MDCAT BIOLOGY-Life Processes:Nutrition (SMART INSTITUTE)

MDCAT Biology Nutrition Quiz
Test your knowledge of human digestive processes with our engaging MDCAT Biology Nutrition Quiz. Whether you're a student preparing for exams or simply curious about human nutrition, this quiz covers essential topics related to the digestive system.
Key Features:
- Multiple-choice questions
- Focus on digestion and nutrition
- Perfect for MDCAT preparation

01-WOF is not a part of digestive system of human?
Liver
Spleen
Salivary glands
Colon
02-Pick an option showing all sites of digestion in human digestive system:
Oral cavity, stomach, small intestine
Oral cavity, stomach, ileum
Stomach, duodenum, jejunum
Duodenum to stomach
03-Cardiac sphincter prevents transfer of food from:
Pharynx to trachea
Stomach to esophagus
Esophagus to stomach
Duodenum to stomach
04-Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system increases:
Peristalsis
Heart rate
Rate of blood flow
Breathing rate
05-Where is protein digestion completed?
Stomach,
Ileum
Rectum
Duodenum
06-Defecation reflex can be consciously inhibited by:
Outer anal sphincter
Inner anal sphincter
Both outer and inner anal sphincter
Cannot be inhibited
07-The movement of digested products and water across the G1 tract epithelium and into the underlying blood and lymphatic vessels is called:
Ingestion
Digestion
Assimilation
Absorption
08-Maxium absorption of food occurs in:
Buccal cavity
Jejunum
Duodenum
Ileum
09-Chymotrypsin acts on:
Proteins in duodenum in alkaline medium
Starch in duodenum in alkaline medium
Proteins in stomach in acidic medium
Proteins in duodenum in acidic medium
10-Digestion can be defined as conversion of:
Soluble food into protoplasm
Starch into maltose
Non-diffusible food into diffusible
Large food particles into smaller ones
11-Which layer of stomach helps in churning of food?
Inner layer
Middle layer
Outer layer
Basal layer
12-It is common for digestive system and respiratory system:
Nostrils
Nasal cavities
Pharynx
Buccal cavity
13-All of the following are likely to occur in an obese patient except?
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperglycemia
14-Chemical digestion of food begins at:
Stomach
Ileum
Oral cavity
Duodenum
15-Which is not associated with mucus production?
Parotid gland
Goblet cells
Sub-mandibular gland
Sub-lingual gland
16-Type of digestion which is not helpful in direct absorption of food:
Mechanical
Chemical
Biochemical
Enzymatic
17-Pyrosis or heart burning is due to inefficiency of:
Cardiac sphincter
Esophageal sphincter
Pyloric sphincter
Colic sphincter
18-In normal conditions, mastication and peristalsis are under:
Voluntary control
Involuntary control
Voluntary and involuntary control
Involuntary and voluntary control
19-Chymotrypsin is a component of:
Bile
Pancreatic juice
Intestinal juice
Gastric juice
20-Digestion is completed in:
Buccal cavity
Small intestine
Stomach
Large intestine
21-An organism that feeds as an active predator would have well developed ....... teeth.
