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When pepsinogen is mixed with hydrochloric acid, it makes pepsin. Pepsin is the enzyme that begins the digestion of proteins in stomach.

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What churns food and begins the protein digestion?

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Where digestion begin in the digestion system?

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Digestion does not begain until food enters the stomach?

That would be incorrect. Digestion begins in the mouth, when the saliva starts to break up carbohydrates and the teeth start grinding up the food. However, protein digestion does begin in the stomach.


How does the stomach contribute to chemical digestion?

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Digestion of food begins where?

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What type of food begins its digestion in the duodenum?

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