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Question 1

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The term ‘metabolism’:
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  • refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in the body
  • includes the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones
  • includes the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones
  • includes anabolism and catabolism
  • all of the above

Question 2

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Which of the following statements concerning energy storage in the body is true?
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  • most is stored in the form of ATP
  • most is stored in the form of glucose
  • most is stored in the form of fat
  • most is stored in the form of protein
  • most is stored in the form of DNA

Question 3

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The enzyme amylase is secreted by:
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  • liver and duodenum
  • duodenum and pancreas
  • salivary glands and liver
  • pancreas and salivary glands
  • stomach and duodenum

Question 4

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An example of absorption is the:
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  • movement of food by peristalsis
  • active transport of glucose into a villus
  • hydrolysis of a peptide into amino acids
  • release of secretin in the presence of HCL
  • c and d

Question 5

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Chewing food aids digestion by:
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  • stimulating the release of bile
  • increasing the surface area of the food
  • breaking up large protein molecules into peptides
  • breaking down carbohydrates
  • breaking down fats

Question 6

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A function of the small intestine is to:
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  • secrete bile
  • filter waste
  • make vitamins
  • absorb nutrients
  • secrete HCL

Question 7

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The main source of energy in food is:
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  • proteins
  • vitamins
  • nucleic acids
  • carbohydrates
  • lipids

Question 8

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Which of the following has the lowest pH?
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  • gastric juice
  • hepatic bile
  • pancreatic juice
  • saliva
  • secretion of the intestinal glands

Question 9

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Calcium absorption is facilitated by:
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  • hypercalcaemia
  • oxalates in the diet
  • iron overload
  • 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
  • increased Na+ absorption

Question 10

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When parietal cells are stimulated, they secrete:
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  • HCL and intrinsic factor
  • HCL and pepsinogen
  • HCL and HCo3-
  • HCO3- and intrinsic factor
  • mucus and pepsinogen

Question 11

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Secretion of HCL by the gastric parietal cells is needed for:
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  • activation of pancreatic lipases
  • activation of salivary lipases
  • activation of intrinsic factor
  • conversion of pepsinogen into pepsin
  • formation of micelles

Question 12

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Fat absorption occurs mainly in the:
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  • stomach
  • duodenum
  • terminal ileum
  • caecum
  • sigmoid colon

Question 13

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The movements of the small intestine are:
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  • mixing contraction
  • propulsive contraction
  • antiperistaltic contraction
  • hunger contraction
  • a and b

Question 14

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Where the protein hydrolysis occurs:
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  • oral cavity
  • stomach
  • small intestine
  • esophagus
  • b, and c

Question 15

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Which of the following organs or tissues is most dependent upon a constant blood supply of glucose?
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  • liver
  • brain
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle
  • cardiac muscle

Question 16

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After a fatty meal is taken, most of the fat would be:
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  • absorbed in the portal circulation and transported to the liver
  • absorbed in the portal vein and transported in the hepatic artery
  • absorbed as chylomicrons in the lymphatic system
  • absorbed as triglycerides into the portal vein and bypasses the liver
  • absorbed in the duodenum

Question 17

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For fat digestion:
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  • bile salts are the most efficient emulsifiers
  • gastric lipase is the most important
  • pancreatic lipase in the duodenum is the most important
  • digestion takes place in micelles
  • micelles attach to enterocyte receptor

Question 18

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Gastric acid secretion is decreased by:
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  • vagal inhibition
  • ingestion of protein
  • noradrenaline
  • M1-cholinergic antagonist show the same efficacy at reducing gastric acid secretion
  • distension of bowel wall

Question 19

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Release of which one of the following increases the pH of duodenal contents?
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  • secretin
  • gastrin
  • intrinsic factor
  • cholecystokinin
  • gastrin releasing peptide

Question 20

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In the small intestine, glucose is absorbed:
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  • passively
  • by secondary active transport (coupled to Na transport)
  • by facilitated diffusion
  • by co-transport with chloride
  • actively by insulin dependent uptake

Question 21

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After ingestion of a meal:
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  • digestion of fat and carbohydrate begins in the mouth while protein digestion begins in the stomach
  • carbohydrates are digested in the mouth and proteins in the stomach
  • proteins are digested in mouth and fats and carbohydrates in stomach
  • most fluid and electrolytes are absorbed in the large bowel
  • composition of the food has no effect on transit time through the bowel

