The proenzyme pepsinogen gets converted into the active enzyme pepsin on exposure to:
1. HCl
2. Enterokinase
3. Enterogastrone
4. Bile
The opening of the stomach into the duodenum is guarded by:
1. Cardiac sphincter
2. Sphincter of Oddi
3. Pyloric sphincter
4. Ileocaecal sphincter
Chylomicrons are:
1. | small protein coated fat globules formed in the intestinal epithelium |
2. | small protein coated fat globules formed in the lacteals of the villi |
3. | small fat coated protein globules formed in the intestinal epithelium |
4. | small fat coated protein globules formed in the lacteals of the villi |
The egestion of faeces to the outside through the anal opening (defaecation) is:
1. a voluntary process and is carried out by a mass peristaltic movement.
2. an involuntary process and is carried out by a mass peristaltic movement.
3. a voluntary process and is carried out by an anteperistaltic movement.
4. a voluntary process and is carried out by a peristaltic movement.
What prevents the back flow of faeces from caecum into the small intestine?
1. ileo-caecal valve
2. ileo-caecal sphincter
3. vermiform appendix
4. taenia coli muscle
Succus entericus contains all the following except:
1. disaccharidases
2. dipeptidases
3. lipases
4. nucleases
The duct of gall bladder (cystic duct) along with the hepatic duct from the liver forms the:
1. Common hepatopancreatic duct
2. Duct of Rivinus
3. Wharton’s duct
4. Common bile duct
Villi are supplied with a network of capillaries and a large lymph vessel called the:
1. Portal vessel | 2. Lacteal |
3. Thoracic duct | 4. Cisterna chyli |
Lipases can be activated by:
1. HCl
2. Secretions of Brunner’s glands
3. Bile
4. Cholecystokinin
What regulates the opening of oesophagus into the stomach?
1. A membranous valve
2. A muscular sphincter
3. A mesodermal septum
4. A cartilaginous flap