$A$ patient suffering from cholera is given a saline drip because:

  • A
    $Cl^-$ ions are an important component of blood plasma.
  • B
    $Na^+$ ions help to retain water in the body.
  • C
    $Na^+$ ions are important in the transport of substances across membranes.
  • D
    $Cl^-$ ions help in the formation of $HCl$ in the stomach for digestion.

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Read the following statements thoroughly and identify whether they are true or false. Choose the right option accordingly.
$I.$ Bile is produced and stored in the liver and gall bladder,respectively.
$II.$ Common bile duct is the fusion of the right and left hepatic duct.
$III.$ Hepato-pancreatic duct opens into the proximal part of the small intestine.
$IV.$ Pancreas consists of two parts,exocrine and endocrine.
$V.$ Pepsinogen,a secretion of chief cells,is activated by hydrochloric acid.
$VI.$ Peptides are converted into dipeptides with the action of carboxypeptidase.

Which of the following will release more energy on oxidation? Arrange them in ascending order.
$(a)$ $1 \; g$ of fat
$(b)$ $1 \; g$ of protein
$(c)$ $1 \; g$ of glucose
$(d)$ $0.5 \; g$ of protein $+ 0.5 \; g$ of glucose

Consider the following statements regarding digestion and absorption in mammals. Identify whether they are true or false and select the correct option accordingly.
$I.$ Both Kupffer's cells and Glisson's capsule are characteristics of the mammalian liver.
$II.$ In dentition,thecodont means that teeth are embedded in the socket of jaw bones.
$III.$ There are three pairs of salivary glands in human beings; out of them,the parotid,situated beneath the tongue,is the smallest salivary gland.
$IV.$ Zymogens (inactive forms of enzymes) are not the secretions of peptic cells.

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