Question 22

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Calcium uptake in the intestine:
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  • is passive
  • requires a carrier protein on the mucosal side
  • is by facilitated diffusion
  • is less than 10% of dietary intake
  • is facilitated by phosphate

Question 23

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Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?
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  • vit. A
  • vit. B
  • vit. D
  • vit. E
  • vit. K

Question 24

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In the duodenum in response to acidic chyme is released:
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  • cholecystokinin
  • gastrin
  • secretin
  • peptide
  • amylase

Question 25

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In the GI tract. the layer, responsible for absorption and secretion is:
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  • mucosa
  • submucosa
  • muscularis
  • serosa
  • adventitia

Question 26

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The digestive enzyme, produced in the salivary glands and the pancreas is:
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  • maltase
  • amylase
  • pepsin
  • nuclease
  • lipase

Question 27

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This keeps the chyme in the stomach until it reaches the right consistency to pass into the small intestine:
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  • esophageal sphincter
  • Intrinsic sphincter
  • cardiac sphincter
  • pyloric sphincter
  • duodenal sphincter

Question 28

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Most of the chemical and mechanical digestion is carried out within:
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  • pylorus
  • fundus
  • stomach
  • large intestine
  • small intestine

Question 29

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Parietal cells secrete:
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  • serotonin
  • mucus
  • pepsinogen
  • hydrochloric acid
  • gastrin

Question 30

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The cells at the base of fundic or oxyntic glands are:
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  • chief cells
  • G cells
  • enteroendocrine cells
  • goblet cells
  • parietal cells

Question 31

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The chyme movement and flow into the stomach is controlled by:
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  • nervous system
  • pancreas
  • various digestive system hormones
  • liver
  • both the nervous system and various digestive system hormones

Question 32

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The function of the ileum is to:
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  • absorb nutrients
  • absorb vitamin B12 and bile salts
  • introduce bile and pancreatic juices
  • absorb alcohol and aspirin
  • all of the above

Question 33

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Gastrointestinal hormones:
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  • are secreted by exocrine glands of the gut mucosa and affect metabolism
  • are secreted into the blood stream by specialised cells in the gut walls and modulate its motor and secretory activity
  • are secreted by the gastric walls and protect the gut mucosa from the effect of HCL and proteolytic enzymes
  • are situated in the epithelial intestinal cells (enterocytes) and control the cell metabolism of nutrients
  • are secreted by the gastric walls and colon and protect the gut mucosa from the effect of HCL and proteolytic and nucleic enzymes

Question 34

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The gastrointestinal enzymes;
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  • are situated in the epithelial cells (enterocytes) and control cell metabolism
  • are secreted into the blood stream by specialized cells in the gut walls and modulate its motor and secretory activity
  • are secreted by exocrine glands of the gut mucosa and break down nutrients
  • are secreted by the gastric walls and protect the gut mucosa from the effect of HCL and proteolytic enzymes
  • are secreted by the gastric walls into the small intestine and protect the gut mucosa om the effect of HCL, proteolytic and nucleic enzymes

Question 35

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Which enzymes are secreted with the gastric juice:
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  • pepsinogene and lipase
  • pepsinogene, tripsinogene and maltase
  • pepsinogene, lipase and HCL
  • protcolytic, lipolytic and amylolytic enzymes
  • protcolytic, nucleolytic, lipolytic and amylolytic enzymes

Question 36

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Which enzymes are secreted with the pancreatic juice:
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  • lipolytic: lipase and esterase
  • proteolytic: trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase, carboxypeptidase, etc
  • amilolitic: amylase, maltase, sacharase, lactase
  • nucleic: RNA-ase and DNA-ase
  • all of the above

Question 37

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The enzymes, secreted with the intestinal juice are:
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  • exopeptidases, lipase, maltase, nucleic (nuclease, nucleotidases, nucleosidases)
  • endo- and exopeptidases, esterase and amylolytic enzymes
  • aminopeptidase, dipeptidase, nuclease and llpase
  • aminopeptidase, dipeptidase, nuclease, somatostatin, secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin
  • trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase and lipase

