Digestive System Overview

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What is the function of lipase in pancreatic juice?

Increasing surface area for absorption

Digesting proteins

Breaking down fats into fatty acids and glycerol (correct)

Converting complex carbohydrates into glucose

Where are the enzymes present that finally convert proteins to amino acids, complex carbohydrates to glucose, and fats to fatty acids and glycerol?

Anal sphincter

Large intestine

Walls of the small intestine (correct)

Pancreatic juice

What is the role of villi in the small intestine?

Regulating the exit of waste material

Increasing surface area for absorption (correct)

Removing waste material

Secreting digestive enzymes

How does dental caries or tooth decay begin?

With bacteria producing acids that softens enamel Signup and view all the answers

What happens when masses of bacterial cells and food particles stick to teeth?

Plaque covers the teeth preventing acid production Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the sphincter muscle in the context of the digestive system?

Regulates the exit of food from the stomach into the small intestine Signup and view all the answers

Why do herbivores have longer small intestines compared to carnivores?

To allow digestion of cellulose present in grass Signup and view all the answers

What role does bile juice play in the small intestine?

Emulsifying fats by breaking them down into smaller globules Signup and view all the answers

How does the small intestine prepare food for pancreatic enzymes to act effectively?

By emulsifying fats into smaller globules Signup and view all the answers

Why is it difficult for enzymes to act on fats in the small intestine at first?

Fats are present in large globules Signup and view all the answers

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What is the function of lipase in pancreatic juice?

Where are the enzymes present that finally convert proteins to amino acids, complex carbohydrates to glucose, and fats to fatty acids and glycerol?

What is the role of villi in the small intestine?

How does dental caries or tooth decay begin?

What happens when masses of bacterial cells and food particles stick to teeth?

What is the function of the sphincter muscle in the context of the digestive system?

Why do herbivores have longer small intestines compared to carnivores?

What role does bile juice play in the small intestine?

How does the small intestine prepare food for pancreatic enzymes to act effectively?

Why is it difficult for enzymes to act on fats in the small intestine at first?

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