NUTRITION IN HUMAN

Hepato-pancreatic duct opens into the duodenum and carries

• Bile

• Pancreatic juice

• Both bile and pancreatic juice

• Saliva

A gland not associated with the alimentary canal is

• a. Pancreas

• b. Adrenal

• c. Liver

• d. Salivary glands

Match the following

• Opening of wind pipe

• Duodenum

• A cartilaginous flap

• Epiglottis

• ‘U’ shaped structure emerging from the s

• Glottis

• Small blind sac

• Caecum

Dental formula in human beings is

Liver is the largest gland and is associated with various functions. Choose which is not correct from the following.

• Metabolism of carbohydrate

• Digestion of fat

• Formation of bile

• Secretion of hormone called gasotrin

Which part of the stomach is the central and largest portion?

• Cardia

• Fundus

• Body

• Pylorus

What do the sphincter muscles at the cardiac and pyloric openings do?

• Prevent food from entering the stomach

• Regulate the release of digestive enzymes

• Control the flow of chyme into the small intestine

• Keep neighboring regions closed

What does the stomach do with food until it is ready for digestion?

• Absorbs it

• Excretes it

• Encloses it

• Filters it

What is the antrum in the human stomach?

• Uppermost portion

• Middle portion

• Lowermost portion

• Outermost portion

How many regions is the human stomach subdivided into?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five