Which of the following absorb digested fat into the lymphatic system and eventually into bloodstream?
a) capillaries
b) lacteals
c) renal vein
d) hepatic portal vein
The blood vessels absorb the digested food except fats and transport it via……to liver.
a) renal vein
b) hepatic portal vein
c) iliac vein
d) vena cava
Excess glucose in converted in the liver to glycogen in response to the hormone.......
a) glucagon
b) insulin
c) gastrin
d) prostaglandin
Explanation: glycogen is converted back to glucose by glucagon
Digestion in the Large Intestine:
Which of the
following is/are the main function/s of the large intestine?
a) remove water from undigested food
b) remove mineral from food
c) compress the undigested food for easy removal
d) all of these
The role of bacterial population the large intestine of man is to…….
a) synthesis of some vitamins
b) breakdown of starch
c) breakdown of cellulose
d) absorption of water
Explanation: vitamin K
