draw a flow chart explaining the digestion of carbohydrates and fats and proteins
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THE PASSAGE OF DIGESTION
MOUTH second chewing
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a mixture of fats (e.g. butter),proteins (e.g. meat),carbohydrates (e.g. rice) andwater
ESOPHAGUS10 seconds
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food mixed with saliva passes down the oesophagus into the stomach(peristalsis)
STOMACH 4hours
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food is mixed with chemical juices and churned in the stomach
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LIVER
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the liver produces a green liquid, bile, to help break down fats
SMALL INTESTINE 4.5hours
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digestive juices (e.g. bile) break down food
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the mixture passes through theintestine wall into the blood
LARGE INTESTINE 7-16 hours
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water and undigested food pass into the large intestine
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water is absorbed into the blood
RECTUM 12-14 hours
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solid waste from the large intestine isstored
ANUS
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muscles push thevsolid waste out of the anus as faeces
Answer:
These enzymes include proteases to break down proteins, lipases that digest fats and more amylase to finish splitting carbohydrates. Fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol, proteins into peptides and amino acids, and carbohydrates become simple sugars such as glucose and fructose