Question 1
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The term ‘metabolism’:
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refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in the body
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includes the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones
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includes the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones
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includes anabolism and catabolism
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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
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most is stored in the form of glucose
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most is stored in the form of fat
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most is stored in the form of protein
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most is stored in the form of DNA
Question 3
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The enzyme amylase is secreted by:
Question 4
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An example of absorption is the:
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movement of food by peristalsis
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active transport of glucose into a villus
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hydrolysis of a peptide into amino acids
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release of secretin in the presence of HCL
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c and d
Question 5
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Chewing food aids digestion by:
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stimulating the release of bile
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increasing the surface area of the food
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breaking up large protein molecules into peptides
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breaking down carbohydrates
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breaking down fats
Question 6
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A function of the small intestine is to:
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secrete bile
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filter waste
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make vitamins
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absorb nutrients
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secrete HCL
Question 7
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The main source of energy in food is:
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proteins
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vitamins
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nucleic acids
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carbohydrates
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lipids
Question 8
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Which of the following has the lowest pH?
Question 9
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Calcium absorption is facilitated by:
Question 10
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When parietal cells are stimulated, they secrete:
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
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activation of salivary lipases
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activation of intrinsic factor
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conversion of pepsinogen into pepsin
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formation of micelles
Question 12
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Fat absorption occurs mainly in the:
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stomach
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duodenum
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terminal ileum
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caecum
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sigmoid colon
Question 13
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The movements of the small intestine are:
Question 14
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Where the protein hydrolysis occurs:
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oral cavity
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stomach
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small intestine
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esophagus
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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
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brain
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adipose tissue
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skeletal muscle
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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
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absorbed in the portal vein and transported in the hepatic artery
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absorbed as chylomicrons in the lymphatic system
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absorbed as triglycerides into the portal vein and bypasses the liver
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absorbed in the duodenum
Question 17
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For fat digestion:
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bile salts are the most efficient emulsifiers
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gastric lipase is the most important
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pancreatic lipase in the duodenum is the most important
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digestion takes place in micelles
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micelles attach to enterocyte receptor
Question 18
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Gastric acid secretion is decreased by:
Question 19
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Release of which one of the following increases the pH of duodenal contents?
Question 20
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In the small intestine, glucose is absorbed:
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passively
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by secondary active transport (coupled to Na transport)
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by facilitated diffusion
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by co-transport with chloride
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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
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carbohydrates are digested in the mouth and proteins in the stomach
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proteins are digested in mouth and fats and carbohydrates in stomach
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most fluid and electrolytes are absorbed in the large bowel
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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
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requires a carrier protein on the mucosal side
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is by facilitated diffusion
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is less than 10% of dietary intake
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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
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vit. B
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vit. D
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vit. E
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vit. K
Question 24
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In the duodenum in response to acidic chyme is released:
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cholecystokinin
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gastrin
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secretin
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peptide
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amylase
Question 25
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In the GI tract. the layer, responsible for absorption and secretion is:
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mucosa
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submucosa
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muscularis
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serosa
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adventitia
Question 26
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The digestive enzyme, produced in the salivary glands and the pancreas is:
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maltase
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amylase
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pepsin
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nuclease
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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
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Intrinsic sphincter
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cardiac sphincter
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pyloric sphincter
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duodenal sphincter
Question 28
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Most of the chemical and mechanical digestion is carried out within:
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pylorus
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fundus
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stomach
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large intestine
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small intestine
Question 29
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Parietal cells secrete:
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serotonin
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mucus
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pepsinogen
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hydrochloric acid
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gastrin
Question 30
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The cells at the base of fundic or oxyntic glands are:
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chief cells
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G cells
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enteroendocrine cells
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goblet cells
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parietal cells
Question 31
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The chyme movement and flow into the stomach is controlled by:
Question 32
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The function of the ileum is to:
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absorb nutrients
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absorb vitamin B12 and bile salts
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introduce bile and pancreatic juices
