QUESTIONS ON THE HUMAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
1. The enzyme that breaks down cane sugar is
a. Lipase
b. Ptyalin
c. Invertase
d. Peptidase
2. The following are component of nucleotides expect
a. A five-carbon sugar
b. A six-carbon sugar
c. A phosphate group
d. An organic nitrogen-containing compound
3. The mammalian organ which acts both as a digestive and as an endocrine system is the ------
a. Liver
b. Pancreas
c. Spleen
d. Adrenal gland
4. The enzyme that acts on milk in the stomach is
a. Invertase
b. Trypsin
c. Diastase
d. Rennin
5. Succus entericus is secreted by
a. Anerbach’s plexus
b. Peyers patches
c. Brunner’s glands
d. Crypts of lieberkuhn
6. The mammalian stomach can carry out a number of processes expect
a. Absorption of glucose
b. Secretion of hydrochloric acid
c. Secretion of gastric juice
d. Production of trypsin
7. Which of this is the terminal portion of the gastrointestinal tract
a. Food pipe
b. Stomach
c. Rectum
d. Colon
e. Anus
8. Which of these is not an enzyme
a. Pepsin
b. Gastrin
c. Amylase
d. Chemotrypsin
e. Trypsin
9. The arrangements below are steps in protein digestion a-polypeptides, b-protein, c-amino acid,
d-peptones. Which is the correct sequence
a. a-b-c-d
b. c-d-a-b
c. b-c-a-d
d. a-d-b-c
e. b-d-a-c
10. which of the following organs produces bile
a. gall bladder
b. pancreas
c. liver
d. spleen
e. stomach
11. which of the following substance is digested in the stomach
a. carbohydrates
b. fats and oil
c. fats and protein
d. proteins
e. carbohydrates and fat
12. in the enzymic reaction starch is referred to as
Starch------------------sugar
Amylase
a. substrate
b. product
c. enzyme-substrate complex
d. enzyme
e. reaction mixture
13. If the gall bladder of a man is surgically removed, which of the following processes will be most
seriously affected?
a. Digestion of fats and oil
b. Digestion of starch
c. Formation of urea
d. Conversion of proteins
e. Storage and release of urine
14. Which of the following will be first digested if ingested at the same time?
a. Cooked beans
b. Cooked rice
c. Cod liver oil
d. Roasted beans
15. Which of the following enzymes is found in the pancreatic juice
a. Amylopsin, pepsin and trypsinogen
b. Rennin and steapsin
c. Steapsin and trypsinogen
d. Steapsin and ptyalin
16. One of the accessory organs of the digestive system is the
a. Kidney
b. Spleen
c. Liver
d. Lungs
17. The activity of ptyalin is likely decrease with an increase in the concentration of
a. Oxygen
b. Starch
c. Protein
d. Acid
18. The gall bladder of a mammal has a duct connected to the
a. Small intestine
b. Pancreas
c. Duodenum
d. Liver
19. A function of hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach during digestion is to
a. Neutralize the effect of bile
b. Coagulate milk protein and emulsify fat
c. Stop the action of ptyalin
d. Break down food into smaller bits.
20. The longest part of the alimentary canal in human is
a. Small intestine
b. Gullet
c. Rectum
d. Colon
21. The function of mucin is to
a. Digest carbohydrate
b. Protect the walls of the gullet
c. Release of enzymes for digestion
d. Soften and moisten food
22. Which of the following food substances is not correctly linked to its enzyme
a. Pepsin-protein
b. Erepsin-polypeptides
c. Nucleosidase-protein
d. Steapsin-fats and oil
e. Amylopsin-carbohydrates
23. Which of the following pH is best for the action of rennin and pepsin to ac
a. PH 9
b. PH 7
c. PH 7.5
d. PH 2
24. Which of the following structures produces the greatest variety of digestive enzyme
a. Salivary gland
b. Pancreas
c. Gastric gland
d. Large intestine
25. Pepsin is secreted as an inactive precursor called pepsinogen because
a. it is dangerous
b. pepsin is a protealytic enzyme and might attack the stomach tissues
c. it works better in its precursor
d. none of the above
Use the diagram above to answer question 26-30.
26. In the digestive system absorption of nutrient into the blood vessel takes place in
a. D
b. K
c. E
d. I
27. The gland which produces trypsin, amylase and lipase
a. F
b. C
c. I
d. J
28. Emulsification takes place in the part labeled
a. B
b. K
c. C
d. J
29. The part labeled L is the
a. colon
b. Rectum
c. Anus
d. None of the above
30. The GI tract is labeled
a. H
b. A to L
c. A to J
d. D and K
ANSWER
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. D
7. E
8. B
9. E
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. B
26. B
27. D
28. C
29. C
30. B
