Enzymes and Digestion
- Created by: isabella newsum
- Created on: 16-11-14 19:09
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- Enzymes and Digestion
- Amylase Converts Starch Into Maltose (Sugars)
- Made in salivary glands, pancreas and small intestine
- Protease Converts Proteins Into Amino Acids
- Made in stomach, pancreas and small intestine
- Lipase Converts Lipids into Glycerol and Fatty Acids
- Made in pancreas and the small intestine
- Bile Neutralises the Stomach Acid and Emulsifies Fats
- Produced in the liver, stored in the gall bladder before its releases into the small intestine
- Bile= alkaline, so it neutralises the hydrochloric acid
- Emulsifies fats- breaks fat into tiny droplets- bigger surface area- makes digestion faster
- Digestive System
- Salivary Glands- produce amylase enzyme in the saliva
- Gullet
- Liver- bile is produced, bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats
- Stomach- pummels food with its muscular walls, produces the protease enzyme pepsin, produces hydrochloric acid to kill bacteria and give right pH for the protease enzyme to work
- Gall bladder- bile is stored, before its released into the small intestine
- Pancreas- produces protease, amylase and lipase enzyme- then released into the small intestine
- Small intestine- produces protease, amylase and lipase enzyme to complete digestion, digested food absorbed into the blood
- Large Intestine- excess water is absorbed from the food
- Rectum- faeces are stored before they exit through the anus
- Amylase Converts Starch Into Maltose (Sugars)
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