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What is the substance that breaksdown polypeptides in the small intestine?
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What substance controls the release of bile into the small intestine?
Cholecystokinin. It targets the gallbladder causing it to release bile into the small intestines.
Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?
Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.
What describes the ileum of the small intestine?
The ileum of the small intestine is directly attached to the large intestine. It forms the majority of the small intestine. It is C-shaped and short. It is the middle portion of the small intestine. It is at the beginning of the small intestine.
Do earthworms have a large and small intestine?
Yes, an earthworm has a large intestine and a small intestine.
Where does absorption of protein take place?
Within the Gastrointestinal tract of the human body
Substance responsible for mechanical digestion in the small intestine?
Bile
What is a substance used to break down food?
small intestine
What is The watery substance that moves from the stomach to the small intestine?
It is parasympathetic
What substance is secreted from the gallbladder to emulsify fats in the small intestine?
Bile
Does protein get broken down in the small intestine?
Proteins start to be broken down into small polypeptides by the highly acidic pepsin found in the stomachs of most animals. Once in the intestine, these small polypeptides are broken down by various enzymes released by the pancreas, with pancreatic trypsin creating ever smaller polypeptides while pancreatic carboxypeptidase finally breaks it down into individual amnio acids. Additional enzymes on the epithelial lining of the intestine continue to break down what few peptides remain before beig absorbed by the vila into the bloodstream.
How is the small intestine adapted to digest food?
contraction of muscle with secretion of substance
What substance does the liver produce for the small intestine and where is it stored?
It produces bile, which is stored in the gall bladder.
What substance controls the release of bile into the small intestine?
Cholecystokinin. It targets the gallbladder causing it to release bile into the small intestines.
The pancreas secretes which substance to help the small intestine digest food?
carbohydrates, protein, and fat in the chyme.
What pH does trypsin work at the best?
The optimal pH for trypsin is 8. It is found in the small intestine and digests proteins and polypeptides there.
Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?
Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.
What describes the ileum of the small intestine?
The ileum of the small intestine is directly attached to the large intestine. It forms the majority of the small intestine. It is C-shaped and short. It is the middle portion of the small intestine. It is at the beginning of the small intestine.
