What happens during the oral phase of digestion?

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Question 1 of 5

What happens during the oral phase of digestion?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: In the oral phase, food is mechanically broken down by chewing and mixed with saliva to begin starch digestion.

Question 2 of 5

Fungiform papillae appear as red spots on tongue surface because:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Fungiform papillae appear red due to their thin epithelium and rich vascularity in the connective tissue, not because of secondary papillae structure.

Question 3 of 5

Meissner's plexus is found in:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Meissner's plexus is located in the submucosa and regulates glandular secretion and local blood flow.

Question 4 of 5

During active HCL secretion parietal cell shows:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: During active HCl secretion, parietal cells' intracellular canaliculi expand with numerous microvilli, and the tubulovesicular system decreases as it fuses with the canaliculi.

Question 5 of 5

Zymogen cells of fundic glands show the following EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Zymogen (chief) cells are located in the body and base of fundic glands, not the neck, and secrete pepsinogen and gastric lipase.

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