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14251. |
The roof of the buccal cavity forms: |
A. | palate |
B. | gullet |
C. | hyoid |
D. | glottis |
Answer» B. gullet | |
14252. |
The carbon-to-nitrogen bond that joins amino acids together is called: |
A. | double bond |
B. | peptide bond |
C. | hydrogen bond |
D. | glycosidic bond |
Answer» C. hydrogen bond | |
14253. |
Best source of casein is: |
A. | rice |
B. | egg |
C. | milk |
D. | meat |
Answer» D. meat | |
14254. |
A patient is generally advised specially, to consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from: (CBSE 2005; JIPMER 2007) |
A. | Scurvy |
B. | Rickets |
C. | Anaemia |
D. | Kwashiorkor |
Answer» E. | |
14255. |
Which one of the following amino acids is considered semi-indispensable for human nutrition? |
A. | Arginine |
B. | Leucine |
C. | Aspartic acid |
D. | Glutamic acid |
Answer» B. Leucine | |
14256. |
Essential amino acids are those which are: |
A. | taken from food |
B. | found in proteins |
C. | synthesized in body |
D. | needed in vital activities |
Answer» B. found in proteins | |
14257. |
Medium of pancreatic juice remains: |
A. | neutral |
B. | alkaline |
C. | highly acidic |
D. | slightly acidic |
Answer» C. highly acidic | |
14258. |
Sodium taurocholate aids in: (EAMCET 2000) |
A. | defecation |
B. | absorption |
C. | assimilation |
D. | emulsification |
Answer» E. | |
14259. |
Bile helps in the digestion of fats because: (PCS 2004) |
A. | it emulsifies fats |
B. | it makes the medium alkaline |
C. | it activates fat digestion enzymes |
D. | it degrades fats into fatty acids and glycerol |
Answer» B. it makes the medium alkaline | |
14260. |
Digestive juice lacking enzyme but adding to digestion is: |
A. | bile |
B. | chyle |
C. | chyme |
D. | succus entericus |
Answer» B. chyle | |
14261. |
Which is not the function of HCl in stomach? |
A. | killing the bacteria ingested with food and drinks |
B. | breaking down proteins into peptones |
C. | promoting the formation of pepsin |
D. | softening fibrous food elements |
Answer» C. promoting the formation of pepsin | |
14262. |
Choose the correct enzyme-substrate pair: |
A. | Rennin Casein |
B. | Maltase Lactose |
C. | Amylase Protein |
D. | Lipase Carbohydrate |
Answer» B. Maltase Lactose | |
14263. |
Rennin is found in: |
A. | bile |
B. | saliva |
C. | gastric juice |
D. | pancreatic juice |
Answer» D. pancreatic juice | |
14264. |
Enzyme pepsin acts in: (Orissa JEE 2007) |
A. | mouth |
B. | intestine |
C. | acidic medium in the pancreas |
D. | acidic medium in the stomach |
Answer» E. | |
14265. |
Digestive process in human being is: (BHU 2002) |
A. | intracellular |
B. | extracellular |
C. | both of these |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. both of these | |
14266. |
Pepsinogen is activated by: |
A. | pepsin |
B. | trypsin |
C. | chymotrypsin |
D. | hydrochloric acid |
Answer» E. | |
14267. |
The pH of stomach ranges between: (Karnataka CET 2001; Uttarakhand PMT 2007; BV Pune 2008) |
A. | 1.5 to 2.0 |
B. | 6.8 to 7.2 |
C. | 7.1 to 8.2 |
D. | 7.6 to 8.6 |
Answer» B. 6.8 to 7.2 | |
14268. |
1-4 glycosidic bonds are broken when: |
A. | Lipid is digested by lipase |
B. | DNA is digested by nucleas |
C. | Protein is digested by pepsin |
D. | Starch is digested by amylase |
Answer» E. | |
14269. |
Which one is different from the category of other three? |
A. | Ptyalin |
B. | Secretin |
C. | Gastrin |
D. | Glucagon |
Answer» B. Secretin | |
14270. |
Ptyalin of saliva acts in: |
A. | slightly acidic medium |
B. | slightly alkaline medium |
C. | neutral medium |
D. | all types of media |
Answer» B. slightly alkaline medium | |
14271. |
Salivary amylase is also known as: Manipal 2005) |
A. | ptyalin |
B. | gastrin |
C. | glyoxylase |
D. | pepsin |
Answer» B. gastrin | |
14272. |
Maximum absorption of water occurs in: (JEPMER 2006) |
