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MCQs ON DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
1. Stool of a person is whitish grey coloured due to malfunction of which of the following organ?
(a) pancreas
(b) spleen
(c) kidney
(d) liver.
2. During prolonged fastings, in what sequence are the following organic compounds used up by the body?
(a) first carbohydrates, next fats and lastly proteins
(b) first fats, next carbohydrates and lastly proteins
(c) first carbohydrates, next proteins and lastly lipids
(d) first proteins, next lipids and lastly carbohydrates
3. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) vitamin C scurvy
(b) vitamin B2 pellagra
(c) vitamin B12 pernicious anaemia
(d) vitamin B6 beri-beri
4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Vitamin B12 – pernicious anaemia
(b) Vitamin B6 – convulsions
(c) Vitamin B, – beri-beri
(d) Vitamin B2 – pellagra.
5. Duodenum has characteristic Brunner’s gland which secrete two hormones called
(a) kinase, estrogen
(b) secretin, cholecystokinin
(c) prolactin, parathormone
(d) estradiol, progesterone.
6. The richest sources of vitamin B12 are
(a) goat’s liver and Spirulina
(b) chocolate and green gram
(c) rice and hen’s egg
(d) carrot and chicken’s breast.
7. Which group of three of the following five statements (1 -5) contain all three correct statements regarding beri-beri?
1. a crippling disease prevalent among the native population of sub-Saharan Africa
2. a deficiency disease caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B,)
3. a nutritional disorder in infants and young children when the diet is persistently deficient in essential protein
4. occurs in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice
5. the symptoms are pain from neuritis, paralysis, muscle wasting, progressive oedema, mental deterioration and finally heart failure.
(a) 2, 4 and 5
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 5
(d) 2, 3 and 5.
8. A patient is generally advised to specially consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from
(a) scurvy
(b) kwashiorkar
(c) rickets
(d) anaemia.
9. Epithelial cells of the intestine involved in food absorption have on their surface
(a) pinocytic vesicles
(b) microvilli
(c) zymogen granules
(d) phagocytic vesicles.
10. Secretin and cholecystokinin are digestive hormones. They are secreted in
(a) pyloric stomach
(b) duodenum
(c) ileum
(d) oesophagus.
ANSWERS:
- d
- a
- d
- b
- b
- a
- b
- b
- b
- b
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