OESOPHAGUS STOMACH
BODY OF STOMACH
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Question
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Food substance:StarchWhere digestion begins:Mouth cavity
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Food substance:ProteinsWhere digestion begins:Stomach
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Food substance:LipidsWhere digestion begins:Stomach
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Food substance:CarbohydratesWhere digestion begins:Small intestine
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Detailed explanation-1: -Food moves through your GI tract by a process called peristalsis. The large, hollow organs of your GI tract contain a layer of muscle that enables their walls to move. The movement pushes food and liquid through your GI tract and mixes the contents within each organ.
Detailed explanation-2: -Leaving the stomach This is called the duodenum. It’s the first part of the small intestine. Here the next stage of digestion takes place. Digestive juices produced in organs, such as the liver and pancreas, continue the process of turning food into energy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enzymes from the salivary and the lingual glands digest carbohydrates and fats, enzymes from the stomach digest proteins, and enzymes from the exocrine glands of the pancreas digest carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, RNA, and DNA.
Detailed explanation-4: -Digestion begins in the mouth. The food is ground up by the teeth and moistened with saliva to make it easy to swallow. Saliva also has a special chemical, called an enzyme, which starts breaking down carbohydrates into sugars.