Succus entericus is a term used for
1. The junction of ileum and colon
2. Inflammation of intestine
3. Vermiform appendix
4. Digestive juice of intestine
An analysis of a patient's diet shows that he ate 90 g carbohydrate, 10 g protein, and 10 g fat each day. Approximately how many calories did this patient consume in one day?
1. 440
2. 470
3. 490
4. 740
Where do certain symbiotic microorganisms normally occur in human body ?
1. Caecum
2. Oral lining and tongue surface
3. Vermiform appendix and rectum
4. Duodenum
Anxiety and eating spicy food together in an otherwise normal human, may lead to
1. Indigestion
2. Jaundice
3. Diarrhoea
4. Vomiting
The initial step in the digestion of milk in humans is carried out by
1. Lipase
2. Trypsin
3. Rennin
4. Pepsin
Which of the following is NOT directly dependent on a person's adequate protein intake?
1. Formation of enzymes
2. Formation of glycogen stores in the liver
3. Production of antibodies in the immune system
4. Production of muscle tissue.
Which cells of "Crypts of Lieberkuhn" secrete antibacterial lysozyme?
1. Paneth cells
2. Zymogen cells
3. Kupffer cells
4. Argentaffin cells
Which of the following processes occurring in the stomach is autocatalysis?
1. Low pH denaturing the proteinaceous substances in food.
2. Low pH activating pepsinogen to pepsin.
3. Absorption of monomeric molecules in the chyme.
4. Pepsin activating more pepsinogen molecules.
The vomiting center in human beings is located in:
1. Pons Varolii
2. Medulla oblongata
3. Hypothalamus
4. Cerebrum
Amongst the enteroendocrine cells, histamine is secreted by:
1. Enterochromaffin cells
2. Enterochromaffin like cells
3. I cells
4. D cells