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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.

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What secretes digestive enzymes into small intestine or stomach and also makes insulin?

the pancreas


Does the small intestine secrete acidic enzymes?

no


DOES The small intestine produce digestive enzymes?

No, the small intestine does not produce digestive enzymes. Instead, it receives enzymes from the pancreas and bile from the liver that help break down food for absorption. The small intestine primarily absorbs nutrients from the digested food.


Where do intestinal enzymes originate from?

Intestinal enzymes originate from the pancreas and the small intestine.


What produces enzymes that flow into the small intestine?

The pancreas


Where do the digestive enzymes come from in the small intestine?

s


What makes stores and secretes digestive enzymes and bicarbonate into small intestine?

The pancreas is responsible for producing and secreting digestive enzymes and bicarbonate into the small intestine. These enzymes, such as amylase, lipase, and proteases, help break down carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, respectively. Bicarbonate neutralizes stomach acid, creating an optimal pH for enzyme activity in the small intestine. This coordinated release is crucial for effective digestion and nutrient absorption.


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 majority of hydrolysis of disaccharides occurs by the actions of enzymes found?

In the brush border of the small intestine


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.