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NEET Digestion and Absorption PYQs with Solutions

211 previous year questions from Digestion and Absorption (NEET UG Zoology) with answers and solutions. Numbered list, year tags, and one-tap solutions — built for serious JEE / NEET practice.

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Digestion and Absorption has 211 previous year questions in the Quantrex Academy NEET UG Zoology bank. The 211 questions in this list come from NEET (138), JIPMER (40) and AIIMS (33), spanning 2001 to 2023. Each question opens on its own page with the options, the correct answer and the worked solution where available.

NEET Digestion and Absorption PYQs with Solutions

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Select the correct sequential steps regarding absorption of fatty acids and glycerol, in intestine. (A) Micelles are reformed into small protein coated fat globules called

Match List I with List II . List I (Cells) List II (Secretion) A. Peptic cells I. Mucus B. Goblet cells II. Bile juice C. Oxyntic cells III. Proenzyme pepsinogen D. Hepatic cells

Once the undigested and unabsorbed substances enter the caecum, their backflow is prevented by-

Choose the incorrect enzymatic reaction :

Match List-I with List-II regarding the organs of Cockroach: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Role of enamel is to :

A unique vascular connection between the digestive tract and liver is called

Which of the following functions is not performed by secretions from salivary glands?

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Fatty acids and glycerols cannot be absorbed into the blood. Statement II : Specialized lymphatic capillaries called lacteals carry

Succus entericus is referred to as:

Sphincter of Oddi is present at:

Identify the correct statement with reference to human digestive system.

The proteolytic enzyme rennin is found in:

The enzyme enterokinase helps in conversion of

Intrinsic factor that helps in the absorption of vitamin B _ 12 is secreted by:

Assertion : Cholecystokinin pancreozymin is released by small intestine. Reason : Cholecystokinin pancreozymin activates pepsinogen and stimulates gall bladder to release bile

Pancreatic juice/enzyme digests

Which vitamin is associated with the maintenance of bone density?

Assertion : Gastrin is required for the process of digestion in humans. Reason : Gastrin induces HCl production and pepsinogen.

Assertion : Gastrectomy can lead to iron deficiency or anaemia. Reason : HCl of gastric juice converts dietary iron to a form that is readily absorbable.

In gluconeogenesis, which of the following cannot act as substrate?

Length of oesophagus is

Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and choose the correct option.

Kwashiorkor disease is due to

Identify the cells whose secretion protects the lining of gastro-intestinal tract from various enzymes.

Match the following structures with their respective location in organs: Column &ndash; I Column &ndash; II ( a ) Crypts of Lieberkuhn ( i ) Pancreas ( b ) Glisson&rsquo;s capsule

Assertion : Cholecystokinin pancreozymin is released by small intestine. Reason : Cholecystokinin pancreozymin activates pepsinogen and stimulates gall bladder to release bile

Assertion : Gastrectomy can lead to iron deficiency or anaemia. Reason : HCl of gastric juice converts dietary iron to a form that is readily absorbable.

Assertion : Gastrin is required for the process of digestion in humans. Reason : Gastrin induces HCl production and pepsinogen.

Which vitamin is associated with the maintenance of bone density?

Pancreatic juice/enzyme digests

Length of oesophagus is

In gluconeogenesis, which of the following cannot act as substrate?

Assertion : Balantidium coli lives in intestine of human beings. Reason : Balantidium is harmless to human beings.

A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother's milk which is white in colour but the stools which the infant passes out is quite yellowish. The yellow colour of stool is due to

The vitamin nicotinamide can be synthesised in our body from

All the digestive enzymes like carbohydrase, protease, lipase, DNase, RNase are found in

Assertion : Auerbach's plexus controls the secretion of intestinal juice. Reason : Meissner's plexus controls the peristalsis in alimentary canal.

Where is sacculus rotandus located?

Peyer's patches are present in

What is the function of Kupffer's cells?

Daily requirement of vitamin-A for adult women is

Brunner's gland is located in

Which of the following gastric cells indirectly help in erythropoiesis?

Which of the following terms describe human dentition?

All the digestive enzymes like carbohydrase, protease, lipase, DNase, RNase are found in

Assertion : Balantidium coli lives in intestine of human beings. Reason : Balantidium is harmless to human beings.

Assertion : Auerbach's plexus controls the secretion of intestinal juice. Reason : Meissner's plexus controls the peristalsis in alimentary canal.

The vitamin nicotinamide can be synthesised in our body from

A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother's milk which is white in colour but the stools which the infant passes out is quite yellowish. The yellow colour of stool is due to

What is the function of Kupffer's cells?

Peyer's patches are present in

Daily requirement of vitamin-A for adult women is

Brunner's gland is located in

Where is sacculus rotandus located?

Wharton's duct is the duct of

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which cells of 'Crypts of Lieberkuhn' secrete antibacterial lysozyme?

Which of the following options best represents the enzyme composition of pancreatic juice?

A baby boy aged two years is admitted to playing school and passes through a dental check-up. The dentist observed that the boy had twenty teeth. Which teeth were absent?

Wharton's duct is the duct of

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Pyloric sphincter guards the opening between

Due to alcohol abuse brain related disease Korsakoff's syndrome occurs. Which nutrient is responsible for this syndrome?

Which hormones do stimulate the production of pancreatic juice and bicarbonate?

In the stomach, gastric acid is secreted by the

Which of the following guards the opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum?

Due to alcohol abuse brain related disease Korsakoff's syndrome occurs. Which nutrient is responsible for this syndrome?

Pyloric sphincter guards the opening between

Vitamin- B_ 12 is absorbed primarily in the

The primary dentition in human differs from permanent dentition in not having one of the following types of teeth:

Which of the following statements is not correct?

The enzyme that is not present in succus entericus is:

Gastric juice of infants contains:

Vitamin- B_ 12 is absorbed primarily in the

Assertion : HCl converts pepsinogen into active enzyme pepsin. Reason: Pepsin converts protein into proteoses and peptones.

Match the following structures with their respective location in organs: Column – I Column – II ( a ) Crypts of Lieberkuhn ( i ) Pancreas ( b ) Glisson’s capsule