Nutrition - 3 (External Glands)

Liver Pancreas Salivary gland Medical Entrance

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are external glands?

  1. Brunner's glands
  2. Crypts of Lieberkuhn
  3. Parotid salivary glands
  4. Gastric glands
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the main functions of saliva?

  1. Lubrication and moistening
  2. Digestion and dissolution of soluble substances
  3. Emulsification and chewing
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is mumps?

  1. Infection and inflammation of paratoid gland
  2. Infection and inflammation of submaxillary gland
  3. Infection and inflammation of sublingual gland
  4. Inflammation of thyroid gland
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following processes is/are carried out by liver?

  1. Glycogenesis
  2. Glycogenolysis
  3. Gluconeogenesis
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the accumulation of bilirubin due to water-borne infection called?

  1. Liver cirrhosis
  2. Hepatitis B
  3. Jaundice
  4. Hepatitis C
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where are islets of Langerhans found?

  1. Liver
  2. Gall bladder
  3. Pancreas
  4. Spleen
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following nutrients are digested by bile?

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Proteins
  3. Fats
  4. Vitamins
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which pancreatic secretion converts glycogen of the liver cells into glucose?

  1. Insulin
  2. Glucagon
  3. Trypsinogen
  4. Steapsin
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the largest gland present in the human body?

  1. Salivary gland
  2. Brunner's gland
  3. Pancreas
  4. Liver
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following enzymes is present in saliva?

  1. Trypsin
  2. Pepsin
  3. Ptyalin
  4. Insulin
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the phagocytic cells present in liver sinusoid called?

  1. Microglial cells
  2. Kupffer cells
  3. Alveolar macrophages
  4. Langerhans cells
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the main function of gall bladder?

  1. Production of bile
  2. Storage of bile
  3. Removal of toxic material
  4. Storage of glycogen and fat droplets
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the layer of connective tissues that separate the lobes of liver?

  1. Bowman's capsule
  2. Glisson's capsule
  3. Liver sinusoid
  4. Joint capsule
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The membrane that covers the liver is

  1. pericardium
  2. pleural membrane
  3. peritoneal membrane
  4. meninx
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following glands is known as mixed gland?

  1. Liver
  2. Pancreas
  3. Salivary gland
  4. Thyroid gland