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Digestion
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process of breaking down foods; 2 parts: chemical and physical
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1. Chewing food helps aid digestion.
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Pepsin
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enzyme active in digesting protein
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1. Pepsin breaks large protein molecules into smaller polypeptides.
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Small Intestines
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6 meter long tube that completes chemical digestion and and absorbs food molecules
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1. When food is emptied out of the stomach, it enters the small intestines, where digestion processes continue.
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Salivary Amylase
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enzyme that starts carb digestion in the mouth
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1. starch + water yields maltose
(yield= salivary amylase) 2. Salivary amylase digests starch to shorter polysaccharides and maltose by breaking chemical bonds. |
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Lipase
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enzyme that digests fats
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1. Lipase breaks fats down into fatty acids and glycerol.
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Villi
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small fingerlike projections that increases the surface of intestinal lining
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1. The resulting products of digestion pass through the cells of the villi.
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