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NEET UG Digestion Absorption — practice questions

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The human digestive system is made of glands and the:Read the answer and worked solution →The alimentary canal opens posteriorly through the:Read the answer and worked solution →A tooth fixed in a socket of the jaw bone shows attachment that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Having milk teeth replaced by adult teeth is dentition that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Having four different kinds of teeth is dentition that is:Read the answer and worked solution →An adult human has how many permanent teeth?Read the answer and worked solution →The hard chewing surface of a tooth is made of:Read the answer and worked solution →The tongue is attached to the floor of the oral cavity by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Small projections on the upper surface of the tongue are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The pharynx serves as a common passage for food and:Read the answer and worked solution →The flap that keeps food out of the wind pipe is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The oesophagus passes through the neck, thorax and:Read the answer and worked solution →The opening of the oesophagus into the stomach is guarded by a:Read the answer and worked solution →The stomach lies in which part of the abdominal cavity?Read the answer and worked solution →The first part of the small intestine is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The highly coiled last part of the small intestine is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The large intestine consists of the colon, rectum and:Read the answer and worked solution →The caecum is described as a small blind:Read the answer and worked solution →Tiny projections on intestinal cells forming a brush border are:Read the answer and worked solution →The digestive glands include the pancreas, the liver and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Saliva is produced by how many pairs of salivary glands?Read the answer and worked solution →The largest gland of the human body is the:Read the answer and worked solution →True or false on digestionRead the answer and worked solution →Quick picks on digestionRead the answer and worked solution →Match each part to its jobRead the answer and worked solution →Small or large intestineRead the answer and worked solution →Canal or glandRead the answer and worked solution →Follow the food downRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on digestionRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →

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The human digestive system is made of glands and the:

  1. Alimentary canal
  2. Circulatory tube
  3. Respiratory tract
  4. Excretory duct
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Correct answer: A. Alimentary canal

1. The system has two parts working together. 2. One is the set of associated glands. 3. The other is the alimentary canal. _Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 16, Digestion and Absorption._

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The alimentary canal opens posteriorly through the:

  1. The ears
  2. The anus
  3. The mouth
  4. The nose
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Correct answer: B. The anus

1. The canal is a tube open at both ends. 2. It begins at the mouth in front. 3. It opens out at the anus behind. _Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 16, Digestion and Absorption._

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A tooth fixed in a socket of the jaw bone shows attachment that is:

  1. Thecodont
  2. Diphyodont
  3. Heterodont
  4. Monodont
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Correct answer: A. Thecodont

1. The type is named for how the tooth is held. 2. Each tooth sits in its own socket in the bone. 3. That attachment is called thecodont. _Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 16, Digestion and Absorption._

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