Digestive System Flashcards
list the 3 nutrients and teir enzymes, 2 for each except lipids, and list their break down products and there enzymes, if any
Carbs - Carbohydrase breaks down carbohydrates into starch:
Amylase - starch into maltose - saliva and small intestine
maltase - maltose into glucose - small intestine
Protein - Protease breaks down protein into amino acids
Pepsinogen - protein into peptide - stomach
Trypsin - protein into peptide - small intestine
Peptidases - peptides into amino acids - small intestine
Lipids - Lipases break down lipids into fatty acids and triglycerides in the small intestines
Do all nutrients get absorbed through the blood, and if not then where does the nutrient which is left out, go
Fat digestion products and droplets of fat go into tiny tubes called lacteals instead of the blood capillaries
These lacteals take these products into the lymph system