Practice Test


Q1) Intake of food is called Show Answer


Q2) Breaking up of complex substances into simple substances is called Show Answer


Q3) Diffusion of digested food into blood and lymph is called Show Answer


Q4) Elimination of undigested food from the body is called Show Answer


Q5) Which of the following is not a part of nutrition ? Show Answer


Q6) _________, proteins, fats and water are regarded as macronutrients. Show Answer


Q7) __________ and vitamins are required in small quantities and are referred to as micronutrients. Show Answer


Q8) Lactose is a Show Answer


Q9) _________ is milk sugar. Show Answer


Q10) Glycogen is stored in muscles and Show Answer


Q11) ________ is necessary as roughage for smooth movement of food. Show Answer


Q12) Proteins are made up of Show Answer


Q13) How many amino acids are present in a protein ? Show Answer


Q14) How many amino acids are called essential amino acids ? Show Answer


Q15) Excess of proteins are deaminated in Show Answer


Q16) Which is the richest source of energy ? Show Answer


Q17) Which statement is CORRECT ? Show Answer


Q18) _____________ is a conjugated protein. Show Answer


Q19) Enzymes are ________ in chemical nature. Show Answer


Q20) Fats are chemically composed of carbon, hydrogen and Show Answer


Q21) Athelete needs more than ________ % fats. Show Answer


Q22) ____________ contains lipids in rich amount. Show Answer


Q23) A normal person requires _______ of fats in his diet. Show Answer


Q24) Sodium, ________ and chloride ions maintain osmotic balance of blood plasma. Show Answer


Q25) What is essential for heart action and bone development ? Show Answer


Q26) Calcium is required in more amounts in ________ ladies and children. Show Answer


Q27) _________ first used the term 'Vitamins'. Show Answer


Q28) Fat soluble vitamins are Show Answer


Q29) Antixerophthalmic vitamin is Show Answer


Q30) A steroid vitamin is Show Answer


Q31) Impaired blood clotting is due to the deficiency of Show Answer


Q32) Scurvy disease is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin Show Answer


Q33) Which of the following is used to prevent bleeding in infants ? Show Answer


Q34) Which of the following is a macronutrient ? Show Answer


Q35) From the list of minerals given below name the one that is present in a DNA molecule. Show Answer


Q36) Which of the following is associated with night vision ? Show Answer


Q37) __________ forms exoskeleton of arthropods. Show Answer


Q38) __________ is the chief source of energy. Show Answer


Q39) ___________ mineral is required for the production of thyroxine hormone. Show Answer


Q40) Liver stores vitamin Show Answer


Q41) Enzymes is a Show Answer


Q42) Which of the following is mismatched ? Show Answer


Q43) Casein is a Show Answer


Q44) Goitre is caused due to the deficiency of Show Answer


Q45) Iodine deficiency lead to Show Answer


Q46) To prevent goitre, which mineral is essential ? Show Answer


Q47) Vitamin D is also known as Show Answer


Q48) Vitamin B complex does not include Show Answer


Q49) Ability of digesting milk decreases with age due to the lack of Show Answer


Q50) What is the total length of human alimentary canal ? Show Answer


Q51) __________ lies in the floor of buccal cavity. Show Answer


Q52) How many permanent teeth occur in adult human ? Show Answer


Q53) What occurs in the pulp of teeth ? Show Answer


Q54) How many teeth occur in upper jaw ? Show Answer


Q55) The teeth do not help in Show Answer


Q56) The hardest part of the tooth is Show Answer


Q57) Name the teeth that are used for tearing. Show Answer


Q58) The cutting teeth are called Show Answer


Q59) The number of wisdom teeth in man are Show Answer


Q60) Wisdom teeth are Show Answer


Q61) The permanent teeth in human being is Show Answer


Q62) Human dentition is said to be Show Answer


Q63) Roof of the mouth cavity is called Show Answer


Q64) The opening of respiratory system in pharynx is called Show Answer


Q65) The opening of glottis is guarded by a cartilaginous flap called Show Answer


Q66) The common passage of air and food is called Show Answer


Q67) ___________ plays no role in digestion. Show Answer


Q68) Oesophagus is about _________ long. Show Answer


Q69) Oesophagus passes through the Show Answer


Q70) The food moves through the oesophagus due to Show Answer


Q71) The upper part of stomach is called ________ stomach. Show Answer


Q72) Inner folds of stomach are called Show Answer


Q73) The sphincter present at the junction of oesophagus and cardiac stoamch is Show Answer


