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Flashcards by shaunamanton4061, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by shaunamanton4061
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| name the 3 enzymes! | protease lipase amylase |
| where is protease produced? | the stomach |
| where does digestion begin? | the mouth |
| what happens in the mouth? | Food is initially physically broken down by the teeth in the mouth. Chewing increases the surface area of the food allowing the first chemical processes of digestion to occur. Saliva contains an enzyme which helps breaks the food down chemically so that large molecules can be turned into smaller ones that the body can absorb. |
| what is another word for gullet? | oesophagus |
| finish the statement.... salavary | glands |
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