What is the function of the stomach?
To kill bacteria and to digest protein.
What is the stomach made of?
Muscle.
What are the functions of the acid?
- Create optimum environment/ pH for pepsin
What nutrient is digested in the stomach?
Protein
What are proteins made of?
Amino acids
What is the enzyme found in the stomach?
Pepsin
How is the reaction equation for Pepsin?
pepsin
protein ——————> amino acids
Why doesnt the acid in the stomach doesn’t burn the stomach?
Inside the stomach there is a layer of mucus.
What pH does the stomach have?
pH2
What does the gall bladder release in the small intestine to prevent burnings from the acid?
Bile