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What kind of molecule performs chemical digestion in the stomach?
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∙ 9y ago
Protein is the only nutrient broken down in the stomach. This is because only protease enzymes are present in the stomach acid.
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Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
what is responsible for chemical digestion in earthworms
How does the stomach perform the digestion?
The stomach performs digestion by allowing food to be broken down with the acids in your stomach into smaller particles. Nutrients are then absorbed in the intestine and the rest is flushed out of your body.
How does an antacid deal with chemical digestion?
Antacids affect chemical digestion by increasing the pH in the stomach.
Has muscles that squeeze and mix food as well as acids that break it down?
The stomach has muscles that squeeze and mix food as well as acids that break it down. The stomach, then, performs both mechanical and chemical digestion.
Is formation of chyme by the stomach an example of mechanical digestion?
No, it is chemical digestion.
The main chemical of the stomach is to begin the digestion of?
to begin the digestion of proteins
What does chemical digestion do in the small intestine?
This is when food particles are breaking down into even tinier pieces by: hydrochloric acid in your stomach. That is chemical digestion.
Muscles that squeeze andd mix food as well as acids that break it down?
The stomach has muscles that squeeze and mix food as well as acids that break it down. The stomach, then, performs both mechanical and chemical digestion.
How is machanicle digestion different for cheminal digestion?
mechanical digestion is with your teeth , chemical digestion is in your stomach and small intestine.
Which body parts are included in chemical digestion?
the stomach
What organ carries out most chemical digestion?
Stomach
What two organs use both mechanical and chemical digestion?
Both the mouth and the stomach perform mechanical and chemical digestion.
