What will happen if the secretion of parietal cells of gastric glands is blocked with an inhibitor ?
Gastric juice will be deficient in chymosin
Gastric juice will be deficient in pepsinogen
In the absence of HCI secretion, inactive pepsinogen is not converted into the active enzyme pepsin
Enterokinase will not be released from the duodenal mucosa and so, trypsinogen is not converted to trypsin
When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories, the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from:
Marasmus
Rickets
Kwashiorkor
Pellagra
Which one of the following is the correct matching of the site of action on the given substrate, the enzyme acting upon it and the end product?
Duodenum : Triglycerides trypsin monoglycerides
Small intestine : Starch & amylase disaccharide (maltose)
Small intestine : Proteins pepsin amino acids
Stomach : Fats, Lipase micelles
Stool of a person contains whitish grey colour due to malfunction of which type of organ ?
Pancreas
Spleen
Kidney
Liver
Which one of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin and it's related deficiency disease?
Ascorbic acid — Scurvy
Retinol — Xerophthalmia
Cobalamine — Beri-beri
Calciferol — Pellagra
Secretin and cholecystokinin are digestive hormones. They are secreted in:
Oesophagus
Ileum
Duodenum
Pyloric stomach
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Vitamin-B12 — Pernicious anaemia
Vitamin-B1 — Beri-beri
Vitamin-C — Scurvy
Vitamin-B2 — Pellagra
The richest sources of vitamin-B12 are:
Goat's liver and Spirulina
Chocolate and green gram
Rice and hen's egg
Carrot and chicken's breast
Which one of the following is the correct matching of a vitamin, its nature and its deficiency disease?
Vitamin-A — Fat soluble — Night blindness
Vitamin-K — Fat soluble — Beri-beri
Vitamin-A — Fat soluble — Beri-beri
Vitamin-K — Water soluble — Pellagra
Which one of the following is a protein deficiency disease?
Eczema
Cirrhosis
Night blindness
