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What enzymes act inside the small intestine and what are the functions of these enzymes?
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enzymes are protien catalysts that spreed up digestion
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Do enzymes in the small intestine need an acidic environment in order to work?
No, the small intestine do not need an acidic environment in order to work. Acid works in stomach to partially digest the food. In the small intestines, fats are digested using bile from the gallbladder which is not acidic.
Which body organ receives enzymes from the pancreas?
The pancreas releases its enzymes into the duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine.
The largest variety of digestive enzymes function where?
I think it is small intestine
What are the two jobs of the small intestine?
To absorb the nutrients from the food and send it to the large intestine
What organ produces nuclease enzymes?
At the centre of a cell ---- ---- ----
What enzymes act inside the small intestine and what are the function of these enzymes?
enzymes are protien catalysts that spreed up digestion
Where are digestive enzymes secreted and combined with food particles?
Enzymes from the liver, pancreas and gallbladder are secreted into the small intestine to digest the food inside.
What makes the enzymes for the small intestine?
The small intestine receives enzymes from the pancreas. It provides digestive enzymes for the breakdown of all three types of foods; carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Does the small intestine secrete acidic enzymes?
no
What are the functions of the small intestine in birds?
The small intestine is where food is digested and absorbed. The small intestine varies in length and structure depending on the diet of the species. Carnivorous birds tend to have shorter, less complex small intestines. Herbivorous birds have longer, more developed small intestines. Enzymes, produced in the pancreas, break down proteins and fats in the small intestine.
DOES The small intestine produce digestive enzymes?
Digestive enzymes are made in the pancreas, not the small intestine. The majority of enzymes are made in the pancreas and the small intestine. These include the carbohydrases, lipases and proteases which break down all the major molecules. Enzymes are also secreted in the mouth and stomach, altough fewer than in the pancreas / intestine.
What produces enzymes that flow into the small intestine?
The pancreas
Where do the digestive enzymes come from in the small intestine?
s
Describe digestion and absorption of food in small intestine large intestine enzymes?
Colon
What takes food to the small intestine from the stomach?
In the small intestine - After being in the stomach, food enters the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. It then enters the jejunum and then the ileum (the final part of the small intestine). In the small intestine, bile (produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder), pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small intestine help in the breakdown of food.
The stomach and small intestine produce different enzymes is that the gene that codes for pepsin is?
expressed in the stomach but not expressed in the small intestine
Why do the pancreas enzymes need to be inactive until they reach th small intestine?
Small Intestine is where they are activated to put to use.
