Which of the following is not a major salivary gland in human body?
1. Parotid
2. Sub-mandibular / Sub-maxillary
3. Sub-lingual
4. Brunner’s gland

Subtopic:  Digestive Secretions: Saliva |
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Liver is:
I. The largest gland of the body weighing 2.1 to 2.5 kg in an adult human.
II. An accessory digestive gland that produces many digestive enzymes.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Accessory Digestive Glands |
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The term ‘deglutition’ means:
1. chewing
2. swallowing
3. vomiting
4. burping
Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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A ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing is called as:
1. Lobus
2. Bolus
3. Globus
4. Bogus
Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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The basic propulsive movement in the alimentary canal is called as:
1. Peristalsis
2. Haustration
3. Jet propulsion
4. Singultus
Subtopic:   DIGESTION OF FOOD |
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The optimum pH for the enzyme salivary amylase is:
1. 2.0
2. 6.8
3. 8.0
4. 9.1
Subtopic:  Digestive Secretions: Saliva |
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The pancreatic proteolytic enzymes include all the following except:
1. Chymotrypsin
2. Trypsin
3. Pepsin
4. Procarboxypeptidase
Subtopic:  Pancreatic Secretions |
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The starch that could not be hyrdolysed by salivary amylase is hydrolysed by an amylase secreted from:
1. Liver
2. Gall bladder
3. Stomach
4. Pancreas
Subtopic:  Pancreatic Secretions |
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All the following digestive enzymes are secreted by the exocrine pancreas except:
1. Trypsinogen
2. Pancreatic amylase
3. Nuclease
4. Nucleotidase
Subtopic:  Pancreatic Secretions |
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Maltase acts on the disachharide maltose and hydrolyses it to:
1. one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose
2. two molecules of glucose
3. one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose
4. one molecule of glucose and one molecule of cellulose
Subtopic:  Intestinal Secretions |
 81%
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