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  • Created on: 08-04-13 13:50
What Happens in digestion?
In digestion large molecules from food are broken down into smaller more souluable ones.
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The broken down molecules from food and then absorbed in what ?
Into the blood plasma and lymph and then transported to where the body needs it
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An enzyme is a .....?
Biological catalstys
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Digestion happens in the gut, how does digestion happen ?
in the gut enzymes act as catalysts to speed up the reactions of the breakdown of food molecules
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Digestive enzymes are produced in specilised cells which are ...?
Glands and the lining of the gut
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What is different about digestive enzymes compared to other enzymes?
The work outside the cells that produce them
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Amylase is produced in the ...?
Salivary gland ,pancreas and small intestine
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Amylase catalsys the chemical reaction that ?
breaks down starch into sugars
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Protease are found in the ...?
Stomach, pancrease and small intestine
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Protease catalsys the chemical reaction that ?
Breaks down proteins into amino acids
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Where is Lipase produced?
Pancreas and small intestine
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Lipase catalyst the chemical reaction that ?
Breaks down lipids into fatty acids and gliserol
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Enzymes work best at what pH?
2
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What acid is in the stomach and what do it begin to do ?
Hydrochloric acid and it begins digestion and to kill micro-organisms
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What pH do enzymes work best at ?
Low pH values
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The products of the 3 enzymes then do what ?
They diffuse though the lining of the gut and get into the blood
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