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The common passage for food and air is...

The common passage for food and air is

A

Oesophagus

B

Pharynx

C

Trachea

D

Glottis

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AAKASH INSTITUTE-DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION -Assignment (SECTION-A )
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  2. Dental formula in human beings is

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  3. The common passage for food and air is

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  4. All of the following are the parts of large intestine, except

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  5. Oesophagus opens in which part of the stomach?

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  6. How many pairs of salivary glands are present in human beings?

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  7. Which gland is both exocrine and endocrine?

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  8. Glisson's capsule is associated with :

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  9. Endocrine portion of pancreas secretes

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  10. Bile is stored and concentrated in

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  11. Which organ of the following present in abdominal cavity, just below d...

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  12. Which is the largest gland in human body?

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  13. The wall of alimentary canal from oesophagus to rectum possesses laye...

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  14. The major functions of buccal cavity is/are

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  15. The antibacterial enzyme, present in the saliva that prevents infectio...

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  16. HCl secreting cells presents in the stomach are

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  17. Which enzyme gets activated by HCl, secreted from gastric glands?

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  18. All of the following juices contain enzymes, except

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  19. The breakdown of biomoleculses i.e. dipeptides, tactose, maltose and s...

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  20. Absorption of substances takes place in different parts of the aliment...

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