A. | colon |
B. | rectum |
C. | small intestine |
D. | large intestine |
Answer» D. large intestine | |
14273. |
Nutrients absorbed by the blood capillaries in intestinal villi first go into: |
A. | aorta |
B. | hepatic artery |
C. | posterior vena cava |
D. | liver through hepatic portal vein |
Answer» E. | |
14274. |
Match the following and choose the correct combination from the options given: Column I Column II A. A Ptyalin 1. 1 Lipids B. B Pepsin 2. 2 Starch C. C Steapsin 3. 3 DMA D. D Nuclease 4. 4 Proteins (Kerala PMT 2004) |
A. | A = 1, B = 3, C = 2, D = 4 |
B. | A = 1, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2 |
C. | A = 2, B = 4, C = 1, D = 3 |
D. | A = 2, B = 3, C = 1, D = 4 |
Answer» D. A = 2, B = 3, C = 1, D = 4 | |
14275. |
Some proteolytic enzymes are: (Orissa JEE 2010) |
A. | amylase, lipase and zymase |
B. | trypsin, erepsin and pepsin |
C. | amylopsin, steapsin and ptyalin |
D. | urease, dehydrogenase and zymase |
Answer» C. amylopsin, steapsin and ptyalin | |
14276. |
Which of the following is correct chronological order for the enzyme activity of some enzymes taking part in protein digestion? (Gujarat CET 2006) |
A. | Pepsin \[\to \] Trypsin \[\to \] Peptidase |
B. | Pepsin \[\to \] Peptidase \[\to \] Trypsin |
C. | Trypsin \[\to \] Pepsin \[\to \] Peptidase |
D. | Peptidase \[\to \] Trypsin \[\to \] Pepsin |
Answer» B. Pepsin \[\to \] Peptidase \[\to \] Trypsin | |
14277. |
Digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats is completed in: |
A. | liver |
B. | stomach |
C. | small intestine |
D. | large intestine |
Answer» D. large intestine | |
14278. |
Succus entericus is secreted by: (Karnataka CET 2007) |
A. | Crypts of Lieberkuhn |
B. | Brunner's gland |
C. | Both [a] and [b] |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
14279. |
Maltase converts: (Orissa JEE 2005; Pb. PMT 2007) |
A. | maltose to glucose at pH greater than 7.0 |
B. | maltose to glucose at pH lesser than 7.0 |
C. | starch to maltose at higher pH than 7.0 |
D. | maltose to alcohol |
Answer» B. maltose to glucose at pH lesser than 7.0 | |
14280. |
A lubricant, mucin in saliva is made up of: (Pb. PMT 2004) |
A. | myosin |
B. | glycoprotein |
C. | phospholipids |
D. | polysaccharides |
Answer» C. phospholipids | |
14281. |
Which of these statements about trypsin is true? |
A. | Trypsin is produced by the crypts of Lieberkuhn |
B. | Active trypsin is secreted into the pancreatic acini |
C. | Trypsinogen is converted to trypsin by enterokinase |
D. | Trypsin is derived from trypsinogen by the digestive action of pepsin |
Answer» D. Trypsin is derived from trypsinogen by the digestive action of pepsin | |
14282. |
In humans, sphincter of Oddi is associated with the opening of: (JKCMEE 2008; Kerala PMT 2010) |
A. | oesophagus |
B. | pyloric stomach |
C. | common hepatic duct |
D. | hepatopancreatic ampulla |
Answer» E. | |
14283. |
The type of muscle fibre present in the wall of alimentary canal is: (Orissa JEE 2010) |
A. | smooth |
B. | striped |
C. | cardiac |
D. | both [a] and [b] |
Answer» B. striped | |
14284. |
Arrange the correct sequence of enzyme which act on food in different regions of alimentary canal: (EAMCET 2010) 1. Pepsin 2. Ptyalin 3. Dipeptidase 4. Carboxypeptidase |
A. | 1 3 2 4 |
B. | 2 1 4 3 |
C. | 1 4 3 2 |
D. | 2 1 3 4 |
Answer» C. 1 4 3 2 | |
14285. |
Essential : non-essential amino acid is: (AMU 2010) |
A. | lysine : leucine |
B. | methionine : threonine |
C. | valine : tyrosine |
D. | alanine : cysteine |
Answer» D. alanine : cysteine | |
14286. |
Calorie is the unit of: (DUMET 2009) |
A. | light |
B. | heat |
C. | sound |
D. | temperature |
Answer» C. sound | |
14287. |
Dentition in man is: (Kerala PMT 2009; Orissa JEE 2010) |
A. | thecodont, heterodont and polyphyodont |
B. | thecodont homodont and polyphyodont |
C. | thecodont, heterodont and diphyodont |
