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Chemical digestion in the stomach primarily occurs through the action of gastric juices, which contain hydrochloric acid (HCl) and digestive enzymes like pepsin. The acidic environment helps denature proteins, making them more accessible for enzymatic breakdown. Pepsin, activated from its precursor pepsinogen by the acidic pH, specifically targets and digests proteins into smaller peptides. This process transforms food into a semi-liquid mixture called chyme, ready for further digestion in the small intestine.
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Chemical and mechanical digestion of food occur int he stomach?
no in the mouth
Most of the chemical digestion occurring in the?
most chemical digestion occur starting from duoduenum, small intestine. starch start from saliva in mouth, protein in stomach.
Is a chemical digestion occur only in the small intestine is that true or false?
No, digestion begins in the mouth but also occurs in the stomach and small intestine.
Where does the most digestion in the stomach occur?
Most nutrient digestion occurs in the stomach
Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
what is responsible for chemical digestion in earthworms
What organ does most digestion take place?
Most chemical digestion occurs in the stomach and absorption occur in the intestines in humans and many other animals.
What is the two organs where digestion take place?
two organs where digestion occur are stomach and small intestine
How does an antacid deal with chemical digestion?
Antacids affect chemical digestion by increasing the pH in the stomach.
Where does chemicl digestion occur?
in the mouth (saliva) in the stomach (stomach acid)
Is absorption mechanical or chemical digestion?
does absorption occur when mechanical or chemical digestion
In which body compartment does carbohydrate digestion not occur?
carbohydrate digestion doesn't occur in the stomach and the large intestine.
The main chemical of the stomach is to begin the digestion of?
to begin the digestion of proteins
