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What is the location where the final levels of digestion occur?
What is the location where the final levels of digestion occur?
- Pancreas
- Brush border (correct)
- Lumen of the stomach
- Small intestine
What type of cells secrete hormones such as secretin, cholecystokinin, and gastric inhibitory peptide?
What type of cells secrete hormones such as secretin, cholecystokinin, and gastric inhibitory peptide?
- Goblet cells
- Endocrine cells (correct)
- Paneth cells
- Absorptive cells
What is the function of the brush border enzymes aminopeptidase and dipeptidase?
What is the function of the brush border enzymes aminopeptidase and dipeptidase?
- Break down large starch molecules into medium-sized molecules
- Break down polypeptides into individual amino acids (correct)
- Emulsify lipids
- Break down proteins into smaller polypeptides
What is the function of pancreatic juice in lipid digestion?
What is the function of pancreatic juice in lipid digestion?
What is the function of the enzyme ribonuclease?
What is the function of the enzyme ribonuclease?
What is the function of the mucus secreted by goblet cells?
What is the function of the mucus secreted by goblet cells?
What is the location where most of the digestion of proteins occurs?
What is the location where most of the digestion of proteins occurs?
What is the function of the enzyme lingual lipase?
What is the function of the enzyme lingual lipase?
What is the primary function of the microvilli in the small intestine?
What is the primary function of the microvilli in the small intestine?
What is the role of the brush border in the small intestine?
What is the role of the brush border in the small intestine?
Which type of cells are responsible for secreting lysozymes in the small intestine?
Which type of cells are responsible for secreting lysozymes in the small intestine?
What is the primary function of the enzyme amylase in digestion?
What is the primary function of the enzyme amylase in digestion?
What is the role of the pancreas in lipid digestion?
What is the role of the pancreas in lipid digestion?
What is the primary function of the enzyme carboxypeptidase in digestion?
What is the primary function of the enzyme carboxypeptidase in digestion?
What is the role of the enzyme deoxyribonuclease in digestion?
What is the role of the enzyme deoxyribonuclease in digestion?
What is the primary function of the absorptive cells in the small intestine?
What is the primary function of the absorptive cells in the small intestine?
