Question

describe the digestion of carbohydrates ​

Answer 1

The two digestible carbohydrates are starches and sugars, and both of these carbohydrates are digested, or broken down into their most elementary form, along the gastrointestinal tract. Amylase, an enzyme which breaks apart starches, is found in the mouth and in the small intestine. Similarly, the three major enzymes which break apart sugars -- sucrase, maltase and lactase -- are also found in the mouth and in the small intestine. Once these digested starches and sugars begin to move through the small intestine, they are able to be absorbed.

Once carbohydrates are broken down into their simplest forms, they are quickly absorbed along the upper and lower parts of the small intestine. Small, finger-like projections, called villi, absorb the carbohydrates, then they are transferred to the blood stream and carried to muscles and the liver.

Answer 2

Carbohdyrate Digestion. The two digestible carbohydrates are starches and sugars, and both of these carbohydrates are digested, or broken down into their most elementary form, along the gastrointestinal tract. Amylase, an enzyme which breaks apart starches, is found in the mouth and in the small intestine