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Human Digestive System

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The human digestive system explores the breakdown of biomacromolecules, covering organs from the stomach to the small intestine. It involves physiological processes like chyme movement, pH levels, and nutrient absorption in the gut. These fundamental biology concepts are regularly featured in medical and general science competitive exams.

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Human Digestive System Questions

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Which of the following correctly describes the oesophagus?

  1. Food moves through the oesophagus under voluntary control

  2. Food enters the oesophagus from the pyloric region of the stomach

  3. It allows the passage of chyme

  4. It is a collapsible muscular tube extending from pharynx to stomach
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The oesophagus is a long, muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. It's around 25cm (10 in) long in adults. 
  • When you swallow food, the walls of the oesophagus squeeze together (contract).
  •  This moves the food down the oesophagus to the stomach. Hence, the oesophagus is a collapsible muscular tube extending from pharynx to stomach.
So, the correct answer is ' collapsible muscular tube extending from pharynx to stomach'. 
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The acidic region of gastrointestinal tract is

  1. mouth

  2. large intestine

  3. small intestine

  4. stomach
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Parietal cells in the stomach secrete roughly two litres of acid a day in the form of hydrochloric acid. 
  • The acid in the stomach functions to kill bacteria, and to help digestion by solubilizing food. 
  • The acid is also important to maintain the optimal pH (between 1.8-3.5) for the function of the digestive enzyme pepsin. Hence, the acidic region of the gastrointestinal tract is the stomach.
So, the correct answer is 'stomach'.

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

  1. Starch and fat

  2. Fat and cellulose

  3. Starch and cellulose

  4. Protein and starch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • In humans starch is digested in the buccopharyngeal cavity, protein is digested in the stomach and fat in the small intestine.
  • In Humans cellulose is not digested because in humans cellulose-digesting enzyme is absent.
  • In Humans fats are digested in the stomach and the cellusose digesting enzyme is absent The pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested are fats and cellulose.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Fat and cellulose'.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Brunner's glands are submucosal.

  2. Irregular folds of gastric mucosa are rugae.

  3. Glisson's capsule is the connective tissue sheath of hepatic lobule.

  4. Mesothelium or serosa lies in close proximity to the circular layer of muscularis.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is (d).

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Which of the following is a part of your digestive system?

  1. Stomach

  2. Teeth

  3. Rectum

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Digestion starts from the mouth and ends at large intestine. When the food enters mouth (ingestion), it is broken into small pieces by the teeth and acted upon by salivary amylase. Then it travels down the oesophagus to the stomach, where digestive enzymes from the pancreas, gall bladder, liver and duodenum further digest it. Assimilation of nutrients occurs at small intestine and absorption of water and other substances happen at the large intestine before it is egested or excreted. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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Which of the following are chiefly digested in the stomach?

  1. Protein

  2. Carbohydrate

  3. Lipids

  4. Fats
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Digestion is a  process where the food is broken down by the mechanical and chemical process. Digestion begins at the mouth where the only carbohydrate is digested due to the presence of salivary amylase. Food then moves to the stomach through oesophagus where the gastric juice is secreted by the stomach wall which contains pepsin for protein digestion HCl and mucus. It digestion the complex form of protein into the simple form. Maximum protein is digested in the stomach.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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Germs entering the body through food are mainly killed in the region of alimentary canal where pH may reach the level

  1. 2

  2. 7

  3. 10

  4. Zero
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Digestion in the human body is a complex process where pH of the digestive tract plays a crucial role. pH level in the region of pharynx and mouth is controlled by the saliva and is maintained at about 6.8. However, in the stomach, the gastric acid lowers the pH to 1-3 making it highly acidic. This acidic condition activates the digestive enzyme pepsinogen and converts it into pepsin for protein digestion and kills the pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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Partially digested food in ruminants is

  1. Chyme

  2. Cud

  3. Bolus

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ruminants are mammals that are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through bacterial actions. The process typically requires the fermented cud to be regurgitated and chewed again. The process of re chewing the cud to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called rumination. Thus, option B is correct. Chyme is the semifluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum and moves through the intestines during digestion. Bolus is a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing. 

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The opening of the stomach in duodenum is regulated by  

  1. Sphineter of Oddi

  2. Pyloric sphincter

  3. Gastro-oesophageal

  4. Ileo-caeeal valve
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A. Sphincter of Oddi is the opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into duodenum.

B. Pyloric sphincter is found between the duodenum and posterior stomach. It regulates the opening of duodenum into stomach.
C. Gastro-oesophageal sphincter is found between the oesophagus and stomach.
D. Ileo-caecal valve is present between ileum of small intestine and caecum of large intestine.
So, the correct answer is 'Pyloric sphincter'.

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Digestion of starch starts from

  1. Stomach

  2. Intestine

  3. Oesophagus

  4. Mouth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Digestion starts in mouth and starch is the biomolecule whose digestion is first carried out by Ptyalin enzyme present in saliva.
No digestion occurs in oesophagus. It functions to transport semi solid bolus of food from mouth to stomach.
Intestine comes after stomach. Stomach is important for digestion of proteins.