The number of incorrect statements amongst the given statements is:
I. The tongue is attached to the roof of the oral cavity by the frenulum.
II. The structural and functional units of the human liver are the hepatic lobules.
III. Lysozyme present in saliva acts as an antibacterial agent that prevents infection.
IV. Brunner’s glands are located in the submucosa of the duodenum.
V. No significant digestive activity occurs in the large intestine.
1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
GI secretion | Secreted by | ||
(a) | Lysozyme | (i) | Upper small intestinal mucosa |
(b) | Rennin | (ii) | Stomach |
(c) | Enterokinase | (iii) | Saliva |
(d) | Nucleases | (iv) | Pancreas |
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iv) |
2. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
3. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | (iv) |
4. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
Which group of three of the following five statements (a-e) contains all the three correct statements regarding beri-beri:
a. | A crippling disease prevalent among the native population of sub-Saharan Africa |
b. | A deficiency disease caused by a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) |
c. | A nutritional disorder in infants and young children when the diet is persistently deficient in essential protein |
d. | Occurs in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice |
e. | The symptoms are pain from neuritis, paralysis, muscle wasting, progressive oedema, mental deterioration, and finally heart failure |
1. b, c, and e
2. a, b, and d
3. b, d, and e
4. a, c, and e
Consider the two statements:
I. Gastric juice in human adults does not contain rennin.
II. Human adults cannot digest milk protein.
1. Both I and II are correct
2. Only I is correct
3. Only II is correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Assertion: | Fatty acids and glycerol cannot be absorbed into the blood. |
Reason: | They are transported into the lymph vessels in the villi. |
1. | Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion |
2. | Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion |
3. | Assertion is true but reason is false |
4. | Both assertion and reason are false |
COLUMN I | COLUMN II | ||
A | Saliva | P | Intrinsic factor |
B | Gastric secretion | Q | Nuclease |
C | Pancreatic juice | R | Lysozyme |
D | Succus entericus | S | Nucleosidase |
A | B | C | D | |
1. | R | P | Q | S |
2. | P | Q | S | R |
3. | Q | S | R | P |
4 | S | R | P | Q |
Statement I: | fatty acids and glycerols cannot be absorbed into the blood. |
Statement II: | Specialized lymphatic capillaries called lacteals carry chylomicrons into lymphatic vessels and ultimately into the blood. |