HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following statements about the digestive system is false?
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Chyme is a mixture of food and digestive juices that is produced in the stomach.
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Food enters the large intestine before the small intestine.
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In the small intestine, chyme mixes with bile, which emulsifies fats.
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The stomach is separated from the small intestine by the pyloric sphincter.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Option b is correct because it is a false statement for the digestive system as the small intestine completes the process of digestion and absorbs the nutrients, then passes the food on to the large intestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary function of the large intestine, however, is the absorption of water, electrolytes and vitamins from digestive residues (a process that usually takes 24 to 30 hours) and storage of faecal matter until it can be expelled. Hence statement C is correct.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. No absorption of materials takes place in the given organ.
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