D. | acrodont, heterodont and diphyodont |
Answer» D. acrodont, heterodont and diphyodont | |
14288. |
Which of the following cannot be isolated from plants? (VMMC-Safdarjung 2008) |
A. | Niacin |
B. | Vitamin C |
C. | Riboflavin |
D. | Vitamin \[{{B}_{12}}\] |
Answer» E. | |
14289. |
Which of the following are required in minimum amount by human? (DPMT 2006) |
A. | Nitrogen, oxygen, zinc, fluorine |
B. | Iron, iodine, manganese, zinc, hydrogen |
C. | Iron, iodine, carbon, manganese, copper, |
D. | Iron, iodine, manganese, copper, zinc, fluorine |
Answer» E. | |
14290. |
Which is not used up in human body? (DPMT 2006; Har. PMT 2006) |
A. | Zinc |
B. | Barium |
C. | Calcium |
D. | Phosphorus |
Answer» C. Calcium | |
14291. |
Zn, Mo, Fe, Cu are: (DPMT 2007) |
A. | trace elements |
B. | nonessential elements |
C. | macronutrients |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. nonessential elements | |
14292. |
Which of the following enzymes digests protein in stomach? [AMU] |
A. | Trypsin |
B. | Pepsin |
C. | Erepsin |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Erepsin | |
14293. |
Poison glands of snake are modified [MHT CET] |
A. | sebaceous glands |
B. | ceruminous glands |
C. | salivary glands |
D. | endocrine glands |
Answer» D. endocrine glands | |
14294. |
Assertion [A]: Thick layers of muscles are present in the wah of alimentary canal. Reason [R]: These muscles help in the mixing of food materials with the enzymes coming from different glands in the alimentary canal. (AIIMS 2007) |
A. | If both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of the [A] |
B. | If both [A] and [R] are true but the [R] is not the correct explanation of [A] |
C. | If [A] is true, but [R] is false |
D. | If both [A] and [R] are false |
Answer» B. If both [A] and [R] are true but the [R] is not the correct explanation of [A] | |
14295. |
A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother's milk, which is white in colour but the stools, which theinfant passes out is quite yellowish. This yellow colouris due to [CBSE AIPMT] |
A. | intestinal juice |
B. | bile pigments passed through bile juice |
C. | undigested milk protein casein |
D. | pancreatic juice poured into duodenum |
Answer» C. undigested milk protein casein | |
14296. |
In colon, constrictions of its wall form a series of small pouches called: |
A. | plicae |
B. | crypts |
C. | haustra |
D. | taeniae |
Answer» D. taeniae | |
14297. |
Three hormones control the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. Which statement about these hormones is false? |
A. | Molting hormone promotes the changes in the epidermis (external skeleton). |
B. | Prothoracicotropic hormone stimulates the prothoracic gland to release juvenile hormone. |
C. | Levels of juvenile hormone control the time at which an insect turns into an adult. |
D. | Molting hormone promotes the development of imaginal disks. |
Answer» C. Levels of juvenile hormone control the time at which an insect turns into an adult. | |
14298. |
Which one of the following hormone stimulates the "let-down" (release) of milk from the mother's breasts when the baby is sucking? |
A. | Progesterone |
B. | Oxytocin |
C. | Prolactin |
D. | Relaxin |
Answer» C. Prolactin | |
14299. |
A hormone that acts upon the renal tubule and blood capillaries is: |
A. | Glucagon |
B. | Aldosterone |
C. | Vasopressin |
D. | Glucocorticoids |
Answer» D. Glucocorticoids | |
14300. |
Match the following columns. Column-I Column-II A. Protein hormones I. Epinephrine B. Steroid hormones II. Testosterone, progesterone C. Iodothyronies III. Thyroid hormones D. Amino acid IV. Insulin and derivatives glucagon hormones |
A. | A-I; B-II; C-III; D-IV |
B. | A-IV; B-III; C-II; D-I |
C. | A-IV; B-II; C-III; D-I |
D. | A-IV; B-II; C-I; D-III |
Answer» D. A-IV; B-II; C-I; D-III | |