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What is the sticky substance that is partially broken down and digested in the stomach?
food
Organ were digested food is absorbed?
Food is broken down or digested in the stomach but the nutrients are not absorbed in the stomach. Nutrients from digested food are primarily absorbed in the small intestine.
What is the Main organic molecule digested in stomach?
Protein is the main macromolecule that is broken down in the stomach.
Where are vitamins digested?
Vitamins do not have to be digested, they can be absorbed directly from the gut contents
What nutrients break down in the stomach?
Proteins are digested in the stomach. Pepsin is the enzyme, which is responsible for breaking the peptide bond of the proteins.
Where are proteins digested in your body and how?
Proteins are digested in the stomach and small intestine. In the stomach, the enzyme pepsin breaks down proteins into smaller peptides. These peptides are further broken down into amino acids in the small intestine by enzymes such as trypsin and chymotrypsin, which are released by the pancreas.
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.
What does it mean when it is said food is digested?
The acid in your stomach has broken down the food you ate into its component compounds, like iron, zinc, magnesium, etc.
What nutrient is chemically broken down in the stomach?
Protein into amino acids by enzymes and hydrochloric acid!
Can bread be digested by the mouth?
All food is digested in the stomach. The mouth contains enzymes which breaks the food down, but digestion occurs in the stomach and intestines.
What is the first organ in the alimentary canal of humans in which proteases react chemically with food?
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.
Does sugar also create acidity?
When sugar is digested by the body, the things that the sugar is broken down into are acidic. This can cause hyper-acidity in the stomach which can cause acid reflux.
