Starch is first broken down into maltose, a reducing sugar, in the mouth by salivary amylase. Starch that is not broken down in the mouth is digested in the small intestine by pancreatic amylase. Then, the maltose is further digested by the enzyme maltaseinto the final product glucose in the small intestine. Protein is broken down into amino acids in two places-the stomach, and/or the small intestine. In the stomach, it is broken down by pepsin, while it is digested by trypsin in the small intestine. Fats are digested only in the small intestine. It is first broken down into fatty droplets by bile*. Then, the fatty droplets is diegested into the final product 3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol by lipase. *Bile is not an enzyme.
What are the other names in medicine for the alimentary canal?
The alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Alimentary Canal
alimentary canal
The alimentary canal or part of the alimentary canal usually the intestines and the stomach.
mouth (oesophagus)
alimentary canal of roundworm is complete with a well devoloped muscular pharynx
No. Diastole refers to the cardiovascular system, and alimentary canal is in the gastrointestinal system.
The Alimentary System.
The small intestines is the longest organ in the alimentary canal.
The distal end of the alimentary canal is the anus, where waste materials are expelled from the body.
The large intestine is the region of the alimentary canal that produces no digestive enzymes.