Question 38

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Which of the bile components are important for digestion:
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  • secretin and hepatocrinin
  • bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol
  • acid phosphatase, secretin and hepatocrinin
  • proteolytic, lipolytic and amylolytic enzymes
  • cholecystokinin-pancreozimin and hepatocrinin

Question 39

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The humoral factors inhibiting gastric motility are:
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  • Gastrin
  • GIP, catecholamines, secretin, somatostatin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin
  • Secretin and cholccystokinin-pancreozimin
  • Gastrin and motilin
  • Intestinal hormones, somatostatin, secretin and cholecystockinin-pancreozimin

Question 40

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The humoral factors stimulating gastric motility are:
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  • Catecholamines, secretin, gastric peptide, somatostatin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin
  • Secretin and cholecystokinim-pancreozimin
  • Motilin and gastrin
  • GIP, VlP, somatostalin, secretin and cholecystokinin-pancrezimin
  • Gastrin, histamine, secretin

Question 41

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The humoral factors that stimulate intestinal motility are:
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  • catecholamines and intestinal hormones
  • secretin and hepatocrinin
  • secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, GlP, VIP, substance P and bombesin
  • intestinal hormones
  • gastin, secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin and hepatocrinin

Question 42

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The humoral factor's that inhibit gastric secretion are:
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  • Gastrin, histamme, acetylcholine, cholecystokinin-pancreozinin, bombesin, motilin
  • Secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, somatostatin, catecholamines
  • GIP, secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, VIP, enterogastrone
  • Enkephalines, endorphines, angiotensinogens
  • Corticoglomerolotropin, prolactin, substance P

Question 43

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Which humoral factors stimulate gastric secretion:
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  • Secretin, cholecystokinin-somatostatin
  • Secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, histamine, acetylcholine, bombesin,motilin, meat and vegetable extracts
  • VIP, somatostatin, GIP, cholecystokinin-pancrcosimin
  • Corticoglomerulotropin, prolactin, substance P
  • Gastrin, histamine, secretin

Question 44

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The physiological effect of gastrin on gastric secretion is:
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  • increased amount of gastric juice of low acidity and high proteolytic activity
  • to decrease the amount of gastric juice
  • decreased amount of gastric juice of high acidity and low proteolytic activity
  • increased amount of gastric juice of high acidity and low proteolytic activity

Question 45

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The physiological effect of histamine on gastric secretion is:
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  • increased amount of gastric juice of high acidity and low proteolytic activity
  • to decrease the amount of the gastric juice
  • increased amount of gastric juice of low acidity and high proteolytic activity
  • increased amount of gastric juice of high acidity and high proteolytic activity

Question 46

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The humoral factors that stimulate the formation and secretion of bile are:
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  • angiotensin, thyroxine, somatostatin
  • glucagon, calcitonin, VIP
  • secretin, gastrin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, bile salts
  • catecholamines, glucagon, calcitonin, VIP
  • alkaline and acid phosphatase

Question 47

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The humoral factors that inhibit the formation and secretion of bile are:
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  • secretin, gastrin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, acetylcholine
  • catecholamines, no
  • alkaline and acid phosphatase
  • angiotensin, tiroxin, somatostatin
  • insulin, glucagon, cathecholamines, growth hormone, glucocorticoids, thyroid hormones

Question 48

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The humoral factors that stimulate the secretion of pancreatic juice are:
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  • glucagon, calcitonin, somatostatin
  • tripsin, amilase, lipase
  • secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, gastrin, serotonin, VlP, insulin
  • somatostatin, GIP
  • glucagon, insulin, catecholamines, growth hormone, glucocorticoids, thyroid hormones

Question 49

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The carbohydrates are absorbed as:
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  • mono- and disaccharides
  • glucose and glycogen
  • monosaccharides - pentoses and hexoses
  • glucosamines
  • glucose, glycogen, glucosamine

Question 50

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The hormones regulating carbohydrate metabolism (synthesis, catabolism) are:
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  • androgenes, estrogenes, progesteron, adrenoglomerulotropin
  • insulin, glucagon, catecholamines, growth hormone, glucocorticoids (ACTH), T3 and T4 (TTH)
  • somatostatin, bombesin, gastrin, histanime, kinins
  • glucagon, calcitonin, somatostatin, calecholamines, serotonin
  • catecholamines, glucagon, dehydroepiandroserone, somatotropin

