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Digestion and Absorption question bank (Biology)

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Q1.

Which one of the following physiological functions is common between the small intestine and the renal tubules?

(A)
Excretion of water
(B)
Excretion of waste materials
(C)
Absorption of proteins
(D)
Absorption of glucose
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Q2.

A person had therapeutic surgery, which removed part of his stomach. Later, he started suffering from pernicious anemia. Biochemical tests showed that he had vitamin B12 deficiency. The most plausible cause for this deficiency is

(A)
Loss of parietal or oxyntic cells.
(B)
Lack of vitamin B12 producing intestinal cells.
(C)
Loss of peptic or chief cells.
(D)
Loss of goblet cells.
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