Molars
Pre-molars
Incisors
Canines
22-Liver performs the function of:
Conversion of glucose into glycogen
Conversion of glycogen into glucose
Deamination
All of above
23-Alkaline nature of pancreatic juice ids due to:
NaCl
NaHCO3
KOH
NaOH
24-Pancreatic juice and bile are poured through:
A common duct into duodenum
Two distinct ducts into duodenum
A common duct into ileum
Two distinct ducts into ileum
25-The stomach take part in:
Breaking food mechanically
Partially digesting the food
Disinfecting the food
All of above
26-The semi-digested, acidified food that enters duodenum is called:
Chyle
Bile
Chyme
Bolus
27-Entry of food in stomach mechanically stimulates it to produce a hormone named
Gastric juice
Secretin
Gastrin
Chymotrypsin
28-Bile is produced and secreted by:
Gall bladder
Pancreas
Spleen
Liver
29-The main function of intestinal villi is to:
Stimulate peristalsis
Prevent antiperistalsis
Provide large surface area of absorption
Distribute digestive enzymes uniformly
30-Trypsinogen is secreted by:
Stomach
Intestine
Pancreas
Liver
31-The three secretions meeting the food in small intestine are:
Bile, pancreatic juice and intestinal juice
Pancreatic juice, intestinal juice and gastric juice
Bile, pancreatic juice and gastric juice
Bile, gastric juice and saliva
32-Trypsin digests protein in:
Stomach in acidic medium
Stomach in alkaline medium
Duodenum in acidic medium
Duodenum in alkaline medium
33-Saliva helps to convert:
Proteins into amino acids
Glycogen into glucose
Starch into maltose
Fats into vitamins
34-The lacteals are central lymph vessels which are found in:
Liver
Pancreas
Villi
Spleen
35-Bile aids in digestion and absorption of fats because it contains:
Lipase
Salts
Bile pigments
Necessary enzymes
36-The epithelial cells lining the stomach of vertebrates are protected from the damage by HCl because
HCl is too dilute
The epithelial cells are resistant to the action of HCl
HCl is neutralized in the stomach
The epithelial cells are covered by a mucus layer
37-Carbohydrate digesting enzyme that converts starch into maltose is:
Amylopectin
Amylase
Trypsin
Both amylopectin and amylase
38-Secretin inhibits the production of ..... And promotes production of .....
Gastric juice, hepatic secretions
Gastric juice, pepsinogen
Liver secretions, gastric juice
Bile, pepsinogen
39-Oral cavity performs important functions except:
Selection of food
Grinding and mastication
Lubrication
Digestion of protein
40-Pick one mismatched:
Sublingual-below tongue
Sub maxillary- behind jaws
Parotid- in front of ear
Lacrimal-saliva
41-Enzyme of intestinal lining that converts polypeptide into dipeptides:
Trypsin
Lipase
Maltase
Amino peptidase
42-Innermost layer of stomach is also named as:
Mucosa
Serosa
Muscularis
Adventitia
43-Discontinuous feeding is possible because of:
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Esophagus
44-Stomach can be lebelled as ..... organ.
Endocrine
Exocrine
Autocrine
Endo and exocrine
45-Area of alimentary canal from where digested food can be picked up by blood:
Stomach
Oral cavity
Small intestine
Large intestine
46-Inability to digest lactose in milk leads to:
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Ulcer
Vomiting
47-Tongue is made up:
Cartilage and muscles
Muscles and bones
Skeletal muscles
Smooth muscles
48-Which is not usually the component of feces?
Dead cells
Microorganisms
Lymph
Cellulose fiber
49-Loss of appetite due to fear of becoming obese is:
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Piles
Ulcer
50-Anorexia Nervosa can be treated with:
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Psychiatric therapy
Vaccines
Antibiotics
51-All of the insectivorous plants are true:
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Carnivores
Saprotrophs
52-The leaf is bilobed with midrib between them. The plant is
Saraccnia
Dionaea
Pitcher plant
None of these
53-The venous flower basket is also known as WOF?
Sycon
Spongilla
Leucosolenia
Euplectella
54-The botanical name of Pithcher plant is:
Sarracenia pupurea
Sarracenia dupurea
Dionaea muscipula
Dionaea musipia
55-Sac-like leaf is of:
Venus-fly trap
Pitcher plant
Sundew
All of above
56-The leaf is bilobed with midrib between them is the characteristic of
Pithcher plant
Venous-fly trap
Sundew
All of above
57-Several fruit flies are entrapped within the leaf by:
Pitcher plant
Venous-fly trap
Sundew
All of above
58-The gland in Sundew is located on the:
At the bottom of tentacles
At the tip of the tentacle
At the margin of the lobe
First two option
59-Pitcher plant have:
Modified stem
Modified leaf
Modified stipule
Modified root
60-Pitcher plant traps insects because it
Is a heterotroph
Grows in soils which lack nitrogen
Does not have chlorophyll
Has a digestive system like human beings
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