Question 51

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The hormones that increase significantly the basic metabolic rate are:
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  • Insulin and glucocorticoids
  • Glucagon and parathyroid hormone
  • Testosterone and estrogens
  • T3, T4, catecholamines and glucocorticoids
  • Insulin and growth hormone

Question 52

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Glucose enters the blood stream via:
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  • absorption in the mouth
  • gluconeogenesis in the skeletal muscles
  • enterocytes' absorption, liver glycogen catabolism, hepatocytes and kidneys gluconeogenesis, renal proximal tubule epitheliocytes
  • degradation of glycogen in the skeletal muscles
  • glucogenolisis in the hepatocytes

Question 53

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The basal metabolic rate is the energy consumption of the body under the following conditions:
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  • adequate intake of vitamins regulating the intermediate processes of metabolism of the various substances
  • normal function of the endocrine glands
  • physical and psychic rest, 12 hours after the last meal in a room at a temperature of 20-22°C
  • during physical activity
  • during sleep, pregnancy or lactation

Question 54

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The chief cells of the stomach glands secrete:
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  • enzymes
  • hydrochloric acid
  • mucus
  • gastrointestinal hormones
  • autonomously active substances

Question 55

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The humoral and pharmacological factors inhibiting salivary secretion are:
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  • catecholamines
  • cholinolytics
  • adrenominetics
  • catecholamines, cholinolytics, adrenomimetics
  • adrenolytics and cholinomimetics

Question 56

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Humoral factors taking part in the calcium/phosphorus homeostasis are:
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  • parathyroid hormone and thyroxin
  • parathyroid hormone, thyrocalcitonin and vitamin D3
  • thyrocalcitonin and epinephrine
  • thyrocalcitonin and aldosteron
  • antidiuretic hormone, androgens and angiotensin II

Question 57

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The body requires amino acids to:
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  • produce new red blood cells
  • produce new protein
  • replace damaged red blood cells
  • replace damaged protein
  • b and d

Question 58

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Which of the following will catalyze the breakdown of starches?
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  • protease
  • amylase
  • lipase
  • sucrase
  • peptidase

Question 59

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Which molecule represents the storage form of glucose in the liver?
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  • glycogen
  • glucagon
  • disaccharide
  • lactic acid
  • carbonic acid

Question 60

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As far as bile is considered:
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  • contains enzymes required for the digestion of fat
  • contains unconjugated bilirubin
  • bile salts make cholesterol more water-soluble
  • pigments contain iron
  • becomes more alkaline during storage in the gallbladder

Question 61

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Saliva:
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  • from different salivary glands has a similar composition
  • contains enzymes essential for the digestion of proteins
  • has less than half the ionic calcium level of plasma
  • has more than twice the iodide level of plasma
  • has a pH between 5 and 6

Question 62

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Swallowing is a reflex which:
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  • has its reflex centres in the cervical segments of the spinal cord
  • is initiated by a voluntary act and includes inhibition of respiration
  • has its reflex centres in the thoracic segments of the spinal cord
  • is not dependent on intrinsic nerve networks in the esophagus
  • is more effective when the person is lying down rather than when standing

Question 63

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Appetite for food is increased:
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  • by the secretion of cholecystokinin
  • by the secretion of calcitonin
  • when the stomach is distended
  • the stomach is denervated
  • the environment is cold

Question 64

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Secretion of saliva increases when;
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  • atropine is applied
  • the month is flushed with fluids with a pH of about 7
  • the subject thinks of unappetizing food
  • epinephrine is applied
  • the saliva glands parasympathetic nerve supply is stimulated

Question 65

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Defecation is a reflex action:
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  • that is coordinated by reflex centres in the sacral cord
  • whose afferent limb carries impulses from stretch receptors in the colon
  • whose efferent limb travels mainly in sympathetic autonomic nerves
  • which is more likely to be initiated just before a meal than just after it
  • which can be unvoluntarily inhibited or facilitated

Question 66

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In the stomach:
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  • pH rarely falls below 4.0
  • pepsinogen is converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid
  • ferrous iron is reduced to ferric iron by hydrochloric acid
  • acid secretion is inhibited by pentagastrin
  • there is a rise in the bacterial count after histamine H1 receptor blockade

