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| mixes and stores food and begins protein digestion |
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| Role of stomach acids in degestion? |
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| form the food bolus into a semiliquid food mass called chyme; the acid also kills most of the bacteria present in food, also stops the activity of the carbohydrate-digesting enzyme salivary amylase and help begin the digestion of protein |
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| site of most digestion and absorbtion |
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| Characteristics of the small intestine that makes max absorbtion possible |
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length,
walls are arranges in circular folds which increase surface area in contact with nutrients,
Inner surface is lined with vili, which are in turn lined with microvili. |
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| what priducts are taken into the lymphatic system before entering the blood |
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| The products of fat digestion that are not water soluble are taken into the lymphatic system before entering the blood |
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adenosine triphosphate
Energy currency of the cell |
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