GENERAL HISTOLOGY

OESOPHAGUS STOMACH

BODY OF STOMACH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following digestive juices contain digestive enzymes? (1) Gastric juice (2) Bile (3) Pancreatic juice (4) Intestinal juice
A
and (3) only
B
and (4) only
C
, (3) and (4) only
D
, (2), (3) and (4)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pancreatic juice is a liquid secreted by the pancreas, which contains a number of digestive enzymes, including trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase, carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, nucleases and amylase.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are five digestive juices, viz., saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, succus entericus (intestinal juice) and bile, secreted from salivary, gastric, pancreatic, intestinal and hepatic gland respectively, which are poured in the alimentary canal at its different levels successively from oral to aboral side.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bile juice does not contain any enzyme but bile salts are important for digestion and absorption of fats.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: Gastric juice contains pepsin, lipase and rennin.

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