NEET Biology NEET PYQ-Digestion and Absorption

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    If for some reason our goblet cells are non-functional, this will adversely affect [AIPMT (S) 2010]

    A) production of somatostatin

    B) secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands

    C) maturation of sperms

    D) smooth movement of food down the intestine

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [D] Goblet cells are something like a wineglass that present in the columnar epithelium of the mammalian intestine and secrete mucin, a mucoprotein that forms mucus when in solution. If Goblet cells become non-functional, this will adversely affect smooth movement of food down the intestine due to absence of mucin.


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