Digestion and A...

Liver is the largest gland of the body having high power of regeneration. Which of the following is not a function of the liver?

Which of the following cells are more numerous towards the periphery of the islet, constitute 15% of the islet of Langerhans and produce glucagon hormone?

In which of the following stages of swallowing does the palate close off the nose and the epiglottis seals off the glottis of larynx?

a. The voluntary stage
b. The pharyngeal stage
c. The oesophageal stage

Match the following:
 

Which of the following hormones is secreted by the duodenal epithelium and inhibits gastric secretion and motality?

________ is secreted by the duodenal epithelium and stimulates the Brunner's gland to release mucus and enzymes into the intestinal juice.

Different types of nutrients are absorbed by simple diffusion, osmosis, facilitated transport, etc. Which of the following nutrients are absorbed by the process of active transport?
a. Glucose
b. Fructose
c. Galactose
d. Amino acids
e. Glycerol

Read the following statements and choose the correct answer:

a. The excess of monosaccharides is usually stored in the liver and muscle cells in the form of glycogen.
b. Kidneys are the chief site for deamination, a process by which the amino group is removed from the amino acids that results in the production of ammonia.

Which of the following vitamins acts as a good antioxidant, is essential for normal functioning of reproductive organs and maintains muscles of the body and structure of RBCs?

Jaundice is a yellowish colouration of the sclerae, skin and mucous membranes. Which of the following types of jaundice occur(s) due to blockage of bile drainage by gallstones or cancer of the bowel or the pancreas?

a. Extrahepatic jaundice
b. Hepatic jaundice
c. Prehepatic jaundice