by a brush border enzyme?

1. Maltose Maltase glucose+ glucose

2. Lactose Lactase glucose + glucose

3. Starch Amylase Disaccharide

4. Nucleotides Nucleotidase Nucleoside

Subtopic:  Digestive Secretions: Saliva |
 51%
Level 3: 35%-60%
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. About 30% of starch is hydrolysed in the buccal cavity
2. Small amounts of lipases are also secreted by gastric glands
3. Chymotrypsinogen is activated by trypsin
4. Brunner's glands secrete enzymes and mucus

Subtopic:  Intestinal Secretions |
 69%
Level 2: 60%+
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Transverse section of gut shows four layers of the wall 

i.e serosa, muscularis, submucosa and mucosa.

Which of the following statements is not correct

regarding its arrangement and modification?

1. Serosa is the outermost layer which is made of thin mesothelium
2. Oblique muscle layer is present in stomach
3. All the four layers show modifications in different parts of alimentary canal
4. Villi and rugae are modified mucosal and submucosal layers respectively

     

Subtopic:  Histology of Gut |
 71%
Level 2: 60%+
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Common bile duct includes

1. Right and left hepatic ducts and cystic duct 
2. Common hepatic duct and cystic duct 
3. Cystic duct and pancreatic duct 
4. Common hepatic duct and pancreatic duct
Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands |
 64%
Level 2: 60%+
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Which type of cells are the part of tubular glands of the stomach epithelium?

A. Pariental cells 

B. Peptic cells

C. Zymogen cells 

D. Oxyntic cells

1. D only 
2. A & d
3. A, B & c 
4. A, B, C & D

Subtopic:  Gastric Secretions |
 69%
Level 2: 60%+
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