Question: 143. Succus entericus is referred to as:
(1) Pancreatic juice
(2) Intestinal juice
(3) Gastric juice
(4) Chyme
Answer: Option (2)
Explanation:
Succus entericus is the digestive juice secreted by the glands present in the small intestine.
It contains various enzymes such as peptidases, lipases, maltase, sucrase and lactase which complete the digestion of food.
Pancreatic juice is secreted by the pancreas, gastric juice is secreted by the stomach,
and chyme is the semi-fluid mass of partially digested food.
Therefore, succus entericus is referred to as intestinal juice.