Digestive System MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers)
Q1. Cannibals feed on
- Carcases
- Blood
- Carnivores
- Members of own species
Answer: 4
Q2. Detrivores are
- Parasites
- Blood sucking
- Feeding on organic matter
- Feeding on carrions
Answer: 3
Q3. Vestibule is
- Part of pharynx
- Part of buccal cavity
- Space between gums and lips
- Part of tongue having tonsils
Answer: 3
Q4. Uvula is part of
- Tongue
- Soft palate
- Hard palate
- Epiglottis
Answer: 2
Q5. Transverse rugae occur on
- Hard palate
- Soft palate
- Tongue
- Stomach
Answer: 1
Q6. Frenulum is
- Adenoid present on pharyngeal wall
- Tonsil found on lateral walls of soft palate
- V-shaped sulcus dividing tongue into pharyngeal and oral parts
- Fold attaching tongue
Answer: 4
Q7. Monophyodont teeth occur in
- Humans
- Frog
- Whale
- Rat
Answer: 3
Q8. Teeth of most reptiles and amphibians are
- Acrodont
- Thecodont
- Heterodont
- Diphyodont
Answer: 1
Q9. Bunodont teeth occur in
- Elephant
- Sheep
- Carnivores
- Humans
Answer: 4
Q10. Teeth of carnivores are
- Solenodont
- Secodont
- Lophodont
- Pleurodont
Answer: 2
Q11. Odontoblasts produce
- Dentine
- Cement
- Enamel
- Periodontal membrane
Answer: 1
Q12. Roots present in the upper molars are
- Four
- Three
- Two
- One
Answer: 2
Q13. Uvula can close the opening of
- Larynx
- Gullet
- Internal nares
- Eustachian tubes
Answer: 3
Q14. Epiglottis is meant for protecting
- Oesophagus from entry of air
- Nasal chambers from entry of food
- Larynx from entry of food
- Teeth from caries
Answer: 3
Q15. Cardiac sphinter protects back flow of
- Food into oesophagus
- Blood into heart
- Blood into auricle
- Blood into venae cavae
Answer: 1
Q16. Intrinsic factor is produced in
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Duodenum
- Stomach
Answer: 4
Q17. Intrinsic factor is required for
- Production of gastric juice
- Absorption of B12
- Peristalsis
- Feeling of hunger
Answer: 2
Q18. In ruminant stomach, the rumen is the
- Largest chamber
- Chamber having cellulose fermenting microorganisms
- Chamber having villi with cornified surface
- All the above
Answer: 4
Q19. Chamber of ruminant stomach where food is mixed with gastric juice is
- Abomasums
- Omasum
- Psalterium
- Rumen
Answer: 1
Q20. Bile can be prevented to pass into duodenum by
- Pyloric valve
- Sphincter of Boyden
- Sphincter of oddi
- Cardiac sphincter
Answer: 3
Q21. Ileum is characterized by
- Brunner’s glands and leaf like villi
- Brunner’s glands and club-shaped villi
- Club-shaped villi and Peyer’s patches
- Peyer’s patches and Brunner’s glands
Answer: 3
Q22. Taeniae coli are constituents of
- Ileum
- Caecum
- Rectum
- Colon
Answer: 4
Q23. Haemorrhoids are
- Small pouches of colon
- Enlarged rectal veins
- Outgrowths of anal canal
- Longitudinal folds of rectum
Answer: 2
Q24. Mumps is infection of salivary glands
- Submandibular
- Submaxillary
- Sublingual
- Parotid
Answer: 4
Q25. Rennin enzyme occurs in the gastric juice of
- Calf
- Human adults
- Human infants
- Cats
Answer: 1
Q26. A digestive enzyme functional only in infants is
- Lactase
- Gastric lipase
- Intestinal lipase
- Chymotrypsin
Answer: 2
Q27. Gall bladder is meant for
- Storing bile
- Concentrating bile
- Storing and concentrating bile
- Storing bile and producing intrinsic factor
Answer: 3
Q28. Bile salts are
- Sodium bicarbonate and sodium taurocholate
- Sodium glycocholate and sodium carbonate
- Inorganic salts and sodium glycocholate
- Sodium glycocholate and sodium taurocholate
Answer: 4
Q29. Green colour of bile is due to
- Biliverdin
- Bilirubin
- Sodium taurocholate
- Sodium glycocholate
Answer: 1
Q30. Chymotrypsin is a component of
- Bile
- Pancreatic juice
- Succus entericus
- Gastric juice
Answer: 2
Q31. The process involved in passage of food in the alimentary canal is
- Egestion
- Digestion
- Peristalsis
- Defaecation
Answer: 3
Q32. Basal metabolic rate is minimum energy required during
- Work
- Walking
- Rest
- Sitting
Answer: 3
Q33. Daily requirement of carbohydrate by an adult is
