Question

State one role of each of the following in the human digestive system: (i) Hydrochloric acid (ii) Villi (iii) Anal Sphincter (iv) Lipase

June 19, 2025

Answer

Hydrochloric acid: Provides acidic medium for pepsin to act and kills bacteria.
Villi: Increase surface area for absorption of digested food in the small intestine.
Anal Sphincter: Controls the release of feces from the rectum.
Lipase: Enzyme that digests fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

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Saliva

HCI in the stomach

Bile juice

Villi

(b) Write one function for each of the following enzymes:

Pepsin

Lipase

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(a) Why is nutrition necessary for the human body? (CBSE 2020)
(b) What causes the movement of food inside the alimentary canal?
(c) Why is the small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?
(d) What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands?

(a) Name the organs that form the excretory system in human beings. (b) Describe in brief how urine is produced in the human body.

(a) Describe the structure and function of the basic filtering unit of the kidney. (b) List two factors on which the reabsorption of water from urine depends.

(a) “Blood circulation in fishes is different from the blood circulation in human beings”. Justify the statement.
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(e) Veins have valves, whereas arteries do not.