Digestion

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the digestive system in full
Thomas Hardwick
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Digestion
  1. salivary gland
    1. amylase
      1. used in the mouth to convert starch into maltose
        1. which is broken down in the small intestine
      2. saliva
        1. lubricates food for oesophagus
      3. stomach
        1. protease
          1. converts protein into amino acids
          2. hydrochloric acid
            1. makes the stomach it a low ph best for protease
          3. oesophogus
            1. pushes muscles into food
            2. liver
              1. produces bile
                1. stored in gall bladder
                  1. emulsifies fat
              2. large intestine
                1. absorbs excess water and salts
                2. pancreas
                  1. amylase
                    1. protease
                      1. lipease
                      2. small intestine
                        1. protease
                          1. breakdown of proteins continue from the stomach
                          2. lipease
                            1. breakdown of fats into fatty acids and glycerol
                            2. amylase
                              1. converts stach into simple sugars
                              2. maltase to convert maltose into simple sugars like glucose
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