Question 67

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Intestinal juice contain:
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  • potassium in a concentration similar to that in extracellular fluid
  • enzymes that are released when the vagus nerve is inhibited
  • enzymes that hydrolyze disaccharides
  • enzymes that hydrolyze monosaccharides
  • enzymes that suppress pancreatic proteolyic enzymes

Question 68

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Pancreatic secretion:
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  • in response to vagal stimulation is copious, rich in bicarbonate but poor in enzymes
  • in response to acid in the duodenum is scanty but rich in enzymes
  • to response to secretin secretion is low in bicarbonate
  • contains enzymes that digest neutral fat to glycerol and fatty acids
  • contains enzymes that convert disaccharides to monosaccharides

Question 69

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The liver is the principal site for:
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  • synthesis of plasma albumin
  • synthesis of plasma globulins
  • synthesis of vitamin B12
  • storage of vitamin C
  • activation of some polypeptide hormones

Question 70

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The gastric juice:
Answer
  • is secreted when the vagus nerves are stimulated
  • is secreted in vagotomized animals when food IS chewed but not swallowed
  • activates the digestive enzymes secreted with saliva
  • digests the gastric mucosa because it is not protected by a pepsin inactivator
  • does not imitate the oesophageal mucosa if regurgitated from the stomach

Question 71

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The respiratory quotient:
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  • is the volume of 02 consumed to the volume of CO2 produced ratio
  • depends essentially on the type of substrate being metabolized and is 1.0 when the substrate is glucose
  • is 1.0 in conditions of metabolic alcalosis
  • is between 0.9 and 1.0 in the second week of fasting
  • is above 0.8 if fats are mainly metabolized

Question 72

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Oxygen consumption tends to increase when the:
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  • concentration of oxygen in inspired air rises
  • metabolic rate falls
  • body temperature rises and environmental temperature falls
  • environmental temperature increases
  • before a meal is ingested

Question 73

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Brown fat is:
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  • relatively more abundant in adults than in infants
  • richer in mitochondria than ordinary fat and has an extensive sympathetic innervation
  • produces less heat and more ATP than other tissues
  • stimulated to generate more but when its parasympathetic nerve supply is stimulated
  • less important than shivering in neonatal thermoregulation

Question 74

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Nitrogen balance:
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  • is the relationship between the body's nitrogen intake and nitrogen loss
  • is usually negative in childhood
  • becomes more positive when dietary protein is decreased
  • becomes positive whenever a single essential amino acid is omitted from the diet
  • becomes less negative in the final stages of fatal starvation

Question 75

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The normally innervated stomach:
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  • is stimulated to secrete gastric juice when food is chewed, even if it is not swallowed
  • secrete HCL when its H1- histamine receptors are blocked
  • increases gastric secretion when there are fear and depression
  • empties slower than the denervated stomach
  • is stimulated to secrete gastric juice by the hormone secretin

Question 76

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The passage of acidic gastric contents to the duodenum may cause:
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  • copious secretion of pancreatic juice rich in bicarbonate
  • increased gastric motility
  • relaxation of the gallbladder
  • contraction of the sphincter of Oddi
  • inhibition of pancreozymin secretion

Question 77

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Bile salts:
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  • derived from cholesterol, are the only constituents of bile necessary for digestion
  • have a characteristic molecule, being water-soluble
  • are reabsorbed mainly in the upper small intestine
  • increase surface tension
  • are absorbed in the colon

Question 78

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The specific dynamic action of food:
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  • is the decrease in metabolic rate that results from ingestion of food
  • persists for about an bout after a meal is ingested
  • is due to the additional energy expended in digesting and absorbing the food
  • results in about 30 per cent of the may value of ingested protein being unavailable for other purposes
  • results in about 20 per cent of the energy value of ingested fat and carbohydrate being unavailable for other purposes

Question 79

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Secretion of gastric juice:
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  • decreases when food stimulates mucosal cells in the pyloric region
  • is associated with a decrease in the pH of venous blood during the stomach
  • in response to food is increased after vagotomy
  • is essential for carbohydrate digestion
  • is essential for absorption of vitamin B12

