Digestive enzymes in the gut include proteases, which digest proteins. Why don’t these enzymes digest the stomach and small intestine, which are partially composed of protein?

Q: Does the digestion of carbohydrates start in the stomach? Is this correct or incorrect?

A: Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2:1. Carbohydrates are…

Q: Explain how digestive system works.

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: While most of the digestive tract has two layers of muscle in the muscularis externa (longitudinal…

A: The digestive tract is a long continuous hollow tube-like structure with the oral cavity as the…

Q: Describe the process of chemical digestion of our three major macronutrients, carbohydrates,…

A: Chemical digestion is the breakdown of food with the help of enzymes. Enzymes are released by…

Q: What problems does Digestion solve

A: Digestion is a physiological process in which complex food materials is broken down into simpler…

Q: Name two places in the digestive system where starch-digesting enzymes are secreted.

A: Digestive system is a group of organ which perform function is digestion and act as passage of…

Q: Trace the path of a single protein molecule that has been ingested: The products of protein…

A: The body's digestive system that comprises the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and…

Q: How does the digestion and absorption of fat differ from that of carbohydrates? Absorbed fat first…

A: The digestion and absorption of fats and carbohydrates occur in different ways due to their unique…

Q: Why the food that goes off the body in the form of poop has not been digested?

A: The digestive system involve organs that function to break the complex food into simpler form for…

Q: The digestive system breaks down food into:a. nutrientsb. amylasec. salivad. sphincters

A: Food that we eat is digested by the digestive system into simpler substances. It includes chemical,…

Q: What are the enzymes that catalyze the digestion of proteins ?

A: There are two main classes of proteolytic digestive enzymes :- endopeptidases and exopeptidases

Q: What is the difference between a complete digestive system and an incomplete digestive system? How…

A: The digestive system has evolved and diverged in response to introduction of new food types. Some…

Q: Why are digestive enzymes don’t destroy the body’s own tissues that produce them?

A: The breaking down of the ingested polymeric  macromolecules into their smaller building blocks takes…

Q: What would happen to the human body if the liver, gall bladder, and pancreas excreted their…

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Q: Fats are dispersed by a secretion called_____ . This secretion is produced by the________ and is…

A: Fats are digested in the small intestine. The presence of fat in the small intestine produces…

Q: Where does protein digestion begin, and with which enzyme?

A: Protein digestion in stomach:           Protein digestion initiated in the stomach and duodenum in…

Q: What differentiates DIGESTION differ from METABOLISM?

A: Our body consumes foods for the maintenance and functioning of the body. Food acts as a fuel, which…

Q: A9) The ________phase of stomach function involves the nervous system detecting food in the…

A: Digestion is the process by which complex food substances are converted into simple absorbable…

Q: Enzymes that digest carbohydrates are produced by what organs?

A: The process of conversion of complex food substances to simple absorbable forms is called digestion…

Q: digestion of proteins

A: The digestive system of the human body mainly comprises ten organs. This is the most complicated and…

Q: What activities occur in the large intestine to change its contents into feces?

A: Activities in Large intestine:                The large intestine serves as the end section of the…

Q: What are the “essentials” for the human diet? What are the main divisions vertebrate (mammalian)…

A: The six essential diets for humans are  Vitamins Minerals Protein Fats Water Carbohydrates

Q: Which one will be digested faster: a raw egg or a hard-boiled egg? explain

A: Digestion is the process of breaking complex food into a simpler form, which can be easily absorbed.…

Q: Suppose you ate a chicken sandwich (bread, chicken, mayonnaise and lettuce). which of these foods…

A: Digestion is the process of chemical and physical breakdown of food into simpler substances so that…

Q: What is the role of the acids in our stomach?

A: Digestion is a very important mechanism that occurs in organisms. It helps to digest large molecules…

Q: describe how proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids are digested in the body. The goal is to get to a…

A: Digestion is a process by which organism derives the necessary nutrients to perform all the life…

Q: Many digestive enzymes are produced in the pancreas and released into the duodenum. Why, then, has…

A: Pepsinogen is an inactive precursor enzyme (zymogen) found in the gastric juice secreted by the…

Q: Describe the process that moves food through our digestive system.

A: The digestive system consists of the organs that swallow the food material, mix transport, and…

Q: Explain how the digestion of carbohydrates (polysaccharides and disaccharides), lipids…

A: Introduction: Gall bladder stones are the hardened deposition of bile in gall bladder. This is an…

Q: What makes the surface area of the small intestine so large, when it is only about 6 meters long?

A: The process of breakdown of large food molecules into smaller molecules so that they can be digested…

Q: Which substances resulting from digestion of carbohydrate,protein, and fat molecules does the small…

A: Digestion is the breakdown of enormous insoluble food atoms into little water-solvent food particles…

Q: The movement of amino acids across simple columnar epithelium of the small intestine in tube the…

A: Digestion is a process where a substance is absorbed or assimilated into the cell or tissues and…

Q: name the protein digesting enzymes.

A: Digestive enzymes are those which aid in the digestion process where it breaks up complex organic…

Q: Where does digestion of starch begin in human body?

A: Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food…