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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Organ**: The liver is the largest organ in the human body and is located below the diaphragm in the upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity. 2. **Function 1 - Bile Production**: One of the primary functions of the liver is to produce and excrete bile juice, which is essential for the digestion and absorption of fats. 3. **Function 2 - Storage**: The liver stores important nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and glycogen. Glycogen serves as a form of energy storage that can be converted back into glucose when needed. ...
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MODERN PUBLICATION-DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION-REVISION EXERCISES (Short Answer Questions)
  1. Differentiate between chyme and chyle.

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  2. Name the watery fluid secreted by Brunner's gland in the duodenum. Men...

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  3. Write four functions of liver.

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  4. What is the source of saliva? Mention its composition.

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  5. Name the source of enterokinase and mention its action.

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  6. How does food move along the human gut? What is this process called?

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  7. Write down the dental formula of human. What is meant by thecodont?

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  8. What is source of HCl? Give its functions.

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  9. How carbohydrate is digested in buccal cavity?

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  10. Draw a well labelled diagram of V.S. of Human tooth.

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  11.  What will help in protein digestion in stomach ?

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  12. How dose butter in your food get digested and absorbed in the body?

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  13. Describe the structure of a mammalian tooth.

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  14. Give the cause and symptoms of following digestive disorders : (i) D...

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  15. How does intestinal juice contriute to the digestion of proteins? What...

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  16. Draw a diagram of the human duodenum and the associated glands. Label ...

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  17. Trace the main steps of digestion of proteins as food passes through a...

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  18. Describe the digestion of carbohydrates in the human buccal cavity.

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  19. Draw a well labelled diagram of V.S. of Human tooth.

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  20. Name the hormone that stimulates gall bladder to release the bile juic...

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