Digested Chicken

The ultimate fate of digested chicken and rice is to be converted into simple biomolecules and the remains be excreted from the body through the anus. The chickens major initial biological structure when first consumed is a protein. It is then digested into its constituent, an amino acid by pancreatic enzymes prior to absorption. First, the chicken is mechanically digested in the mouth when chewed and breaks it into smaller pieces. The partially digested chicken travels to the stomach and begins digesting with the action of enzymes called pepsin (Primal Pictures). Pepsin breaks the bonds that hold the protein molecule together. Once these bonds have been broken they form a chain of amino acids that are linked together called polypeptides (Primal …show more content…
These enzymes enter the small intestines duodenum via the pancreatic duct. The polypeptides are further broken down into smaller substances called peptides (Primal Pictures). Peptides are two or more amino acids linked together. After the complete digestion of the chicken’s protein has taken place, the amino acids are absorbed through the small intestine lining and into the bloodstream. Lipids, which can also be found in chicken and rice, are digested and absorbed by the small intestine. Bile salts emulsify fat so that pancreatic lipase can digest it (Primal Pictures). The lipids also enter the lacteals before moving into the bloods circulation. The rice major biological structure when first consumed is a carbohydrate content. The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth when the enzyme salivary amylase breaks down the carbohydrate (Primal Pictures). The enzyme speeds up the hydrolysis of the molecule. The carbohydrate then moves down the esophagus, somewhat intact, into the stomach. There is no digestive enzyme active in the stomach but resumes once the carbohydrate enter the small intestines