Select the correct statement.

  • A
    Salivary glands are located below the buccal cavity.
  • B
    The liver is the largest digestive gland.
  • C
    The hepatic duct does not originate from the gallbladder.
  • D
    The sphincter of Oddi regulates the opening of the common hepato-pancreatic duct into the duodenum.

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$(1)$ The calorific value of fat is higher than that of glucose.
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Go through the following statements regarding starch digestion. Separate true and false statements and select the correct option accordingly.
$I.$ Digestion of starch starts from the mouth.
$II.$ Around $30 \%$ of the starch is digested in the stomach.
$III.$ Digestion of food requires the action of pancreatic juices.
$IV.$ Digestion of food is completed in the longest part of the alimentary canal.

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$(a)$ Goblet cells located in the intestinal mucosal epithelium secrete mucus/chymotrypsin.
$(b)$ Fats are broken down into di- and monoglycerides with the help of amylase/lipase.
$(c)$ Gastric glands of stomach mucosa have oxyntic cells/chief cells which secrete $HCl$.
$(d)$ Saliva contains enzymes that digest starch/protein.

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