Digestion Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Where is bile produced
A
Liver
2
Q
Where is bile stored
A
- gall bladder
3
Q
What is pH of HCl
A
- pH 2
4
Q
What happens to protein in gut
A
- (proteins) digested…
- into shorter polypeptides…
- in stomach
- by protease enzymes (like pepsin)
- HCl (low pH for optimum pH of protease)
- in small intestine
- bile (neutralizes the low pH chyme) …
- for optimum pH
5
Q
Define digestion
A
- breakdown…
- (of) larger molecules to smaller molecules
- and insoluble molecules to soluble molecules
