HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which of the following is not a description for enzymes?
|
|
biological catalysts
|
|
|
breaks down food into smaller pieces
|
|
|
produced in salivary glands, the stomach and the small intestines
|
|
|
examples include pepsin, bile and water
|
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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Bile does not contain enzymes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is B Gastrin (c) Why the absorption of digested food occurs mainly in the small intestine?
There is 1 question to complete.