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In what order do fats carbohydrates and proteins in a mouthful of food begin going through chemical digestion?
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∙ 15y ago
carbohydrates- 1st in mouth due to saliva
proteins- 2nd in stomach due to enzymes
fats- 3rd in small intestine due to bile
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Is salivary amylase mechanical or chemical digestion?
no, amylase is for carbohydrates. For proteins it's protease :)
When you ingest large molecules such as lipids carbohydrates and proteins they must undergo catabolic reactions whereby enzymes split these molecules?
chemical digestion
The main chemical of the stomach is to begin the digestion of?
to begin the digestion of proteins
What is the mammalian digestive system composed of?
fist the stomach where the digestion of proteins starts second the pancreas which secretes pancreatic juice which helps in the digestion of fats proteins and carbohydrates third the bile which is made by the liver and emusifies the fats fourth the duodenum where the digestion of fats starts also digestion of proteins and carbohydrates takes place fifth the small intestine where absorption takes place note digestion of carbohydrates starts in the mouth
Most chemical digestion takes place where?
Though most protein digestion occurs in the stomach, all types of food (proteins, carbohydrates, and fats) are digested in the first part of the small intestine called the duodenum.
What is the small intestine useful for?
The small intestine is useful for the Digestion of fats, proteins and carbohydrates contained in the foods you consume, is completed within the small intestine.
What energy and particles does the body harvest from digestion?
Heat energy, mechanic energy, and new chemical energy.
Compare mechanical digestion to chemical digestion?
mechanical digestion - chewing, mixing, churning chemical digestion - breakdown of fat, carbohydrate and proteins by specific enzymes (lipases, amylases, and proteinases respectively)
What is digestion in simple words?
Digestion in humans is the process by which nutrients such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in the food consumed are broken down to its respective components.
Why does the chemical digestion of proteins start in the stomach?
to digest waist of course
The main chemical activity of the stomach is to begin the digestion of proteins?
true
Where does macromolecule digestion take place in the cell?
The four main macromolecules are lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids. The digestion occurs in the lysosome of a cell.
