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Standard IX

Biology

Physiology of Digestion

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Question

Consider the following two statements A & B and select the right from (i)-(iv) about their correctness.
A. Small intestine is shorter than large intestine.
B. Small intestine is wider than large intestine.

Statement A is correct, B is wrong

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Both the statements are correct

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Statement B is correct, A is wrong

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Both the statements are wrong

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Solution

The correct option is D Both the statements are wrong
(ii)Both the statements are wrong

Small intestine is longer than the large intestine. The small intestine is about $7 meters$ long while the large intestine is about $1.5 meters$ long.
Large intestine is wider than the small intestine. The large intestine is about $7.62 cm$ wide while the small intestine is about $2.5 cm$ wide.
Hence, both the statements A and B are incorrect.

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Consider the following two statements A & B and select the right from (i) - (iv) about their correctness.

A. Small intestine is shorter than large intestine.

B. Small intestine is wider than large intestine.

Options :

(i) Both the statements are correct.

(ii) Both the statements are wrong.

(iii) Statement A is correct, B is wrong.

(iv) Statement B is correct, A is wrong.

Tick mark the correct answer in each of the following:

(a)Fat is completely digested in the

(i)stomach

(ii)mouth

(iii)small intestine

(iv)large intestine

(b)Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the

(i)stomach

(ii)food pipe

(iii)small intestine

(iv)large intestine

Question 4
Which is the correct sequence of parts in a human alimentary canal?

(a) $M o u t h \to s t o m a c h \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to o e s o p h a g u s \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$
(b) $M o u t h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s t o m a c h \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e$
(c) $M o u t h \to s t o m a c h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$
(d) $M o u t h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s t o m a c h \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$

Q. Consider the two statements, A and B, related to the small intestine.
Statement X: The small intestine is shorter than the large intestine.
Statement Y: The small intestine is wider than the large intestine.

Q. The large intestine is ........ than small intestine.

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Physiology of Digestion

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Consider the following two statements A & B and select the right from (i)-(iv) about their correctness. ​ A. Small intestine is shorter than large intestine. ​ B. Small intestine is wider than large intestine. ​

Consider the following two statements A & B and select the right from (i)-(iv) about their correctness.
A. Small intestine is shorter than large intestine.
B. Small intestine is wider than large intestine.