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Aggregates of lymphoid tissue present in distal portion of small intestine are known as 

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  1. Villi

  2. Rugae

  3. Choroid plexus

  4. Peyers patches

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Correct Option: D

Absence of enzyme in small intestine will severely affect digestion of proteins

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  1. Maltase

  2. Lipase

  3. Enterokinase

  4. Pancreatic amylase

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Correct Option: C

First portion of small intestine is called

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  1. Jejunum

  2. Duodenum

  3. Cystic duct

  4. Ileum

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Correct Option: B

Which is absorbed in ileum?

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  1. Vitamin K

  2. Bile salt

  3. Fat

  4. Glucose

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Correct Option: D

Middle part of small intestine is

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  1. Ileum

  2. Jejunum

  3. Duodenum

  4. Pyloric region

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following guards the opening of hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum

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  1. Sphincter of Oddi

  2. Semilunar valve

  3. Ileocaecal valve

  4. Pyloric sphincter

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Correct Option: A

Ileocaecal valve is present in between

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  1. Colon and large intestine

  2. Colon and small intestine

  3. Stomach and small intestine

  4. Cardiac stomach and fundus

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Correct Option: B

In jejunum, which of the following enzymes is required for the digestion of amino acid containing compounds?

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  1. Chymotrypsin

  2. Pepsin

  3. Trypsin

  4. Peptidase

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Peptidases are the intestinal proteases, which act on peptides as follows:
$Polypeptide\xrightarrow[Alkaline \,medium]{Polypeptidase} Dipeptides$


$Dipeptide\xrightarrow[Dipeptidase]{Alkaline \,medium} Amino acids$
Pepsin, trypsin, and chymotrypsin, etc are aminopeptidases, which act upon amino groups of the peptide bond. 
Thus the correct answer is option D.

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Consider the following two statements A & B and select the right from (i)-(iv) about their correctness.
A. Small intestine is shorter than large intestine.
B. Small intestine is wider than large intestine.

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  1. Both the statements are correct.

  2. Both the statements are wrong.

  3. Statement A is correct, B is wrong.

  4. Statement B is correct, A is wrong.

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Correct Option: A

If the inner surface of the ileum in the human small intestine was smooth, rather than being folded and subdivided into vilii, which of the following statements would be true? 

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  1. The rate of absorption of digested food molecules would be higher, because the digested food would pass more easily through the digestive tract.

  2. Digestion would not be as effective, because there would be fewer cells secreting trypsin (a protein-digesting enzyme).

  3. Humans would have needed to evolve a much longer small intestine to absorb sufficient nutrients from their food.

  4. Humans would not be able to survive, because the digestive tract would be more susceptible to damage.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct answer is (c).