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Multiple choice biology the nervous system the reflex action reflex action and reflex arc basic reflex action and reflex arc

Pavlov's pouch is

  1. An artificial stomach

  2. A bag containing digestive enzymes

  3. A bag containing food

  4. Opened stomach of a dog
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Pavlov's Pouch is an artificially created pouch for experimental purposes.
  • It was surgically created by a physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov.
  • It was created to study the physiology of the digestive tract.
  • It was also used to study the principles of secretion of the fundal glands.
  • It is a small portion of the stomach which is separated from the main stomach of a dog.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Opened stomach of a dog'.
Multiple choice biology the nervous system the reflex action reflex action and reflex arc basic reflex action and reflex arc

The scientist who found secretion of gastric juice to be under control of nervous system was

  1. Ernest Starling

  2. Reamur

  3. Spallanzani

  4. Both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Secretin was the first hormone to be identified. In 1902, William Bayliss and Ernest Starling were studying how the nervous system controls the process of digestion.
  •  It was known that the pancreas secreted digestive juices in response to the passage of food (chyme) through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum. Hence, The scientist who found secretion of gastric juice to be under control of the nervous system was Ernest Starling.
So, the correct answer is 'Ernst starling'.