Digestive Glands

Q. Which of the following statement is correct about saliva?

1. It is produced by pancreas
2. It is a hormone that aids digestion
3. It controls the taste of the food
4. It breaks starch into simpler sugars

Q.

Select the substrates for salivary amylase from the following:

1. Sweet potatoes, Chapathis, Pasta

2. Rice, Pulses, Tapoica

3. Bread, Butter, Green peas

4. Sweet Potatoes, Sunflower seeds, Pasta

Q. Salivary amylase breaks down the food we eat to give sugar, in the mouth itself.

1. True
2. False

Q.

When we smell and taste our favorite food, mouth starts watering involuntarily. What is the mechanism behind it?

1. It makes the food soft for easy digestion.

2. To enhance the taste of food.

3. Both A and B

4. Saliva has amylase enzyme which helps in digestion.

Q.

Match the following:

$$\begin{array}{cccc}& \text{A}& & \text{B}\\ \text{1}& \text{Bile juice}& \text{a}& \text{Carbohydrate digestion}\\ \text{2}& \text{Trypsin}& \text{b}& \text{Digestion of fats}\\ \text{3}& \text{Lipase}& \text{c}& \text{Emulsification of fats}\\ \text{4}& \text{Amylase}& \text{d}& \text{Digestion of proteins}\end{array}$$

1. 1-d, 2-b, 3- a , 4- b

2. 1-c, 2-d , 3- b , 4- a

3. 1-c, 2-d , 3- a , 4- b

4. 1-d 2-a , 3- b , 4- a

Q.

Which of the following glands secretion starts the digestion of carbohydrates in oral cavity?

1. Endocrine gland

2. Gastric gland

3. Salivary gland

4. Lacrymal gland

Q.

Bile is secreted by:

1. Spleen

2. Gall bladder

3. Pancreas

4. Liver

Q.

Breaking down of large globules of fat into smaller ones is brought about by:

1. Bile salts

2. Hydrochloric acid

3. Intestinal Juice

4. None of the above

Q.

Which of the following gland(s) secrete(s) digestive juices?

1. Salivary glands

2. Liver

3. Pancreas

4. Thyroid

Q. Which of the following enzymes is responsible for digesting fats?

1. Amylase
2. Bile
3. Trypsin
4. Lipase