Ingestion can be defined as the pain and discomfort in the stomach that is related to difficulty in digesting food. The symptoms are burning sensation in the throat, vomiting, etc. It can be treated by living a healthy lifestyle such as drinking water, chew food properly, etc.

Match the following: List A List B (i) Pepsin a. Carbohydrates (ii) Amylase b. Proteins (iii) Lipase c. Fats

(i) – (b), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (c)

(i) – (a), (ii) –(b), (iii) –(c)

(i) – (c), (ii) – (b), (iii) – (a)

(i) – (a), (ii) – (c), (iii) –(b)

A forceful involuntary ejection of the food contents present in the stomach is called vomiting. It is caused due to indigestion, overeating, ulcers, gastrointestinal infection, etc. In children, it is mainly caused due to food poisoning.

Match the following columns (I) and (II): Column I Column II 1. Peptic ulcer (i) HIV 2. Acute disease (ii) Plasmodium 3. Chronic disease (iii) Leishmania 4. AIDS (iv) Trypanosoma 5. Malaria (v) Ascaris 6. Kala-azar (vi) Cough and cold 7. Ascariasis (vii) Vaccination 8. Alexander Fleming (viii) Tuberculosis 9. Immunisation (ix) Helicobacter pylori 10. Sleeping sickness (x) SARS virus (xi) Bacteria (xii) Staphylococcus (xiii) Antibiotic

1-(ix) Peptic ulcer is an open sore on external or internal surface of body. Peptic ulcer are found on the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary canal leading to excessive acidity and bleeding in the stomach and small intestine. The bacterium that causes peptic ulcers is Helicobacter pylori . 2-(vi) The diseases which are short term with intense symptoms are called acute diseases. Cough and cold are the disease or disorder that lasts a short time, so they are examples of acute diseases. 3-(viii) The disease that persists for a long time is known as a chronic disease with mild symptoms are called chronic diseases. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a chronic disease. 4-(i) AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a sexually transmitted disease, which weakens the immune system of the organisms and therefore indirectly affect the health of a person. It is caused by the virus called HIV (Human immunodeficiency syndrome). 5-(ii) Malaria is an infectious disease which is caused by a protozoan and is carried from one person to another person through female Anopheles . The protozoan which causes malaria is named Plasmodium vivax . 6-(iii) A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera caused by the parasite Leishmania . The disease is named Kala azar. 7-(v) Ascariasis is a water-borne disease and is caused by the organism, parasitic roundworm named Ascaris lumbricoides which belongs to phylum Nematoda . 8-(xiii) The antibiotics are the substances that destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms and is therefore used to treat some infections. The antibiotic penicillin was discovered by the scientist Alexander Fleming and is obtained from Penicillium notatum. 9-(vii) Vaccines are the biological preparation which are prepared from the weak pathogens to stimulate the production of antibodies against specific diseases. Immunisation refers to the process of getting immune to the disease with the help of vaccines for specific diseases. 10-(iv) Trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne parasitic disease and caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma . Column I Column II 1. Peptic ulcer (ix) Helicobacter pylori 2. Acute disease (vi) Cough and cold 3. Chronic disease (viii) Tuberculosis 4. AIDS (i) HIV 5. Malaria (ii) Plasmodium 6. Kala Azar (iii) Leishmania 7. Ascariasis (v) Ascaris 8. Alexander Fleming (xiii) Antibiotic 9. Immunisation (vii) Vaccination 10. Sleeping sickness (iv) Trypanosoma

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What suggestions do you give to your friend suffering fromconstipation?

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How much time the hunger pangs will continue.

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Match the following:

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(i) Pepsin	a. Carbohydrates
(ii) Amylase	b. Proteins
(iii) Lipase	c. Fats

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Which enzyme starts the digestion in human beings?

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Which of the following is not a secretion in human beings?

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"Taste is something connected to the tongue and palate.” Write an activity to prove it.

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What is the apparatus used in your class while performing the demonstration of peristaltic movement. in oesophagus?

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Sphincter that helps in opening stomach into duodenum is _____

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Vomiting is a symptom of many diseases.

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Choose the wrong statement :

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Which of the following is an example of involuntary action?

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Define vomiting.

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Warren and Marshall discovered

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Vomiting is controlled by

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Indigestion is also known as dyspepsia.

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Choose the wrong statement:

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Match the following columns (I) and (II):

Column I	Column II
1. Peptic ulcer	(i) HIV
2. Acute disease	(ii) Plasmodium
3. Chronic disease	(iii) Leishmania
4. AIDS	(iv) Trypanosoma
5. Malaria	(v) Ascaris
6. Kala-azar	(vi) Cough and cold
7. Ascariasis	(vii) Vaccination
8. Alexander Fleming	(viii) Tuberculosis
9. Immunisation	(ix) Helicobacter pylori
10. Sleeping sickness	(x) SARS virus
	(xi) Bacteria
	(xii) Staphylococcus
	(xiii) Antibiotic

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