Protein deficiency occurs in a child more than one year results in
(1) Marasmus
(2) Kawashiorkar
(3) Protemia
(4) Deficiency disorder
The common feature of Marasmus and Kawashiorkar are
(1) Wasting of muscles
(2) Failure of growth and brain development
(3) Thinning of limbs
(4) All of these
Fats under the skin, Extensive oedema and swelling of body parts. These are related to
(1) Marasmus
(2) Kawashiorkar
(3) Both
(4) Protemia
The structural and functional units of liver are:
(1) The four hepatic lobes containing the hepatic sinusoids lined by kupffer cells
(2) The hepatic lobules containing hepatic cells arranged in the form of cords
(3) The porta hepatis which carries the common bile duct and common hepatic artery, and the opening for the portal vein.
(4) The right and the left lobes separated by the falciform ligament
Bile pigments help in:
(1) Emulsification of fats
(2) Absorption of the end products of fat digestion
(3) Hydrolysis of fats
(4) They do not play any role in fat metabolism or digestion
Visceral mesothelium is:
(1) a membrane composed of simple cuboidal epithelium
(2) the layer that covers the body walls
(3) the epithelium component of serosa
(4) innermost lining of the blood vessels derived from embryonic mesoderm
Brunner’s glands are located in the duodenal:
(1) Mucosa
(2) Sub mucosa
(3) Muscularis
(4) Serosa
The oral cavity initiates all the following except:
(1) Chemical process of digestion
(2) Mechanical process of digestion
(3) Deglutition
(4) Peristalsis
Bile salts combine with fatty acids to form complexes called _____ that facilitate absorption.
(1) chylomicrons
(2) micelles
(3) globules
(4) lipoproteins
Defaecation is a/an:
(1) voluntary process and is carried out by a mass peristaltic movement
(2) involuntary process and is carried out by a mass peristaltic movement
(3) voluntary process and is carried out by a haustration movement
(4) involuntary process and is carried out by a haustration movement