Question 80

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In the small intestine:
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  • the enzyme concentration in intestinal juice is higher in the ileum than in the jejunum
  • vitamin B12 is absorbed mainly in the jejunum
  • water absorption is independent on the active absorption of sodium and glucose
  • absorption of calcium occurs mainly in the terminal ileum
  • glucose absorption is dependent on sodium absorption

Question 81

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The cells of the liver:
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  • help to maintain the normal blood glucose level
  • deaminate amino acids to form NH4+ which is excreted as ammonium salts in the urine
  • synthesize Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
  • manufacture most of the immune globulins
  • activate steroid hormones manufactured in the gonads

Question 82

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Absorption of dietary fat:
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  • can only occur after the neutral fat has been split into glycerol and fatty acids
  • does not depend on their size
  • is impaired when bile salt reabsorption is prevented by resection of the terminal ileum
  • is carried out by passive diffusion
  • is greatest in the lower parts of the small intestine

Question 83

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One gram of:
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  • carbohydrate, metabolized in the body, yields more energy when oxidized in a bomb calorimeter
  • fat, metabolized in the body, yields no per cent more energy than 1g of carbohydrate
  • protein, metabolized in the body, yields the same energy as when oxidized in a bomb calorimeter
  • carbohydrate, metabolized in the body, yields about the same energy as 1g of protein
  • protein per kg body weight is not the adequate daily protein intake for a sedentary adult

Question 84

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Cholesterol:
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  • can be absorbed from the gut by intestinal lymphatics following its incorporation into chylomicrons
  • can be synthesized in the spleen
  • in the diet comes mainly from vegetable sources
  • is eliminated from the body mainly by metabolic degradation
  • is a precursor of adrenal medulla hormones

Question 85

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Free (non-esterified) fatty acids in plasma:
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  • are provided to fat cells and other tissues by chylomicrons and VLDL
  • are bound to albumins
  • decrease when the level of blood adrenaline rises
  • can be metabolized to release energy in smooth muscle
  • are not synthesized in the fat depots where they are stored

Question 86

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lmpaired intestinal absorption of:
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  • iron occurs frequently following removal of most of the stomach
  • iodine leads to a reduction in size of the thyroid gland
  • water occurs in infants who cannot digest lipids
  • calcium may occur following removal of the terminal ileum
  • bile salts may occur following resection of the stomach

Question 87

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Peptic ulcer pain is typically relieved by:
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  • raising the pH of the fluid bathing the ulcer and a drug blocking the gastric proton pump
  • a drug decreasing the pH
  • H2 stimulators
  • a drug which interferes with the action of acetylcholinesterase
  • a drug which stimulates the gastric proton pump

Question 88

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Fat stores In the adult:
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  • make up less than 5% of average body weight
  • make up a smaller percentage of body weight in women than in men
  • release fatty acids when there is increased sympathetic nerve activity
  • release fatty acids when insulin is injected
  • enlarge by increasing the number of adipocytes they contain

Question 89

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Metabolic rate can be estimated from measurements of:
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  • total heat loss
  • the calorific value of the food consumed m the previous 24 hour
  • oxygen consumption and the respiratory quotient
  • carbon dioxide production and the respiratory quotient
  • c and d

Question 90

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Complications that may arise after total gastrectomy include
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  • depletion of vitamin B12 stores in the liver
  • malabsorption of fat due to rapid intestinal transit
  • impaired defaecation due to loss of the gastrocolic reflex
  • inability to digest protein
  • a and b

Question 91

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Severe diarrhoea causes a decrease in:
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  • body potassium
  • antidiuretic hormone level
  • extracellular fluid volume
  • total vascular peripheral resistance
  • a and b

Question 92

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Urobilinogen is:
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  • a mixture of colourless compounds also known as stercobilinogen
  • formed in the reticuloendothelial system from bilirubin
  • absorbed from the intestine
  • excreted mainly in the urine
  • a and c

Question 93

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Surgical removal of 90 % of the small intestine may cause a decrease in:
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  • the fat content of the stools
  • bone mineralization (osteomalacia)
  • extracellular fluid volume
  • blood haemoglobin level
  • body weight