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absorb alcohol and aspirin
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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
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are secreted into the blood stream by specialised cells in the gut walls and modulate its motor and secretory activity
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are secreted by the gastric walls and protect the gut mucosa from the effect of HCL and proteolytic enzymes
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are situated in the epithelial intestinal cells (enterocytes) and control the cell metabolism of nutrients
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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
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are secreted into the blood stream by specialized cells in the gut walls and modulate its motor and secretory activity
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are secreted by exocrine glands of the gut mucosa and break down nutrients
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are secreted by the gastric walls and protect the gut mucosa from the effect of HCL and proteolytic enzymes
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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
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pepsinogene, tripsinogene and maltase
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pepsinogene, lipase and HCL
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protcolytic, lipolytic and amylolytic enzymes
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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
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proteolytic: trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase, carboxypeptidase, etc
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amilolitic: amylase, maltase, sacharase, lactase
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nucleic: RNA-ase and DNA-ase
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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)
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endo- and exopeptidases, esterase and amylolytic enzymes
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aminopeptidase, dipeptidase, nuclease and llpase
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aminopeptidase, dipeptidase, nuclease, somatostatin, secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin
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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
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bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol
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acid phosphatase, secretin and hepatocrinin
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proteolytic, lipolytic and amylolytic enzymes
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cholecystokinin-pancreozimin and hepatocrinin
Question 39
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The humoral factors inhibiting gastric motility are:
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Gastrin
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GIP, catecholamines, secretin, somatostatin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin
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Secretin and cholccystokinin-pancreozimin
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Gastrin and motilin
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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
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Secretin and cholecystokinim-pancreozimin
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Motilin and gastrin
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GIP, VlP, somatostalin, secretin and cholecystokinin-pancrezimin
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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
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secretin and hepatocrinin
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secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, GlP, VIP, substance P and bombesin
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intestinal hormones
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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
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Secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, somatostatin, catecholamines
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GIP, secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, VIP, enterogastrone
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Enkephalines, endorphines, angiotensinogens
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Corticoglomerolotropin, prolactin, substance P
Question 43
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Which humoral factors stimulate gastric secretion:
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Secretin, cholecystokinin-somatostatin
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Secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, histamine, acetylcholine, bombesin,motilin, meat and vegetable extracts
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VIP, somatostatin, GIP, cholecystokinin-pancrcosimin
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Corticoglomerulotropin, prolactin, substance P
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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
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to decrease the amount of gastric juice
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decreased amount of gastric juice of high acidity and low proteolytic activity
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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
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to decrease the amount of the gastric juice
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increased amount of gastric juice of low acidity and high proteolytic activity
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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
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glucagon, calcitonin, VIP
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secretin, gastrin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, bile salts
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catecholamines, glucagon, calcitonin, VIP
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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
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catecholamines, no
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alkaline and acid phosphatase
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angiotensin, tiroxin, somatostatin
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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
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tripsin, amilase, lipase
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secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozimin, gastrin, serotonin, VlP, insulin
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somatostatin, GIP
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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
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glucose and glycogen
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monosaccharides - pentoses and hexoses
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glucosamines
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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
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insulin, glucagon, catecholamines, growth hormone, glucocorticoids (ACTH), T3 and T4 (TTH)
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somatostatin, bombesin, gastrin, histanime, kinins
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glucagon, calcitonin, somatostatin, calecholamines, serotonin
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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
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Glucagon and parathyroid hormone
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Testosterone and estrogens
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T3, T4, catecholamines and glucocorticoids
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Insulin and growth hormone
Question 52
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Glucose enters the blood stream via:
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absorption in the mouth
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gluconeogenesis in the skeletal muscles
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enterocytes' absorption, liver glycogen catabolism, hepatocytes and kidneys gluconeogenesis, renal proximal tubule
epitheliocytes
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degradation of glycogen in the skeletal muscles
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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
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normal function of the endocrine glands
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physical and psychic rest, 12 hours after the last meal in a room at a temperature of 20-22°C
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during physical activity
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during sleep, pregnancy or lactation
Question 54
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The chief cells of the stomach glands secrete:
Question 55
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The humoral and pharmacological factors inhibiting salivary secretion are:
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catecholamines
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cholinolytics
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adrenominetics
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catecholamines, cholinolytics, adrenomimetics
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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
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parathyroid hormone, thyrocalcitonin and vitamin D3
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thyrocalcitonin and epinephrine
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thyrocalcitonin and aldosteron
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antidiuretic hormone, androgens and angiotensin II
Question 57
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The body requires amino acids to:
Question 58
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Which of the following will catalyze the breakdown of starches?
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protease
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amylase
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lipase
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sucrase
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peptidase
Question 59
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Which molecule represents the storage form of glucose in the liver?
