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Digestion and Absorption MCQs | Digestion and Absorption Objective Type Questions and Answers

(1) An infant feeding entirely on the mother’s milk passes stools that are coloured yellow. What is the reason for this?
[A] Casein
[B] Bile pigments
[C] Pancreatic pigments
[D] None of the above
Answer: Bile pigments
(2) A dental condition that is characterized by hyper mineralization of teeth enamel due to excessive intake of _____________. The teeth often appear mottled.
[A] Sodium
[B] Calcium
[C] Fluoride
[D] Mercury
Answer: Fluoride
(3) Spicy food, coupled with anxiety, may lead to ________
[A] Indigestion
[B] Hypotension
[C] Seizures
[D] None of the above
Answer: Indigestion
(4) One of the reasons why some people cough after eating a meal may be due to the improper movement of ______
[A] Water
[B] Diaphragm
[C] Neck
[D] Epiglottis
Answer: Epiglottis
(5) ____________ is a protein deficiency disorder
[A] Scurvy
[B] Anaemia
[C] Kwashiorkor
[D] None of the above
Answer: Kwashiorkor
(6) In frogs, the surface of the attachment for the tongue is _____
[A] Palate
[B] Tympanum
[C] Pterygoid
[D] Hyoid apparatus
Answer: Hyoid apparatus
(7) Doctors will suggest ___________ if person is suffering form high blood cholesterol.
[A] Ghee
[B] Lard
[C] Dalda
[D] Vegetable Oil
Answer: Vegetable Oil
(8) Chymosin is also known as ______
[A] Lipase
[B] Amylase
[C] Trypsin
[D] Rennin
Answer: Rennin
(9) In humans, lacteals are found in ______
[A] Ileum
[B] Ear
[C] Oesophagus
[D] None of the above
Answer: Ileum
(10) Nyctalopia can occur due to the deficiency of
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin C
[C] Vitamin K
[D] Vitamin B12
Answer: Vitamin A
(11) Pancreatic juice is stimulated by the release of
[A] Secretin
[B] Cholecystokinin
[C] Enterokinase
[D] Both (1) and (2)
Answer: Both (1) and (2)
(12) _________ stimulates the production of gastric juice in the stomach
[A] Gastrin
[B] Enterokinase
[C] Rennin
[D] Digestin
Answer: Gastrin
(13) Enterokinase helps in the conversion of
[A] Lactose to Sucrose
[B] Trypsinogen into trypsin
[C] Pepsinogen into pepsin
[D] Proteins into polypeptide
Answer: Trypsinogen into trypsin
(14) What is the enzyme that breaks down lactose?
[A] Pepsin
[B] Amylase
[C] Lactase
[D] Lipase enzymes
Answer: Lactase
(15) Where do digestion of proteins takes place?
[A] mouth
[B] stomach
[C] small intestine
[D] stomach and small intestine
Answer: stomach and small intestine
(16) What is the function of aminopeptidase?
[A] splits amino acids at amino end of peptide
[B] splits in 2 amino acids
[C] splits amino acid at the carboxyl end of peptide
[D] break peptide bond between amino acid and its neighbor
Answer: splits amino acids at amino end of peptide
(17) Where do the digestion of lipids takes place?
[A] small intestine
[B] stomach
[C] small intestine mouth and stomach
[D] small intestine and stomach
Answer: small intestine mouth and stomach
(18) which of the following enzymes participate in digestion of proteins?
[A] trypsin
[B] chymotrypsin
[C] elastase
[D] all of the above
Answer: all of the above
(19) Which of the following statement is true?
[A] trypsin breaks peptide bond at carboxyl end
[B] lipases include only pancreatic and lingual lipase
[C] bile salts are necessary of absorption of lipids
[D] elastase enzyme is used for digestion of lipid
Answer: bile salts are necessary of absorption of lipids
(20) what helps the large molecules of lipids to increase their solubility in watery chyme?
[A] bile salts
[B] fatty acids
[C] micelles
[D] hydrophilic region
Answer: bile salts

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