HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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Which of the following is NOT an example of CHEMICAL digestion?
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chewing your food into small pieces
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stomach acid dissolving food
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bile breaking down fats in the small intestine
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salvia changing starch into sugar in your mouth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Four examples of chemical digestion are amylase in the saliva, hydrochloric acid in the stomach, pepsin in the stomach, and lipase in the small intestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chemical digestion begins in your mouth. As you chew, your salivary glands release saliva into your mouth. The saliva contains digestive enzymes that start off the process of chemical digestion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Amylase, maltase, sucrase, lactase, etc. convert carbohydrates into monosaccharides and disaccharides in the small intestine. Fats are converted to fatty acids and glycerol by lipases in the small intestine.
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