Assimilation
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Q. Give two examples of the following:
(ii) Bile pigments
(ii) Bile pigments
Q. The veins from the stomach and intestine do not carry the blood directly to the interior vena cava, Instead they first enter the liver as a continued
- None of these
- Renal portal vein
- Both A and B
- Hepatic portal vein
Q.
Find out the incorrect path or flow, in relation to the assimilation of the products of digestion, in humans.
I. Liver → the main organ to stimulate assimilation.
II. Amino acids → utilised by cells to produce parts of the basic cell structure, hormones, DNA. (excess is deaminated to form glucose).
III. Monosaccharides → converted to glucose → reaches bloodstream and gets used up by the cells for energy. (excess is stored as glycogen).
IV. Triglycerides → Fatty acids → used by the cells for homeostasis, repair and construction (excess is stored in adipose tissue).
I, II & III
I, II & IV
I & II
None of the above
Q. Sort the route of blood in a hepatic portal system. (Top to Bottom)
- Vena cava
- Hepatic veins
- Portal vein
- Veins
- Capillaries