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Why is it necessay to breakdown proteins in the digestive system?
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∙ 12y ago
Food when ingested is too complex for the body to utilize so it is broken down, but even at a basic protein level the body needs to break it down into single elements that are needed in cells and used in processes throughout the body.
Some proteins may be too large to pass through the wall of the intestine and to be put into the blood stream.
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In which part of the human digestive system does the breakdown of proteins begin?
Stomach
What does the digestive system breakdown?
your digestive system beaks down food.
What does bile breakdown in the digestive system?
The liver.
What digestive system experiences chemical breakdown?
The digestive system that experiences chemical breakdown is the Gastro intestinal. Chemical matter is then moved on through the small intestines.
What does the liver have to do with the digestive system?
breakdown of fats with bile
Why is stomach acid neutralised by pancreatic juice and bile in the small intestine?
As food passes through the digestive system, the digestive processes attack different types of food - carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The breakdown of proteins requires an acid environment (in the stomach region) while the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates needs an alkaline environment. Thus the Ph of the gut is changed when food leaves the stomach.
What is the name of the organ system that is responsible for the chemical breakdown of polymers into monomers?
Digestive system
What does your digestive system break proteins into?
amino acids
What does pepsin do in the digestive system?
It helps to digest proteins.
What are the 2 kinds of breakdown the digestive system uses?
chemical and mechanical
In which sections of the digestive system are proteins digested?
it is digested to your muscles.
Is The main purpose of the digestive system is the breakdown of food and waste elimination?
yes
