Digestive Enzymes and Cystic Fibrosis

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What is the primary role of trypsin in the human body?

  • Regulation of enzyme production in the brain
  • Digestion of proteins in the small intestine (correct)
  • Breakdown of proteins in wounds
  • Synthesis of proteins in the pancreas

Which enzyme is obtained from the leaves of the Carica papaya plant?

  • Papain (correct)
  • Microbial enzyme
  • Trypsin
  • Collagenase

What is the inactive form of trypsin synthesized in the mammalian pancreas?

  • Papain
  • Trypsinogen (correct)
  • Collagenase
  • Enteropeptidase

What is the purpose of using proteolytic enzymes in wound care?

<p>To facilitate debridement and promote healing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of medically-used trypsin?

<p>Pancreatic tissue of slaughterhouse animals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following enzymes is NOT used in wound care?

<p>Lipase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the enzyme that converts trypsinogen into trypsin?

<p>Enteropeptidase (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which form is trypsin initially synthesized in the mammalian pancreas?

<p>Inactive trypsinogen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of enzymatic activation of trypsinogen?

<p>To obtain medically-used trypsin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which location is trypsinogen converted into active trypsin?

<p>Small intestine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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