Digestive Glands


 
 
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Digestive Glands

Digestive Glands:

Various glands associated with alimentary canal are:

  • Salivary glands: They secrete salivary amylase which convert starch into sugar at the optimum pH of about 7. It is due to this gland that our mouth waters when we eat something we like.
  • Gastric glands: These are found in the walls of the stomach. They release digestive juice containing HCl, pepsin, mucous etc. HCl creates an acidic medium of pH 2, facilitating the action of pepsin enzyme which acts on proteins present in food. The mucus protects the lining of the stomach from the action of the hydrochloric acid(HCl) produced under normal condition.
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    Enzymes are

    Right Option : C
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    Bile is needed to break down the fat that is found in food. Which of the following is responsible for storing bile?

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    The pancreatic juice acts on which of the following components of food and changes it into simpler substances? 

    Right Option : D
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