PATHOLOGY MCQ
PANCREAS
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Question
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All of the following are functions of sodium bicarbonate except ____
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provides a favorable environment in the small intestine for enzymes involved in digestion
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neutralizes the acidic chyme
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prevents the action of pepsin
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prevents the action fo chymotrypsin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Enzyme activity is affected by a number of factors including the concentration of the enzyme, the concentration of the substrate, the temperature, the pH, and the salt concentration.
Detailed explanation-2: -Trypsinogen in pancreatic juice is initially activated by enterokinase to trypsin, after which it activates chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin, procarboxypeptidases to carboxypeptidases, proelastase to elastase, and the various prolipase enzymes to active lipases.
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