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प्रश्न
Define digestion in one sentence.
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उत्तर
Digestion is the process by which complex food materials are converted into simple, digestible forms.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the correct answer among the following:
Gastric juice contains
(i) pepsin, lipase and rennin
(ii) trypsin lipase and rennin
(iii) trypsin, pepsin and lipase
(iv) trypsin, pepsin and renin
Choose the correct answer among the following:
Succus entericus is the name given to
(i) a junction between ileum and large intestine
(ii) intestinal juice
(iii) swelling in the gut
(iv) appendix
Match column I with column II
| Column I | Column II | ||
| a | Bilirubin and biliverdin | 1 | Parotid |
| b | Hydrolysis of starch | 2 | Bile |
| c | Digestion of fat | 3 | Lipases |
| d | Salivary gland | 4 | Amylases |
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Describe the process of digestion of protein in stomach.
Bile juice contains no digestive enzymes, yet it is important for digestion. Why?
What would happen if HCl were not secreted in the stomach?
How does butter in your food gets digested and absorbed in the body?
Name different types of teeth and their number in an adult human.
Emulsification of fats is brought about by ______.
Mark the right statement among the following
The food mixes thoroughly with the acidic gastric juice of the stomach by the churning movements of its muscular wall. What do we call the food then?
Correct the following statement by deleting one of entries (given in bold).
Fats are broken down into di- and monoglycerides with the help of amylase/ lipases.
Name the part of the alimentary canal where major absorption of digested food takes place. What are the absorbed forms of different kinds of food materials?
Correct the statement given below by the right option shown in the bracket against them.
Pancreatic juice and bile are released through. (intestine- pancreatic/hepato-pancreatic duct)
How are the activities of gastro-intestinal tract regulated?
Describe the enzymatic action on fats in the duodenum.
A person had roti and dal for his lunch. Trace the changes in those during its passage through the alimentary canal.
