Digestion and Absorption Question 23
23. Pancreas produces
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(a) three digestive enzymes and one hormone
(b) three types of digestive enzymes and two hormones
(c) two digestive enzymes and one hormone
(d) three digestive enzymes and no hormone
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Answer : b
Hints & Solution
(b) Pancreasproduces enzymes(i)trypsinogen which is then activated by enterokinase into active trypsin (ii) chymotrypsinogen which is again an inactive proenzyme, activated by trypsin (iii) procarboxypeptidases which are activated into carboxypeptidases by trypsin and two hormones (a) Insulin (b) Glucagon which control the glucose level in blood.
