NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION

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Consider the following statement regarding digestion and absorption in mammals. Identify wheather they are true or false and select the correct option accordingly I. Both Kupffer’s cells and glisson’s capsule are the characteristic of mammalian liver II. In dentition, thecodont means that teeth are embedded in the socket of jaw bones III. There are three pair of salivary glands in human beings, out of them parotid, situated beneath the tongue are the smallest salivary gland IV. Zymogen (inactive form of enzymes) are not the secretions of peptic cells

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Correct option: C

I and II are true while III and IV are false

Option C is correct because statements I and II are true, while statements III and IV are false. Statement III incorrectly states the location and size of the parotid gland, and statement IV incorrectly suggests zymogens are not secreted by peptic cells.

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