- 500 gm
- 50 gm
- 150 gm
- 250gm
Answer: 1
Q34. Excess carbohydrates are
- Stored in the body
- Changed through lipogenesis
- Aminated
- Passed out in stool
Answer: 2
Q35. Caloric value of carbohydrate per gram is
- 9.45 kcal
- 5.65 kcal
- 4.1 kcal
- 9.0 kcal
Answer: 3
Q36. Main cation of extracellular fluid is
- Iron
- Potassium
- Calcium
- Sodium
Answer: 4
Q37. The term vitamin was introduced by
- Pasteur
- Funk
- Priestley
- Lister
Answer: 2
Q38. Keratomalacia is deficiency symptom of
- Vitamin A
- Protein energy malnutrition
- Phylloquinone
- Nicotinamide
Answer: 1
Q39. Antipellagra vitamin is
- Pantothenic acid
- Tocopherol
- Retinol
- Nicotinamide
Answer: 4
Q40. Blood cholesterol may rise due to deficiency of vitamin
- Folic acid
- Cobalamine
- Biotin
- Pyridoxine
Answer: 3
Q41. Marasmus is due to deficiency of
- Vitamin pyridoxine
- Vitamin D/ Calcium/ phosphorus
- Food
- Fat
Answer: 3
Q42. Marasmus differs from Kwashiorkor in
- Absence of oedema
- Match stick legs
- Protruded belly
- Anaemia
Answer: 1
Q43. Osteomalacia is a deficiency disease of
- Infants due to protein energy malnutrition
- Adults due to protein energy malnutrition
- Infants due to vitamin D/ Calcium deficiency
- Adults due to vitamin D/ Calcium/ Phosphorus deficiency
Answer: 4
Q44. Beri-beri is debility due to deficiency of
- Biotin
- Thiamine
- Riboflavin
- Nicotinamide
Answer: 2
Q45. Pulp cavity of teeth opens
- Below the teeth
- In front of teeth
- Behind the teeth
- None of the above
Answer: 1
Q46. Gastric juice is secreted under the influence of hormone
- Rennin
- Enterogastrone
- Enterocrinin
- Gastrin
Answer: 4
Q47. Digestion is completed in
- Duodenum
- Ileum
- Stomach
- Cloaca
Answer: 2
Q48. Liver performs the function of
- Glycogenesis
- Glycogenolysis
- Deammination
- All the above
Answer: 4
Q49. Bile comprises
- Three type of enzymes
- 10 type of enzymes
- Only one type of enzymes
- No enzymes
Answer: 4
Q50. Gastric juice of humans is without
- HCL
- Pepsinogen
- Rennin
- All the above
Answer: 3
Q51. Pancreas has double role of
- Storage and digestion
- Digestion and absorption
- Digestion and endocrine activity
- None of the above
Answer: 3
Q52. Largest gland in the body is
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gastric gland
- Adrenal
Answer: 1
Q53. Alkaline nature of bile is due to
- NaCl
- NaHCO3
- KOH
- NaOH
Answer: 2
Q54. Duodenum produces hormones
- Rennin and gastrin
- Epinephrine and nor-epinephrine
- Enterogastrone and cholecystokinin
- Pituitrin
Answer: 3
Q55. The organ that stores bile is
- pancreas
- Gall bladder
- Spleen
- Liver
Answer: 2
Q56. Pancreatic juice and bile are poured through
- A common area into duodenum
- Two distinct ducts into duodenum
- A common duct into ileum
- Two distinct ducts into ileum
Answer: 1
Q57. Heterocrine gland connected with digestive system is
- Liver
- Pituitary
- Pancreas
- Testis
Answer: 3
Q58. Gastric juice is
- Acidic
- Alkaline
- Neutral
- Slightly alkaline
Answer: 1
Q59. The stomach takes part in
- Breaking food mechanically
- Partially digesting the food
- Disinfecting the food
- All the above
Answer: 4
Q60. The semi digested acidified food that enters duodenum is called
- Chyle
- Bile
- Chyme
- Succus entericus
Answer: 3
Q61. The semi-fluid nearly digested food present in the ileum is termed as
- Chyle
- Chyme
- Succus entericus
- Bile
Answer: 1
Q62. Entry of food in stomach mechanically stimulates it to produces a hormone named
- Progesterone
- Secretin
- Gastrin
- Pancreozymin
Answer: 3
Q63. Production of gastro-intestinal secretions and movement soon after ingestion of food are brought about by
- Central nervous system
- Sympathetic nervous system
- Parasympathetic nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
Answer: 3
Q64. Which of the following statements is correct? End products of protein hydrolysis are
- Mixture of amino acids
- Sugars
- Peptides
- 30 amino acids
Answer: 1
Q65. Which one of the following does not digest milk with rennin
- Man
- Frog
- Rabbit
- A calf
Answer: 2