Digestive Tract Functions Quiz

To break down fats into fatty acids

To break down proteins into amino acids

To break down starch into sugar (correct)

To break down sugars into simpler molecules

Gastric lipase

Pancreatic amylase

Salivary amylase

Pepsin (correct)

To push food forward along the digestive tract (correct)

To absorb nutrients from the food

To regulate the release of enzymes

To mix food with digestive juices in the stomach

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<p>To secrete saliva that aids in swallowing food</p> Signup and view all the answers

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