Digestion 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Design & TechnologyA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Lucy WhiteCreated on: 03-06-13 16:32 Mouth 1st stage Mucin - slimey substance, helps to swallow food Salivary amylase - enzyme, starts to breakdown starch 1 of 4 Stomach Pepsin - breaks down protein Renin - breaks down milk protein Acid (not an enzyme) - helps to break down food 2 of 4 Small Intestine Bile - emulsifies fat, facilitates absorption of fat soluable vitamins, made in the liver Pancreatic juices - trypsin, chymotripsin, lipase, pancreatic amylase Lipase - breaks down fat Peptidases - breaks down protein Pancreatic amylase - breaks down carbs to sugar, sucrase to sucrose Tyrpsin and Chymotrypsin - break down protein 3 of 4 Large Intestine Waste material passes through Water is absorbed 4 of 4
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