Digestive System One Word Questions & Answers – GNM 1st Year Anatomy | NursingNotesGNM

 

Digestive System – One Word Questions & Answers (GNM 1st Year Anatomy & Physiology

By NursingNotesGNM | Updated for GNM Final Exam 2026

📑 Table of Contents

• Introduction

• One Word Questions & Answers (1–40)

• Quick Revision Points

• SEO Meta

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📘 Introduction

These One Word Questions and Answers on the Digestive System are specially prepared for GNM 1st Year Nursing students. This format is useful for viva, quick revision, and competitive exams.

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✅ One Word Q&A (Answer Given Immediately)

1. First part of alimentary canal – Mouth

2. Largest digestive gland – Liver

3. Storage organ of bile – Gall bladder

4. Enzyme in saliva – Amylase

5. Acid present in stomach – HCl

6. Protein digesting enzyme of stomach – Pepsin

7. First part of small intestine – Duodenum

8. Longest part of alimentary canal – Small intestine

9. Finger-like projections of intestine – Villi

10. Site of water absorption – Large intestine

11. Organ that secretes insulin – Pancreas

12. Movement of gut – Peristalsis

13. Storage of feces – Rectum

14. Final opening of alimentary canal – Anus

15. Fat absorbing vessels – Lacteals

16. Breakdown of food – Digestion

17. Entry of nutrients into blood – Absorption

18. Chemical reactions in cells – Metabolism

19. Hormone of stomach – Gastrin

20. Fat emulsifying fluid – Bile

21. Enzyme digesting fats – Lipase

22. Enzyme digesting proteins in intestine – Trypsin

23. Fold of stomach – Rugae

24. Valve between ileum and cecum – Ileocecal valve

25. Sugar from carbohydrate digestion – Glucose

26. End product of protein digestion – Amino acids

27. End product of fat digestion – Fatty acids

28. Mixing movement of intestine – Segmentation

29. Beginning of large intestine – Cecum

30. Removal of feces – Defecation

31. Vitamin needing intrinsic factor – B12

32. Protective lining of stomach – Mucus

33. Appendix is attached to – Cecum

34. Immediate energy source – Carbohydrate

35. Main energy reserve – Fat

36. Portal vein carries blood to – Liver

37. Enzyme converting maltose to glucose – Maltase

38. Immune patches in ileum – Peyer’s patches

39. Intake of food – Ingestion

40. Central organ of metabolism – Liver

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🌟 Quick Revision Points

• Mouth begins digestion

• Stomach digests proteins

• Small intestine absorbs nutrients

• Liver controls metabolism

• Large intestine absorbs water

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