Proteins and digestive enzems

Question 1

Maltase

Answer 1

Breaks down maltose into glucose in small intestine. produced in mucous membrane on intestinal wall

Question 2

Amylase

Answer 2

Hydrolyses starch into sugars for later processing. made in pancreas and salivary glands.

Question 3

Lactase

Answer 3

used for breaking down lactose, and resides in the small intestine. Produced by cells in the brush border, or wall, of the intestine

Question 4

Lipsase

Answer 4

any group of enzymes used to break down lipids. produced in brush boundary

Question 5

pepsin

Answer 5

used to break down proteins. activated by stomach acid, released by stomach walls

Question 6

trypsin

Answer 6

used to start protein breakdown. produced in pancrease, activated in small intestine