NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This produces digestive juices that help to further break down the food in the small Intestine. It also produces insulin.
A
Stomach
B
Liver
C
Gall Bladder
D
Pancreas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your pancreas creates natural juices called pancreatic enzymes to break down foods. These juices travel through your pancreas via ducts. They empty into the upper part of your small intestine called the duodenum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pancreatic juice E.g., trypsin, amylopsin and lipase. Trypsin converts peptones and proteoses to smaller peptides. Amylopsin/pancreatic amylase converts starch into maltose. Lipase/steapsin converts fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chymotrypsin is a digestive enzyme that aids in the digestion of proteins. Chymotrypsin is a pancreatic juice. Insulin is a pancreatic hormone that allows sugar or glucose to get into the body cells to provide energy for the metabolic processes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The endocrine cells of the pancreas They are called islets of Langerhans because they are scattered like small islands (“islets”) and were discovered by the pathologist Paul Langerhans. These groups of cells produce insulin, glucagon and other hormones.

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