THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Provides additional enzymes (pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine.
A
liver
B
kidneys
C
gall bladder
D
pancreas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pancreas. Your pancreas makes a digestive juice that has enzymes that break down carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The pancreas delivers the digestive juice to the small intestine through small tubes called ducts.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the same time, your pancreas releases bicarbonate and enzymes into your intestine to help digest fats, proteins and carbohydrates. The nutrients, vitamins and minerals from this digested food are then absorbed into your blood and used to nourish your cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pancreatic juice is a liquid secreted by the pancreas that contains a variety of enzymes, including trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase, carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, nucleases, and amylase.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lipid digestion begins in the stomach with the aid of lingual lipase and gastric lipase. However, the bulk of lipid digestion occurs in the small intestine due to pancreatic lipase.

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