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4 Cards in this Set
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Mouth
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proteins in food are crushed by chewing and moistened by saliva
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Stomach
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proteins are denatured by hydrochloric acid and pepsin breaks them into single amino acids and smaller polypeptides
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Small intestine
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proteases are released to digest polypeptides into smaller units
cells complete the breakdown of polypeptide into single amino acids |
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Liver
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amino acids are transported to the liver and sent to the cell when needed
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