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glycogen
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glucagon
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disaccharide
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lactic acid
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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
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contains unconjugated bilirubin
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bile salts make cholesterol more water-soluble
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pigments contain iron
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becomes more alkaline during storage in the gallbladder
Question 61
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from different salivary glands has a similar composition
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contains enzymes essential for the digestion of proteins
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has less than half the ionic calcium level of plasma
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has more than twice the iodide level of plasma
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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
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is initiated by a voluntary act and includes inhibition of respiration
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has its reflex centres in the thoracic segments of the spinal cord
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is not dependent on intrinsic nerve networks in the esophagus
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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
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by the secretion of calcitonin
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when the stomach is distended
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the stomach is denervated
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the environment is cold
Question 64
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Secretion of saliva increases when;
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atropine is applied
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the month is flushed with fluids with a pH of about 7
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the subject thinks of unappetizing food
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epinephrine is applied
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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
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whose afferent limb carries impulses from stretch receptors in the colon
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whose efferent limb travels mainly in sympathetic autonomic nerves
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which is more likely to be initiated just before a meal than just after it
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which can be unvoluntarily inhibited or facilitated
Question 66
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pH rarely falls below 4.0
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pepsinogen is converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid
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ferrous iron is reduced to ferric iron by hydrochloric acid
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acid secretion is inhibited by pentagastrin
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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
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enzymes that are released when the vagus nerve is inhibited
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enzymes that hydrolyze disaccharides
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enzymes that hydrolyze monosaccharides
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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
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in response to acid in the duodenum is scanty but rich in enzymes
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to response to secretin secretion is low in bicarbonate
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contains enzymes that digest neutral fat to glycerol and fatty acids
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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
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synthesis of plasma globulins
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synthesis of vitamin B12
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storage of vitamin C
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activation of some polypeptide hormones
Question 70
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The gastric juice:
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is secreted when the vagus nerves are stimulated
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is secreted in vagotomized animals when food IS chewed but not swallowed
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activates the digestive enzymes secreted with saliva
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digests the gastric mucosa because it is not protected by a pepsin inactivator
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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
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depends essentially on the type of substrate being metabolized and is 1.0 when the substrate is glucose
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is 1.0 in conditions of metabolic alcalosis
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is between 0.9 and 1.0 in the second week of fasting
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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
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metabolic rate falls
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body temperature rises and environmental temperature falls
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environmental temperature increases
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before a meal is ingested
Question 73
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relatively more abundant in adults than in infants
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richer in mitochondria than ordinary fat and has an extensive sympathetic innervation
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produces less heat and more ATP than other tissues
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stimulated to generate more but when its parasympathetic nerve supply is stimulated
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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
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is usually negative in childhood
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becomes more positive when dietary protein is decreased
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becomes positive whenever a single essential amino acid is omitted from the diet
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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
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secrete HCL when its H1- histamine receptors are blocked
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increases gastric secretion when there are fear and depression
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empties slower than the denervated stomach
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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
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increased gastric motility
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relaxation of the gallbladder
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contraction of the sphincter of Oddi
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inhibition of pancreozymin secretion
Question 77
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derived from cholesterol, are the only constituents of bile necessary for digestion
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have a characteristic molecule, being water-soluble
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are reabsorbed mainly in the upper small intestine
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increase surface tension
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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
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persists for about an bout after a meal is ingested
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is due to the additional energy expended in digesting and absorbing the food
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results in about 30 per cent of the may value of ingested protein being unavailable for other purposes
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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
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is associated with a decrease in the pH of venous blood during the stomach
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in response to food is increased after vagotomy
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is essential for carbohydrate digestion
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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
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vitamin B12 is absorbed mainly in the jejunum
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water absorption is independent on the active absorption of sodium and glucose
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absorption of calcium occurs mainly in the terminal ileum
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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
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deaminate amino acids to form NH4+ which is excreted as ammonium salts in the urine
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synthesize Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
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manufacture most of the immune globulins
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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
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does not depend on their size
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is impaired when bile salt reabsorption is prevented by resection of the terminal ileum
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is carried out by passive diffusion
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is greatest in the lower parts of the small intestine
Question 83
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carbohydrate, metabolized in the body, yields more energy when oxidized in a bomb calorimeter
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fat, metabolized in the body, yields no per cent more energy than 1g of carbohydrate
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protein, metabolized in the body, yields the same energy as when oxidized in a bomb calorimeter
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carbohydrate, metabolized in the body, yields about the same energy as 1g of protein
