Digestion and Absorption Question 41
41. One of the constituents of the pancreatic juice while poured into the duodenum in humans, is:
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(a) trypsinogen
(b) chymotrypsin
(c) trypsin
(d) enterokinase
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Answer : a
Hints & Solution
(a) Trypsinegen it is inactive form and we know that all enzymes of pancreas are secreted in this form. Enzyme enterokinase is secreted from the duodenal mucosa, at the chemical stage that changes the inactive pancreatic secretion trypsinogen to trypsin.
