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What is the function of alkaline pancreatic juices in the small intestine?
What is the function of alkaline pancreatic juices in the small intestine?
- Increase the acidity of the solution
- Neutralize the acidic solution from the stomach (correct)
- Prevent the absorption of amino acids
- Convert proteins into peptides
What is the role of proteases from the pancreas and intestine in the small intestine?
What is the role of proteases from the pancreas and intestine in the small intestine?
- Raise the pH of the small intestine
- Split peptide strands into tri- and dipeptides & amino acids (correct)
- Prevent the absorption of proteins
- Convert amino acids into peptides
Where are tri- and dipeptides further split into amino acids in the small intestine?
Where are tri- and dipeptides further split into amino acids in the small intestine?
- Pancreas
- Liver
- Stomach lining
- Surface & within cells of the small intestine (correct)
What is the destination of amino acids after being moved by intestinal cells to the bloodstream?
What is the destination of amino acids after being moved by intestinal cells to the bloodstream?
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What serves as the template to make messenger RNA (mRNA) in protein synthesis?
What serves as the template to make messenger RNA (mRNA) in protein synthesis?
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