How do the liver and pancreas help digest food?

Answer 1

The liver secretes bile which aids in the breakdown of lipids into fatty acids. The enzymes which speeds up the rate of the digestion of lipids is Lipase, and this is secreted by the pancreas.

The pancreas also secretes many other enzymes including: Two protease's are trypsin and chymotrypsin. These enzymes speed up the rate in which protein is digested into amino acids.

Amylase is also produced in the pancreas (As well as the salivary glands in the mouth), and amylase breaks down starch into maltose molecules

Answer 2

liver produces bile and pancreas secrete insulin.
Hi, the goblet cells in the pancreas produce insulin as already mentioned and it also produces Glycagon. Insulin in the anabolic (building) anabolic compound which forces the carbs in your body to go into storage around key parts of your body like the liver e.t.c.

Glycagon does the opposite of insulin, being the catabolic (breakdown) compound. The key thing is that the pancreas senses the blood sugar level and reacts to control it by producing these chemcals accordingly..... Forms of Diabetes (type 2 e.t.c.) are caused by abnormal or failed functions within the pancreas.

Answer 3

The Liver

The liver (located under the ribcage in the right upper part of the abdomen), the gallbladder (hidden just below the liver), and the pancreas (beneath the stomach) are not part of the alimentary canal, but these organs are still important for healthy digestion.

The pancreas produces enzymes that help digest proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. It also makes a substance that neutralizes stomach acid. The liver produces bile, which helps the body absorb fat. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until it is needed. These enzymes and bile travel through special channels (called ducts) directly into the small intestine, where they help to break down food

Answer 4

They work to break down fats,proteins,and carbohydrates in the food. ;]

Answer 5

the liver is like a huge so machine and tells were the protein,fat and carbs sould go.

Answer 6

I'm pretty sure it's to produce digestive liquids.

Answer 7

The pancreas (in the digestive system) secretes enzymes that mix with chyme that comes out of the stomach. The chyme is very acidic since it was just broken down by stomach acid, so they need to be mixed with a very alkaline fluid to reduce the acidity levels, with a good example of that being the enzymes from the pancreas. The reason the very acidic, broken-down food cant go into the small intestine by itself, is because it could damage the small intestine.

TLDR: The pancreas secretes alkaline fluids that make acidic food that was recently broken down in the stomach (chyme), less acidic so it doesn't damage the small intestine.