Digestive system and Nutrition: Quiz - 2

Question 1

Copper deficiency causes

A	Anaemia and damages to CNS
B	Pellagra
C	Xerophthalmia
D	Influenza

Question 2

Crypts of lieberkuhn secrete

A	Succus entericus
B	Ptyalin
C	Cholecystokinin
D	Cellulases

Question 3

Deamination occurs in liver to

A	make use of excess amino acid
B	synthesis amino acids
C	get rid of urea from blood
D	convert proteins to urea and uric acid

Question 4

Deficiency of vitamin C can lead to

A	dermatitis
B	lips fissure
C	scurvy
D	rickets

Question 5

Deficiency of vitamin D can lead to

A	dermatitis
B	lips fissure
C	scurvy
D	rickets

Question 6

Digestion of starch takes place in

A	Buccal cavity and esophagus
B	Buccal cavity and duodenum
C	Stomach and duodenum
D	Duodenum only

Question 7

Which vitamin can be synthesized by bacteria inside gut?

A	Vitamin B1
B	Vitamin C
C	Vitamin K
D	Vitamin D

Question 8

Duct leading from parotid gland and opening into vestibule is

A	Wolffian duct
B	Stenson's duct
C	Haversian duct
D	Infra-orbit duct

Question 9

During prolonged fasting, in what sequence are the following organic compounds used up by the body?

A	First carbohydrates, next proteins and lastly lipids
B	First carbohydrates, next fats and lastly proteins
C	First fats, next carbohydrates and lastly proteins
D	First proteins next lipids and lastly carbohydrates

Question 10

Emulsification of fat occurs by

A	Bile salts
B	Pancreatic juice
C	Bile pigments
D	Succus entericus

Question 11

Epithelial cells of intestine involved in food absorption have on their surface

A	Zymogen granules
B	Phagocytic vesicles
C	Pinocytic vesicles
D	Microvilli

Question 12

Excessive intake of alcohol causes

A	Liver cirrhosis
B	Dermatitis
C	Jaundice
D	Lung fibrosis

Question 13

Gastric juice contains

A	Pepsin, HCl
B	Pepsin, Trypsin
C	Pepsin, Renin
D	None of these

Question 14

Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested?

A	Starch and cellulose
B	Protein and starch
C	Starch and fat
D	Fat and cellulose

Question 15

Hydrolytic enzymes occur in

A	Ribosomes
B	Lysosomes
C	ER
D	Golgi body