The vitamin-C or ascorbic acid prevents
1. rickets
2. pellagra
3. scurvy
4. antibody synthesis
Which group of three of the following five statements (A-E) contains all three correct statements regarding beri-beri ?
A. A crippling disease prevalent among the native population of sub-Sahara Africa
B. A deficiency disease caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin-B,)
C. A nutritional disorder in infants and young children when the diet is persistently deficient in essential protein
D. Occurs in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice
E. The symptoms are pain from neuritis, paralysis, muscle wasting, progressive oedema, mental deterioration and finally heart failure
1. A, B and D
2. B, C and E
3. A, C and E
4 B, D and E
Which one of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin and it's related deficiency disease?
1. Ascorbic acid - Scurvy
2. Retinol - Xerophthlmia
3. Cobalamine - Beri-beri
4. Calciferol - Pellagra
Which one is correctly matched ?
1. Vit-E-Tocopherol
2. Vit-D-Riboflavin
3. Vit-B-Calciferol
4. Vit-A-Thiamine
Secretion of gastric juice is stopped by
1. gastrin
2. pancreozymin
3. cholecystokinin
4. enterogasterone
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1. Vitamin B12 - Pernicious anaemia
2. Vitamin-B1 - Beri-beri
3. Vitamin-C - Scurvy
4. Vitamin B2 - Pellagra
Emulsification of fat will not occur in the absence of
1. lipase
2. bile salts
3. bile pigments
4. pancreatic juice
Which one of the following is the correct matching of the site of action on the given substrate, the enzyme acting upon it and the end product?
1. Duodenum : Triglycerides trypsin monoglycerides
2. Small intestine : Starch a-amylase disaccharide (maltose)
3. Small intestine : Proteins pepsin amino acids
4. Stomach : Fats, Lipase micelles
Wharton's duct is associated with
1. sub-lingual salivary duct
2. parotid salivary duct
3. sub-maxillary salivary gland
4. Brunner's glands
Which of the following is mismatched ?
1. Vitamin-K -- Beri-beri
2. Vitamin-D -- Rickets
3. Vitamin-C -- Scurvy
4. Vitamin-A -- Xerophthalmia