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Multiple choice bio-chemistry digestion digestion in small intestine digestive glands and their secretions alimentary canal

Which of the following are secreted by duodenum or small intestine?

  1. Enterokinin

  2. Secretin

  3. Villikinin

  4. All of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(A) Enterokinin is the hormone secreted by Brunner's gland activates the inactive enzyme of the pancreas and convert procarboxypeptidase into carboxypeptidase.

(B) Secretin secreted bu duodenum into blood stimulates the secretion of the pancreas and liver.
(C) VIlikinin is released by duodenal mucosa and increases the motility of villi.
So the correct option is 'All of the above.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry digestion digestion in small intestine digestive glands and their secretions alimentary canal

The pH of human small intestine is around $7.5$ and the pH of large intestine can be $5.5$. As substances travel from the small intestine to larger intestine, what would happen to the $H^+$ ions concentration?

  1. Increases $20$ fold
  2. Increases $2$ fold
  3. Increases $10$ fold
  4. Increases $100$ fold
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

pH scale is not a linear scale like a centimetre or inch scale (in which two adjacent values have the same difference). It is a logarithmic scale in which two adjacent values increase or decrease by a factor of 10. As pH 7.5 and 5.5 differ by 2, the difference in H$^{+}$ ion concentration between them would be 10$^{2}$ = 100.

So, the correct option is 'Increases 100 fold'.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry digestion digestion in small intestine digestive glands and their secretions alimentary canal

Partially digested acidic food released from the stomach into the duodenum is called as ________.

  1. Food bolus

  2. Chyme

  3. Chyle

  4. Faeces

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the stomach, food is mixed with gastric juices and hydrochloric acid, churning it into a semi-fluid state known as chyme. This acidic mixture is subsequently released in small portions into the duodenum through the pyloric sphincter. Bolus refers to chewed food mixed with saliva before swallowing, while chyle refers to milky lymphatic fluid containing emulsified fats found in the intestine.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry digestion digestion in small intestine digestive glands and their secretions alimentary canal

If the pH of duodenum decreases below $5$, then secretion of ________ stop.

  1. Secretin

  2. Enterokinase

  3. CCK

  4. Gastrin

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Secretin is a hormone released by the duodenum in response to low pH (acidic chyme). Its primary function is to stimulate the pancreas to release bicarbonate-rich fluid to neutralize the acid. If the pH is not low, the stimulus for secretin release is absent.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry digestion digestion in small intestine digestive glands and their secretions alimentary canal

Match the two column and select the right one among options given.

Column I Column II
A. Duodenum i. A cartilaginous flap
B. Epiglottis ii. Small blind sac
C. Glottis iii. 'U' shaped structure emerging from the stomach
D. Caecum iv. Opening of wind pipe
  1. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv

  2. A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i

  3. A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii

  4. A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Matching the anatomical terms correctly reveals that the duodenum is a U-shaped structure emerging from the stomach (A-iii). The epiglottis is a cartilaginous flap that prevents food from entering the trachea (B-i). The glottis is the opening of the windpipe (C-iv), and the caecum is a small blind sac that hosts symbiotic microorganisms (D-ii).

Multiple choice bio-chemistry digestion digestion in small intestine digestive glands and their secretions alimentary canal

Sphincter that helps in opening of stomach into duodenum ____________.

  1. Cardiac

  2. Pyloric

  3. Anal

  4. Gastric

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The pyloric sphincter is a band of smooth muscle at the junction between the pylorus of the stomach and the duodenum of the small intestine. It acts as a valve to control the flow of partially digested food (chyme) into the small intestine. The cardiac sphincter guards the opening from the esophagus into the stomach.