Question 94

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Lack of pancreatic juice in the duodenum may lead to:
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  • the presence of undigested meat fibres in the stools
  • an increase in the fat content of the films
  • a decrease in the fat of the faeces
  • a high prothrombin level in blood
  • a and b

Question 95

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Gastric:
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  • acid secretion in response to a lowered blood gugar is mediated by the hormone gastrin
  • emptying is facilitated by sympathetic nerve activity
  • acid secretion increases when histamine H2 , muscarinic M1 or gastrin receptors are activated
  • acid secretion is inhibited by the presence of food In the duodenum
  • c and d

Question 96

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Constipation is a recognized consequence of:
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  • psychological stress
  • abnormality of the autonomic nerve supply to the esophagus
  • a diet that leaves little unabsorbed residue in the gut
  • over-activity of the thyroid gland as in thyrotoxicosis
  • a and c

Question 97

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Absorption of glucose by intestinal mucosal cells:
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  • relies on a carrier mechanism in the cell membrane
  • is blocked not by the same agents that block renal reabsorption of glucose
  • is enhanced by blockade of active sodium transport in the cells
  • takes place mainly in the ileum
  • does not involve the same carriers that are used for the absorption of galactose

Question 98

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Muscle tone in the lower oesophagus is:
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  • lower than tone in the middle oesophagus
  • a major factor in preventing heartburn
  • increased in pregnancy
  • decreased by gastrin
  • increased by anticholinergic drugs

Question 99

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Which of the following are incorrectly paired:
Answer
  • pancreatic alpha amylase-starch
  • elastase-tissue rich in elastin
  • renin-coagulated milk
  • enteropeptidase-trypsinogen
  • phospholipase A2-phospholipids

Question 100

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All are GIT hormones except:
Answer
  • cholecystokinin
  • gastrin
  • secretin
  • erythropoietin
  • somatosmin

Question 101

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Iron Is absorbed in:
Answer
  • stomach
  • duodenum
  • jejunum
  • ileum
  • colon

Question 102

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in infants, defecation often follows a meal. The cause of colonic contractions in this situation is:
Answer
  • gastro-ileal reflex
  • increased circulating levels of CCK
  • gastrocolic reflex
  • enterogastric reflex
  • decreased circulating levels of gastrin

Question 103

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Which of the following has the highest pH:
Answer
  • gastric juice
  • pancreatic juice
  • bile in GB
  • secretions of intestinal glands
  • saliva

Question 104

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Man is unable to digest:
Answer
  • dextrin
  • glucose
  • cellulose
  • glycogen
  • maltose

Question 105

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Steatorrhoea may be cooled by all factors except:
Answer
  • pancreatectomy
  • gastrin secreting tumor
  • resection of distal ileum
  • hemolytic jaundice
  • increascd amount of fat in the stools

Question 106

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Normal swallowing is dependent on the integrity of the:
Answer
  • 9 and 10 cranial nerves
  • pyramidal tract
  • trigeminal nerve
  • appetite center of hypothalamus
  • neurons, secreting VIP

Question 107

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Secretion of the intrinsic factor occurs in
Answer
  • parietal cells of the stomach
  • chief cells of the stomach
  • upper abdomen
  • alpha cells of pancreas
  • cells of the parotid gland

Question 108

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In which of the following is absorption of water greatest:
Answer
  • colon
  • jejunum
  • duodenum
  • stomach
  • mouth

Question 109

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Secretin is released by:
Answer
  • acid in duodenum
  • acid in stomach
  • cells in the liver
  • distention of colon
  • gallbladder

Question 110

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Vit D is essential for normal:
Answer
  • Fat absorption
  • Ca absorption
  • ADH secretion
  • Protein absorption
  • Glucose absorption

Question 111

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Gastrin secretion is increased by:
Answer
  • acid in the lumen of stomach
  • calcitonin
  • secretin
  • vagal discharge
  • a and b

Question 112

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Saliva is responsible for all except:
Answer
  • deglutition
  • dental cares prevention
  • complete digestion of proteins
  • the concentration of iodine
  • maintaining the oral pH at about 7.0

Question 113

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Carbonic anhydrase has a role to play in the formation of:
Answer
  • HCL by the parietal cells of the stomach
  • carbaminhaemoglobin
  • cerebrospinal fluid in the choroid plexuses
  • bile salts
  • a and b
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