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protein per kg body weight is not the adequate daily protein intake for a sedentary adult
Question 84
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can be absorbed from the gut by intestinal lymphatics following its incorporation into chylomicrons
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can be synthesized in the spleen
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in the diet comes mainly from vegetable sources
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is eliminated from the body mainly by metabolic degradation
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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
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are bound to albumins
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decrease when the level of blood adrenaline rises
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can be metabolized to release energy in smooth muscle
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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
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iodine leads to a reduction in size of the thyroid gland
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water occurs in infants who cannot digest lipids
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calcium may occur following removal of the terminal ileum
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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
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a drug decreasing the pH
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H2 stimulators
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a drug which interferes with the action of acetylcholinesterase
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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
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make up a smaller percentage of body weight in women than in men
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release fatty acids when there is increased sympathetic nerve activity
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release fatty acids when insulin is injected
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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
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the calorific value of the food consumed m the previous 24 hour
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oxygen consumption and the respiratory quotient
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carbon dioxide production and the respiratory quotient
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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
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malabsorption of fat due to rapid intestinal transit
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impaired defaecation due to loss of the gastrocolic reflex
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inability to digest protein
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a and b
Question 91
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Severe diarrhoea causes a decrease in:
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body potassium
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antidiuretic hormone level
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extracellular fluid volume
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total vascular peripheral resistance
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a and b
Question 92
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Urobilinogen is:
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a mixture of colourless compounds also known as stercobilinogen
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formed in the reticuloendothelial system from bilirubin
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absorbed from the intestine
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excreted mainly in the urine
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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
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bone mineralization (osteomalacia)
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extracellular fluid volume
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blood haemoglobin level
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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
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an increase in the fat content of the films
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a decrease in the fat of the faeces
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a high prothrombin level in blood
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a and b
Question 95
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acid secretion in response to a lowered blood gugar is mediated by the hormone gastrin
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emptying is facilitated by sympathetic nerve activity
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acid secretion increases when histamine H2 , muscarinic M1 or gastrin receptors are activated
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acid secretion is inhibited by the presence of food In the duodenum
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c and d
Question 96
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Constipation is a recognized consequence of:
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psychological stress
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abnormality of the autonomic nerve supply to the esophagus
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a diet that leaves little unabsorbed residue in the gut
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over-activity of the thyroid gland as in thyrotoxicosis
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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
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is blocked not by the same agents that block renal reabsorption of glucose
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is enhanced by blockade of active sodium transport in the cells
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takes place mainly in the ileum
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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
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a major factor in preventing heartburn
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increased in pregnancy
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decreased by gastrin
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increased by anticholinergic drugs
Question 99
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Which of the following are incorrectly paired:
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pancreatic alpha amylase-starch
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elastase-tissue rich in elastin
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renin-coagulated milk
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enteropeptidase-trypsinogen
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phospholipase A2-phospholipids
Question 100
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All are GIT hormones except:
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cholecystokinin
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gastrin
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secretin
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erythropoietin
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somatosmin
Question 101
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Iron Is absorbed in:
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stomach
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duodenum
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jejunum
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ileum
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colon
Question 102
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in infants, defecation often follows a meal. The cause of colonic contractions in this situation is:
Question 103
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Which of the following has the highest pH:
Question 104
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Man is unable to digest:
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dextrin
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glucose
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cellulose
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glycogen
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maltose
Question 105
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Steatorrhoea may be cooled by all factors except:
Question 106
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Normal swallowing is dependent on the integrity of the:
Question 107
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Secretion of the intrinsic factor occurs in
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parietal cells of the stomach
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chief cells of the stomach
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upper abdomen
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alpha cells of pancreas
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cells of the parotid gland
Question 108
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In which of the following is absorption of water greatest:
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colon
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jejunum
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duodenum
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stomach
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mouth
Question 109
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Secretin is released by:
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acid in duodenum
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acid in stomach
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cells in the liver
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distention of colon
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gallbladder
Question 110
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Vit D is essential for normal:
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Fat absorption
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Ca absorption
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ADH secretion
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Protein absorption
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Glucose absorption
Question 111
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Gastrin secretion is increased by:
Question 112
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Saliva is responsible for all except:
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deglutition
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dental cares prevention
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complete digestion of proteins
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the concentration of iodine
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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: