PHYSIOLOGY OF LIVER,GALL BLADDER AND PANCREAS

Which of the following is the function of the human liver?

• Production of bile

• Metabolization of fats

• Metabolization of carbohydrates

• All of the above.

Albumin is the most important protein in blood serum. It is produced by _______.

• Heart

• Lungs

• Liver

• Endocrine glands

Which of the following statements is true about the human liver?

• Liver is triangular in shape

• Liver is the only visceral organ that can regenerate

• Liver is the largest and the internal organ of the human body

• All of the above.

Where is the liver located in the human body?

• Beside pancreas

• Beside heart

• Beside kidney

• Above the abdominal cavity

_______________ are the chief functional cells of the liver

• Hepatocytes

• Nephrons

• Neurons

• All of the above

What is the approximate weight of the liver in a healthy adult?

• 1.4kg

• 2.3kg

• 0.9kg

• 1.8kg

The islets of Langerhans are found in_______________

• Stomach

• Alimentary canal

• Pancreas

• Liver

Secretion of pancreatic juice is stimulated by ___________

• Gastrin

• Secretin

• Enterokinase

• Enterogastron

Principal fat digesting enzyme is in pancreatic juice.

• True

• False

• Maybe

A person can survive without pancreas.

• True

• False

• Maybe