Q74) Fundus is the part of __________ in alimentary canal. Show Answer


Q75) Pylorus is situated at the junction of Show Answer


Q76) Stomach in vertebrates is the main site for digestion of Show Answer


Q77) Small intestine is about _________ long. Show Answer


Q78) Most digestion and all absorption of food takes place in the Show Answer


Q79) The first part of alimentary canal is Show Answer


Q80) The proximal part of small intestine is Show Answer


Q81) Vermiform appendix is a part of Show Answer


Q82) Which part of alimentary canal is compactly coiled ? Show Answer


Q83) Which part of small intestine has a u shaped arrangement with stomach ? Show Answer


Q84) The human intestine is long because Show Answer


Q85) Why is large intestine named so ? Show Answer


Q86) At the junction of the ileum and colon, there is a blind pouch called Show Answer


Q87) A finger like process attached to the caecum is called Show Answer


Q88) _________ is the vestigeal structure of human alimentary canal. Show Answer


Q89) Vermiform appendix is functional in herbivorous animals for the digestion of Show Answer


Q90) Which of the following is not the part of large intestine ? Show Answer


Q91) The second part of small intestine is Show Answer


Q92) The main function of colon is Show Answer


Q93) Large intestine is divided into the following parts : Show Answer


Q94) The secretion of salivary glands is called Show Answer


Q95) Liver is made up of _________ lobes. Show Answer


Q96) Liver is located on the Show Answer


Q97) Energy stored in the liver and muscle is in the form of Show Answer


Q98) The name of the salivary gland present below lower jaw is Show Answer


Q99) Parotid salivary glands are present Show Answer


Q100) _______________ is the salivary gland lying below the tongue. Show Answer


Q101) Largest gland of the human body is Show Answer


Q102) Select the heterocrine gland from the following. Show Answer


Q103) ____________ is the outermost layer of stomach. Show Answer


Q104) Thick layer of stomach is called Show Answer


Q105) __________ is the inner most layer of stomach. Show Answer


Q106) Gastric juice contains Show Answer


Q107) Pepsinogen is secreted by Show Answer


Q108) Crypts of Lieberkuhn secretes Show Answer


Q109) Many projections on their inner wall of small intestine function to Show Answer


Q110) Lacteals are the central lymph vessels which are found in Show Answer


Q111) Brunner's glands are found in which of the following layers ? Show Answer


Q112) Intestinal villi are more numerous and large in posterior part of small intestine than in anterior part because Show Answer


Q113) Intestinal villi are mainly concerned with Show Answer


Q114) Which of the following is not a function of liver ? Show Answer


Q115) Oxyntic cells of gastric glands secrete Show Answer


Q116) ___________ hormone stimulates gall bladder to secrete bile. Show Answer


Q117) Bilirubin and biliverdin are Show Answer


Q118) Bile production occurs in Show Answer


Q119) The pancreatic duct opens into Show Answer


Q120) Kupffer cells are found in Show Answer


Q121) Kupffer cells digest Show Answer


Q122) The secretory cells of salivary glands is called Show Answer


Q123) Colourless alkaline fluid secreted from tongue is Show Answer


Q124) The serous cell produce an enzyme called Show Answer


Q125) Liver is made up of hexagonal units called Show Answer


Q126) Large irregular blood vessels lying between the hepatic cord is called Show Answer


Q127) Hepatic cells secretes Show Answer


Q128) Pancreas lies between Show Answer


Q129) The exocrine part of pancreas is made up of pancreatic lobules called Show Answer


Q130) Each acinus of pancreas is ___________ shaped. Show Answer


Q131) Islets of langerhans are found in Show Answer


Q132) Saliva contains a starch splitting enzyme called Show Answer


Q133) Starch is converted to maltose by the action of Show Answer


Q134) A digestive enzyme salivary amylase in the saliva begins the digestion of Show Answer


Q135) Oesophagus secretes the following enzyme. Show Answer


Q136) Deglutition means Show Answer


Q137) Which of the following is not function of HCL ? Show Answer


Q138) A digestive enzyme pepsin in the gastric juice begins digestion of Show Answer


Q139) Inactive enzyme present in stomach is termed as Show Answer


Q140) Action of pepsin on proteins mainly forms Show Answer


Q141) Renin is an enzyme which is secreted by Show Answer


Q142) Digestion in acidic medium occurs in Show Answer


Q143) Bile is released into duodenum, in response to hormone Show Answer


Q144) Most effective lipolytic enzyme is Show Answer


Q145) Gall bladder stores the bile secreted by Show Answer


Q146) End product of fat digestion is Show Answer


Q147) Islets of langerhans are made up of Show Answer


Q148) What is the human dental formula? Show Answer


Q149) Phagocytic cells of liver are called Show Answer


Q150) Endocrine part of pancreas contains group of cells in the connective tissue called Show Answer