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summary of digestion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carbohydrates - digestion | salivary/pancreatic amylase = statch (polysaccharide) to maltose (disaccharide). Intestinal amylase from disaccharide to monosaccharide. the glucose is absorbed into the villi capillaries to the hepatic portal vein to the liver |
| proteins - digestion | gastric protease = proteins to smaller polypeptides. pancreatic protease = smaller polypeptides to peptides. instestinal protease = peptides to amino acids. that get absorbed into villi capillaries to hepatic portal vein to the liver. |
| lipids - digestion | pancreatic/intestinal lipase = lipids to glycerol and fatty acids. that get absorbed into lacteals then lymphatic system which joins the general blood circulation via the sub-clavian vein |