AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

DIGESTION IN HUMANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The purpose of the chief cells is to ____
A
Break down protiens
B
Break down carbohydrates
C
Break down lipids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It breaks down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids that can be easily absorbed in the small intestine. Specific cells within the gastric lining, known as chief cells, release pepsin in an inactive form, or zymogen form, called pepsinogen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chief cells release pepsinogen, which is activated to become pepsin by the acidic pH of the stomach and promotes protein breakdown.

Detailed explanation-3: -The primary function of gastric chief cells is the synthesis and release of the proenzyme pepsinogen, which subsequently, in an acid environment, is converted to the acid protease pepsin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chief cells are the other type of exocrine secretory cells in the stomach. They secrete digestive enzymes that cleave the proteins in meals into smaller pieces. Pepsin is secreted as an inactive enzyme known as pepsinogen that is secreted via way of means of the chief cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -Protease (made in the pancreas; breaks down proteins)

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