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Is the food in your small intestine experiencing a chemical or mechanical break down?
chemical break down
What is a substance used to break down food?
small intestine
How does food break down into nutrients in a small intestine?
Because of the ENZYMES
What enzyme break down maltose?
Maltase breaks down enzymes in the small intestine.
What is a gland that helps the small intestine by producing enzymes that help break down food?
The Large Intestine
What organ helps break down fat in small intestine?
The liver helps to break down fats by producing bile.
What breaks down protein into amino acids?
Protease in general. Pepsin in the stomach and trypsin in the small intestine in mammals break down protein into polypeptide chains and erepsin in the small intestine break down polypeptide chains into amino acids.
What organ makes juice that break down protein in the small intestine?
Pancreas.
Function of stomach small intestine large intestine?
they break down food and absorb the nutrients so our body can use it.
What does amylase from the small intestine do to digesting food?
it break down the sugars and fats in the foods.
How is the function of the small intestine different from the function of the large intestine?
The stomach and small intestine both help with digestion. However, the stomach breaks down the food with acids and is mostly a large cavity, while the small intestine absorbs the nutrients and is a long winding path.
What molecule can be broken down into amino acid can break down proteins and found in small intestine?
It's an enzyme.
