Enzymes and Digestion

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What is the name of the muscle contractions which move food through the body?
Peristalsis
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What does bile do to fats?
Emulsifies them to increase surface area
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Which enzyme does the salivary glands produce?
Amylase
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What type of enzyme is made and works in the stomach?
Protease
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What substrate fits into the active site of lipase?
Lipids
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In which organ are fats digested?
Small intestine
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What are proteins made up out of
amino acids
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Bile is...
alkali
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What does assimilation mean?
The process by which the absorbed products of digestion are used to build new cell parts of cells
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