B2 Enzymes and Digestion
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- Created on: 21-02-14 11:20
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- Enzymes in digestion
- Amylase
- Where is it made?
- Salivary Glands
- Pancreas
- Small intestine
- What does it do?
- Breaks down starch into sugars
- Where is it made?
- Protease
- Where is it produced?
- Stomach
- Called 'Pepsin' here
- The Pancreas
- The small intestine
- Stomach
- What does it do?
- Breaks down Protiens into amino acids
- Where is it produced?
- Lipase
- Where is it made?
- Pancreas
- Small intestine
- Where is it made?
- Bile
- Where is it produced?
- The liver
- Stored in the gall bladder
- The liver
- What does it do?
- It neutralizes the food passing through the small intestine that is acidic due to hydrochloric acid in the stomach
- Emulsifies fats, to provide a larger surface area for Lipase to act on.
- Where is it produced?
- Amylase
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