Go through the following statements regarding the physiology of digestion and identify whether they are true or false. Choose an appropriate option from the codes given below:
$I.$ Largest variety of hydrolases are present in omnivores,while the herbivores generally lack digestive enzymes.
$II.$ Digestive enzymes are of four types,namely,amylase,proteinases,lipases,and nucleases.
$III.$ Proteinases are also known as proteases,which are released in the active form because the proteins,either cellular or extracellular,are all hydrolysed by them in the absence of food.
$IV.$ Hydrolases and cholecystokinin are secreted by the exocrine part of the pancreas.

  • A
    All statements are true.
  • B
    All statements are false.
  • C
    Statements $III$ and $IV$ are true while $I$ and $II$ are false.
  • D
    Statements $I$ and $II$ are true while $III$ and $IV$ are false.

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Select the correct match.
List-$I$ List-$II$
$(A)$ Hepatic lobule $(i)$ Submucosal gland
$(B)$ Brunner's gland $(ii)$ Base of villi
$(C)$ Crypts of Lieberkuhn $(iii)$ Glisson's capsule
$(D)$ Sphincter of Oddi $(iv)$ Gall bladder
$(v)$ Hepato-pancreatic duct

Select the incorrect option regarding the digestion and absorption of substances in different parts of the digestive system.

Mucus is secreted by:

If the pancreas is removed,the compound that remains undigested is . . . . . . .

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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