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Yes. The digestion of protein begins in the stomach with the enzyme pepsin and ends in the small intestine using enzymes secreted by the pancreas. Once the enzymes have broken the proteins into their amino acids, they can then be absorbed by the epithelial tissue lining the small intestine.

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Is protein digestion completed in the stomach?

It starts in your mouth then moves down in your stomach work is done in your stomach it moves to your intestine and is completed in your intestine


Digestion is completed in?

Digestion occurs in the mouth, stomach and small intestine.


Where protein digestion is completed?

stomach


What organ digests?

Stomach and small intestine Protein digestion starts in the stomach, then the small intestine completely digests it.


Where does most protein digestion occur in humans?

Most protein digestion occurs in the stomach. However, further digestion of proteins also occurs in the small intestine.


Which organ of body responsible for proteins digestion only?

Protein digesting enzymes (protease) are found throughout the digestive system. In the stomach, pepsin begins the breakdown of ptrotein into amino acids. The process continues in the small intestine, where protease is secreted by the intestine and the pancreas.


Where in the human body is protein digested?

Protein digestion primarily occurs in the stomach and small intestine of the human body.


What is the product formed after the digestion of protein in the stomach?

Chyme, a liquid Food turns into that in the stomach and flows through the sm intestine and lrg intestine.


Where in digestive system protein is absorbed?

Absorbtion of proteins occurs in the small intestine. Digestion starts in the stomach.


What part of the body is protein digested in?

Protein digestion primarily occurs in the stomach and small intestine. In the stomach, the acidic environment and enzyme pepsin begin breaking down proteins into smaller peptides. These peptides are further broken down into amino acids in the small intestine with the help of pancreatic enzymes.


Digestion of proteins?

Pepsin digest protein in the acidic environment of the stomach, Pancreatic Protease digests protein in the basic environment of the small intestine.


Where is the process of food digestion completed?

It ends at the small intestine. From the small intestines, the digested food enters the bloodstream through the intestinal walls, while the undigested food goes into the large intestine and comes out of our body as faeces.