Digestive System

Question 1

list the 3 nutrients and teir enzymes, 2 for each except lipids, and list their break down products and there enzymes, if any

Answer 1

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

Question 1

Do all nutrients get absorbed through the blood, and if not then where does the nutrient which is left out, go

Answer 1

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