The digestive system is concerned with all the activities related to food. Basically digestive system consists of two parts first one is the alimentary canal and the other one is the digestive glands. The alimentary canal of vertebrates is a long tube of varying diameter. It consists of different regions like mouth, vestibule, buccal cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. Digestive glands secrete digestive juices for the digestion of food. These are of the following types: Salivary glands, Gastric glands, liver, pancreas, and intestinal glands. So take this quiz and check your knowledge about the digestive system of vertebrates.
1. Where does the maximum absorption of food occur in mammalian alimentary canal?
A. Stomach
B. Large intestine
C. Small intestine
D. Caecum
2. Which one of the following are the functional units for absorption of digested food?
A. Brunner's gland
B. Peyer's patches
C. Cryps of lieberkuhn
D. Villi
3. Which of the following is not the function of the liver?
A. Detoxification
B. Insulin synthesis
C. Heat production
D. Glycogenesis
4. Which gland is absent in frog and well developed in rabbit?
A. Salivary gland
B. Pituitary gland
C. Pancreas
D. Adrenal gland
5. Where is Glisson's capsule is found?
A. Liver of Rana
B. Pancreas
C. Liver of Rabbit
D. Kidney
6. What is the dental formula of humans?
A. 2120/2120
B. 2213/2213
C. 2122/2122
D. 2123/2123
7. The largest oral gland is found in .....
A. Fish
B. Reptiles
C. Amphibian
D. Mammal
8. Which gland is the largest gland in the mammalian body?
A. Parotid
B. Liver
C. Pancreas
D. Submaxillary
9. How many lobed livers are there in amphibians?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 2
D. 4
10. Which salivary gland is absent in man but presents in a rabbit?
A. Parotid
B. Sublingual
C. Infraorbital
D. Submaxillary
11. Crop in birds is a modification of .....
A. Stomach
B. Small intestine
C. Large intestine
D. Oesophagus
12. Which teeth are used to pierce and tear the flesh?
A. Incisor
B. Premolar
C. Canine
D. Molar
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