Digestive Enzymes

Question 1

Salivary amylase

Answer 1

Salivary glands; mouth; starch to maltose

Question 2

Pancreatic amylase

Answer 2

Pancreas; small intestine; starch to maltose

Question 3

Maltase

Answer 3

Intestinal glands; small intestine; maltose to two glucose molecules

Question 4

Sucrase

Answer 4

Intestinal glands; small intestine; sucrose to glucose and fructose

Question 5

Lactase

Answer 5

Intestinal glands; small intestine; lactose to glucose and galactose

Question 6

Pepsin (pepsinogen)

Answer 6

Gastric glands; stomach; specific peptide bonds

Question 7

Trypsin (trypsinogen)

Answer 7

Pancreas; small intestine; specific peptide bonds; chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin

Question 8

Chymotrypsin (chymotrypsinogen)

Answer 8

Pancreas; small intestine; specific peptide bonds

Question 9

Carboxypeptidase

Answer 9

Pancreas; small intestine; terminal peptide bonds at COOH end

Question 10

Aminopeptidase

Answer 10

Intestinal glands; small intestine; terminal peptide bonds at NH2 end

Question 11

Dipeptidase

Answer 11

Intestinal glands; small intestine; pairs of amino acids

Question 12

Enterokinase

Answer 12

Intestinal glands; small intestine; trypsinogen to trypsin

Question 13

Bile (not an enzyme)

Answer 13

Liver; small intestine; emulsifies fat

Question 14

Lipase

Answer 14

Pancreas; small intestine; lipids