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Are You a Carbohydrate Digestion Expert?

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Are You a Carbohydrate Digestion Expert?

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Which enzyme is responsible for producing oligosaccharides from dietary polysaccharides?

Pancreatic a-amylase

Sucrase

Salivary a-amylase (correct)

Lactase

What is the cause of lactose intolerance?

A lack of isomaltase

A lack of lactase (correct)

A lack of sucrase

A lack of maltase

What happens if carbohydrate degradation is deficient?

Undigested carbohydrate will be excreted through urine

Undigested carbohydrate will be absorbed by the small intestine causing constipation

Undigested carbohydrate will be broken down by bacteria in the small intestine

Undigested carbohydrate will pass into the large intestine causing osmotic diarrhea (correct)

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Test your knowledge on carbohydrate digestion with this quiz! Learn about the enzymes involved in breaking down dietary polysaccharides into oligosaccharides and ultimately monosaccharides at the small intestine mucosal lining. Identify key disaccharidases and their roles in producing glucose and other monosaccharides. Sharpen your understanding of carbohydrate digestion with this quiz.