Which one statement is incorrect regarding the process of digestion and absorption in humans?

  • A
    Small intestine is the major site for the absorption of all nutrients
  • B
    Around $40 \%$ of the total absorption of nutrients takes place in the proximal part of the small intestine
  • C
    Drugs,alcohols,little water and salt are absorbed in the stomach through the mucous membrane
  • D
    Large intestine is the site of absorption for water and products of bacterial digestion

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Consider the following statements regarding digestion and absorption in mammals. Identify whether they are true or false and select the correct option accordingly.
$I.$ Both Kupffer's cells and Glisson's capsule are characteristics of the mammalian liver.
$II.$ In dentition,thecodont means that teeth are embedded in the socket of jaw bones.
$III.$ There are three pairs of salivary glands in human beings; out of them,the parotid,situated beneath the tongue,is the smallest salivary gland.
$IV.$ Zymogens (inactive forms of enzymes) are not the secretions of peptic cells.

Match column $I$ with column $II$:
Column $I$ (Component/Process)Column $II$ (Associated Part/Enzyme)
$(a)$ Bilirubin and biliverdin$(i)$ Parotid
$(b)$ Hydrolysis of starch$(ii)$ Bile
$(c)$ Digestion of fat$(iii)$ Lipases
$(d)$ Salivary gland$(iv)$ Amylases

State the function of saliva.

Assertion : In the condition of obstructive jaundice,large amounts of unabsorbed fats are eliminated out of the body.
Reason : Entry of bile into the small intestine is prevented during obstructive jaundice.

Choose the correct option:
$(1)$ The calorific value of fat is higher than that of glucose.
$(2)$ Premolars are absent in the dental formula of a human child.

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