Page 2 - Assignment-Digestion and Absorption

8. In frogs, the surface of the attachment for the tongue is _____
1. Tympanum
2. Palate
3. Pterygoid
4. Hyoid apparatus
9. Doctors will suggest ___________ if person is suffering form high blood
cholesterol.
1. Ghee
2. Vegetable Oil
3. Dalda
4. Lard
10. Chymosin is also known as ______
1. Lipase
2. Amylase
3. Trypsin
4. Rennin

B. Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)

Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)
1. What do you mean by the term malnutrition ?
2. Name the hardest substance in the body.
3. What is a lacteal ?
4. Name the small projections, found on the upper surface of tongue.
5. Mention the function of epiglottis.
6. Write the names of major parts of stomach.
7. Name the enzyme that digest fats. Mention the end products of fat digestion.
8. In which part of alimentary canal does absorption of water, simple sugars
and alchol takes place ?
9. Why are proteases generally released in inactive form ?
10. Trypsinogen is an inactive enzyme of pancreatic juice. An enzyme, enterokinase,
activates it. Which tissue/cell secrete the enzyme ? How is it activated?

C. Short Answer Questions-II (2 marks each)

11. What is emulsification? Where and how does it occur?
12. Name three parts of large intestine. Which vestigial organ arises from the
first part of it ?
13. Name the gland which perform/acts as exocrine and endcrine. Also name
the products which are secreted by it.
14. The wall of alimentary canal is made up of four layers. Give the names of
these four layers.