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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:
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 |
How does pepsinogen change into its active form?
Describe the process of digestion of protein in stomach.
Describe the digestive role of chymotrypsin. What two other digestive enzymes of the same category are secreted by its source gland?
How are polysaccharides and disaccharides digested?
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.
Which of the following sphincter controls the passage of food into the stomach?
Emulsification of fats is brought about by ______.
Mark the right statement among the following
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)
Correct the statement given below by the right option shown in the bracket against them.
Dipeptides, disaccharides and glycerides are broken down into simple substances in region of small intestine. (jejunum/duodenum)
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.
