Gastrointestinal System
Correctly complete the sentence: Pepsinogen is
Converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid
Converted to pepsin by intrinsic factor
Secreted by the pancreas
Involved in production of carbohydrate digesting enzymes
Converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid
Pepsinogen “gen”erates pepsin in the presence of hydrochloric acid.
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Which statement best describes the process of glycogenesis?A. The digestion of glycogen in the diet
B. The conversion of fat into glycogen in muscle tissue
C. The conversion of glucose into glycogen in the liver
D. The conversion of glycogen into glucose in muscle tissue
What is the process in the digestion of food molecules that produces their monomers called?
A. Polymerisation
B. Hydrolysis
C. Isomerisation
D. Deamination
What are the end-products of carbohydrate digestion?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Disaccharides
C. Glucose
D. Risaccharides
What the products of hydrolysis of lipids?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Chylomicrons
C. Amino acids and small peptides
D. Free fatty acids and monoglycerols
What is a function of the SMALL intestine? To:
A. Temporarily store ingested food
B. Absorb the products of digestion
C. Participate in mechanical digestion
D. Secrete hydrochloric acid
Which enzyme below digests proteins?
A. Nuclease
B. Maltase
C. Carboxypeptidase
D. Transaminase
Which layer of the alimentary canal is responsible for absorbing the products of digestion?
A. Muscularis interna
B. Mucosa
C. Serosa
D. Submucosa
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