MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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Question
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Pepsin breaks down
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carbohydrates
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proteins
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fats
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nucleic acids
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -An enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins in food during digestion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that helps break down the protein in your food for digestion. Specifically, it acts on the proteins in meat, eggs, dairy products, nuts, and seeds.
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