Digestive Glands (Hard)

Advanced questions on the anatomy, histology, and secretions of digestive glands including salivary glands, gastric glands, intestinal glands, liver, and pancreas.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which duct leads secretions of submandibular gland to the oral cavity?

  1. Stensen's duct
  2. Wharton duct
  3. Duct of Rivinus
  4. Bartholin's duct
  5. $
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where are parotid glands located?

  1. Angle of lower jaw
  2. Below and in front of ears
  3. Below the tongue
  4. Between muscle fibres of the tongue
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the lining of intercalated ducts of paratoid glands made up of?

  1. Simple columnar epithelium
  2. Cuboidal epithelial cells
  3. Simple ciliated epithelium
  4. Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which muscle is pierced by parotid duct before opening into the oral cavity on the inner surface of cheek?

  1. Digastric muscle
  2. Masseter muscle
  3. Buccinator muscle
  4. Mylohyoid muscle
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following glands secrete hydrochloric acid?

  1. Pyloric glands
  2. Cardiac glands
  3. Fundic glands
  4. Intestinal glands
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which cells of gastric glands secrete histamine when the pH of the stomach becomes too high?

  1. Enterochromaffin-like cells
  2. G cells
  3. Chief cells
  4. Parietal cells
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which cells of intestinal glands secrete anti-microbial peptides?

  1. Enteroendocrine cells
  2. Paneth cells
  3. Goblet cells
  4. Tuft cells
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are not found in colonic crypts?

  1. Enterocytes
  2. Goblet cells
  3. Paneth cells
  4. Stem cells
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where is the protein-digesting enzyme erepsin found?

  1. Gastric juice
  2. Intestinal juice
  3. Salivary secretions
  4. Liver secretions
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following glands secrete lingual lipase?

  1. Sublingual glands
  2. Submandibular glands
  3. Von Ebner's glands
  4. Parotid glands
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which structure is formed due to the union of pancreatic duct and common bile duct?

  1. Splenic flexure
  2. Sphincter of oddi
  3. Ampulla of vater
  4. Duodenojejunal flexure
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following veins is/are not a part of portal triad?

  1. Hepatic portal vein
  2. Lymphatic vessels
  3. Common bile duct
  4. Inferior vena cava
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are the functional unit of salivary gland?

  1. Acini
  2. Lobules
  3. Serous cells
  4. Adenomere
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following ducts is Sialolithiasis most common?

  1. Duct of parotid gland
  2. Duct of submandibular gland
  3. Duct of sublingual gland
  4. Duct of minor salivary glands
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are the functional unit of liver?

  1. Glisson's capsule
  2. Lobules
  3. Adenomere
  4. Serous cells