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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following is not the secretion released into the small intestine? |
A. | Bile |
B. | Pancreatic juice |
C. | Salivary amylase |
D. | Intestinal juice |
Answer» D. Intestinal juice | |
2. |
Which layer of the alimentary canal generates various types of movements in the small intestine? |
A. | Mucosa |
B. | Sub-mucosa |
C. | Muscularis |
D. | Serosa |
Answer» D. Serosa | |
3. |
What is the milk digesting enzyme of infants? |
A. | Lipases |
B. | Lactose |
C. | Rennin |
D. | Pepsin |
Answer» D. Pepsin | |
4. |
4.5 pH is optimal for the action of pepsin. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
5. |
For how much time stomach stores food? |
A. | 2-3 hours |
B. | 3-4 hours |
C. | 4-5 hours |
D. | 6-7 hours |
Answer» D. 6-7 hours | |
6. |
Pepsinogen is activated by which of the following secretions? |
A. | Trypsin |
B. | Salivary amylase |
C. | Hydrochloric acid |
D. | Rennin |
Answer» D. Rennin | |
7. |
Which of the following types of cells is not present in the stomach? |
A. | Neck cells |
B. | Chief cells |
C. | Parietal cells |
D. | Paneth cells |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
What per cent of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase? |
A. | 30 % |
B. | 70% |
C. | 80% |
D. | 95% |
Answer» B. 70% | |
9. |
Which of the following is not an electrolyte present in saliva? |
A. | Na<sup>+</sup> |
B. | Ca<sup>2+</sup> |
C. | K<sup>+</sup> |
D. | Cl<sup> </sup> |
Answer» C. K<sup>+</sup> | |
10. |
What is deglutition? |
A. | Mastication of food |
B. | Secretion of saliva |
C. | Swallowing of food |
D. | Mixing of food |
Answer» D. Mixing of food | |
11. |
What are the two major functions performed by the buccal cavity in digesting food? |
A. | Secretes mucus and bile |
B. | Facilitation of swallowing and mastication of food |
C. | Secretion of amylases and juices |
D. | Secretion of mucus and deglutition |
Answer» C. Secretion of amylases and juices | |
12. |
Which part of the pancreas produces hormones? |
A. | Endocrine part |
B. | F cells |
C. | Exocrine part |
D. | cells |
Answer» B. F cells | |
13. |
What is the structural and functional unit of the liver? |
A. | Hepatic lobules |
B. | Hepatic cells |
C. | Hepatic ducts |
D. | Cystic duct |
Answer» B. Hepatic cells | |