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in the Mouth the salivary glands secrete saliva and the saliva contains an enzyme called amylase amylase breaks down carbohydrates(starch) into dysacherides (two) and monosacherides they are simply sugars/glucose

in the stomach the stomach has an acid called hydrochloric acid

and it has an enzyme called pepsinogen. Hydrochloric activate pepsinogen into pepsin. Pepsinogen enzyme only works in an acidic environment and when it gets mixed with the hydrochloric acid it creates an enzyme called pepsin. Pepsin breaks down proteins into amino acid chains

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