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FIS digestion
digestion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amylase is the enzyme that hydrolyses what? | Starch |
| Where is lipase produced? | Pancreas |
| Chewing and stomach churning are what types of digestion? | Mechanical |
| Why do we chew food? | To break it down to give more area for enzymes to act upon |
| What is the Ph of the stomach? | Two |
| Why is saliva added to our food? | To lubricate it and to start stach digestion with amylase |
| Which enzyme in the stomach acts on polypeptides? | Pepsin |
| What prevents acid damaging the stomach? | Mucus |
| Where does absorbtion of glucose and amino acids take place? | The villi of small intestine |
| What is assimilation? | Taking the products of digestion into the tissues and cells |