Digest MCQ

Question 1

11. What is the main cause of ulcers?
    a) Excess acid
    b) Excess bile
    c) Excess gas
    d) Excess protein

Question 2

12. Crohn’s disease occurs in the;
    a) Oesophagus
    b) Duodenum
    c) Stomach
    d) Small intestine

Question 3

13. What enzyme is involved with protein digestion?
    a) Lipase
    b) Trypsin
    c) Amylase
    d) Bile

Question 4

14. What is the function of bile?
    a) To convert glycogen into glucose
    b) To remove toxins from harmful waste
    c) To convert polypeptides into pepsin
    d) To emulsify fats

Question 5

15. Which one of the following vitamins is not stored in the liver?
    a) Vitamin D
    b) Vitamin K
    c) Vitamin E
    d) Vitamin C

Question 6

16. What is enteritis?
    a) Inflammation of the pancreas
    b) Inflammation of the intestine
    c) Inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract
    d) Inflammation of the lining of the colon

Question 7

17. Fats and glycerol pass into;
    a) Duodenum
    b) Lacteals
    c) Blood vessels
    d) Intestines

Question 8

18. What is the order of the sections of the small intestine?
    a) Jejunum, ileum, duodenum
    b) Ileum, duodenum, jejunum
    c) Duodenum, ileum, jejunum
    d) Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Question 9

19. Amino acids are;
    a) Proteins
    b) Carbohydrates
    c) Vitamins
    d) Fats

Question 10

22. Where does peristalsis occur?
    a) In the larynx
    b) In the alimentary tract
    c) In the lungs
    d) In the gall bladder

Question 11

23. Which one of the following is not a salivary gland?
    a) Subtrochlear
    b) Sublingual
    c) Parotid
    d) Submandibular

Question 12

24. What is the function of hydrochloric acid?
    a) Commences the breakdown of proteins
    b) Neutralises germs in food
    c) Curdles milk protein
    d) Break up large particles of carbohydrates

Question 13

25. A chemical catalyst;
    a) A hormone
    b) An enzyme
    c) An emulsifier
    d) A cell

Question 14

26. What is the bolus?
    a) The enzyme found in the mouth which begins the digestion of carbohydrates
    b) A chemical catalyst that causes chemical changes in substances
    c) Where the main absorption of food takes place
    d) The ball of food that leaves the mouth

Question 15

27. The chemical digestion of food finishes in the;
    a) Large intestine
    b) Stomach
    c) Small intestine
    d) Duodenum

Question 16

28. What is the length of the small intestine?
    a) 3 m
    b) 1.5 m
    c) 6 m
    d) 7 m

Question 17

29. What is the thick alkaline fluid produced in the liver?
    a) Glucose
    b) Amylase
    c) Bile
    d) Plasma

Question 18

30. What is the largest gland in the body?
    a) Liver
    b) Gall bladder
    c) Submandibular
    d) Pancreas

Question 19

31. What is the term used to describe inflammation of the gums?
    a) Gall stones
    b) Appendicitis
    c) Gingivitis
    d) Colitis

Question 20

32. What part of the alimentary tract is mainly involved with the elimination of waste products?
    a) Oesophagus
    b) Gall bladder
    c) Pancreas
    d) Large intestine

Question 21

33. What type of cells are found in the liver?
    a) Hepatocytes
    b) Osteoblasts
    c) Fibroblasts
    d) Histioblasts

Question 22

34. Which one of the following is not an accessory organ of the digestive system? a) Liver
    b) Duodenum
    c) Gall bladder
    d) Pancreas

Question 23

35. What are the end products of protein digestion?
    a) Glucose
    b) Fatty acids
    c) Amino acids
    d) Glycerol

Question 24

36. Cirrhosis most commonly affects what organ?
    a) Liver
    b) Stomach
    c) Large intestine
    d) Pancreas

Question 25

37. What is the first part of the small intestine?
    a) Duodenum
    b) Ileum
    c) Pancreatic duct
    d) Jejunum

Question 26

38. What substance is not found in gastric juice?
    a) Rennin
    b) Pepsin
    c) Trypsin
    d) Hydrochloric acid

Question 27

39. Which one of the following enzymes is not involved in the digestion of carbohydrates?
    a) Maltase
    b) Lipase
    c) Lactase
    d) Sucrase

Question 28

40. What enzyme begins the digestion of carbohydrates in the mouth?
    a) Lactase
    b) Amylase
    c) Maltase
    d) Disaccharides