2C Enzyme And Digestion Flashcards
What does digestive enzymes break down
Big food molecules to smaller soluable food molecules which are able to be absorbed in the bloodstream
What are the products of digestions use to make
New carbohydrates lipids and proteins
What are some of the glucose reproduced use for
Respiration
What do Carbohydrases do
Convert carbohydrates into simple sugars
What is amylase and what does it do
A carbohydrase and Breaks down starch into sugars
What does proteases do
Convert proteins into amino acid’s
Where in the digestive system amylase made and where do they act
Salivary glands
Pancreas
Small intestine
They act in the mouth and small intestines
Where in the digestive system are proteases made and where do they act
Stomach
Pancreas
Small intestines
They act in the stomach and small intestine’s
Where in the digestive system lipases made and where do they work
Pancreas
Small intestines
Works in the small intestines
What do you lipases do
Convert lipid into glycerone and fatty acid’s
What is bile and where is it made and stored
It’s an alkaline substance that is made in the liver and stored in the gal bladder
What does bile do
It neutralises the stomach acid and emulsifies fats into smaller droplets with increased surface area to speed up the action of lipase
