NUTRITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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Which action takes place in the stomach?
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Large fat molecules are digested into smaller molecules
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Proteins are broken down
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Amylase breaks down starches into smaller sugar molecules
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Insulin is secreted for use in the small intestine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pepsin is a stomach enzyme that serves to digest proteins found in ingested food. Gastric chief cells secrete pepsin as an inactive zymogen called pepsinogen. Parietal cells within the stomach lining secrete hydrochloric acid that lowers the pH of the stomach. A low pH (1.5 to 2) activates pepsin.
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