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How carbohydrate is digested in buccal cavity?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Introduction to Carbohydrate Digestion**: - The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the buccal cavity (mouth). 2. **Role of Saliva**: - Saliva is produced by three pairs of salivary glands: - Parotid glands (located in the cheek region) ...
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MODERN PUBLICATION-DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION-REVISION EXERCISES (Short Answer Questions)
  1. Name the source of enterokinase and mention its action.

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

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

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

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  5. How carbohydrate is digested in buccal cavity?

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

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  7.  What will help in protein digestion in stomach ?

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

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  9. Describe the structure of a mammalian tooth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  17. Name one enzyme of gastric juice and one of pancreatic juice that are ...

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  18. (a) Write down the human dental formula for permanent teeth. (b) Dis...

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  19. (a) What is coprophagy? (b) Discuss the role of bile in digestion of...

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  20. What is diastema?

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