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Flashcards by Abby Dolbear, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Abby Dolbear
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| saliva contains what? | amylase |
| Amylase breaks down what to what? | starch to maltose |
| Gastric Juice contains? | hydrochloric acid & pepsin/protease |
| hydrochloric acid does what? | >kills pathogens >provides an optimum pH |
| pepsin / protease breaks down what to what? | protein to amino acids |
| Bile in the duodenum contains what? | Bile salts |
| Bile salts breaks down what to what? | fats to smaller fat droplets which increases the surface area for amylase to work on |
| Pancreatic juice contains what? | >pancreatic amylase >lipase >trypsin |
| Pancreatic amylase breaks down what to what? | starch to maltose |
| lipase breaks down what to what? | fats to fatty acids and glycerol |
| trypsin breaks down what to what? | protein to amino acids |
| Intestinal juice from the wall of the duodenum, contains what? | >Carbohydrates / maltase >protease >lipase |
| Carbohydrates / maltase breaks down what to what? | starch to maltose |
| Protease breaks down what to what? | protein to amino acids |
| lipasebreaks down what to what? | fats to fatty acids + glycerol |
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