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list and briefly describe the five steps of digestion??? plz. answee​

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Answered by PriyanshuBist2005
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Step 1: Mouth

To more easily absorb different foods, your saliva helps break down what you’re eating and turn it into chemicals called enzymes.

Step 2: Esophagus

Once your food is broken down from saliva and chewing, it moves through your esophagus, which is the pipe that connects your mouth to your stomach. A process called peristalsis – the tightening and relaxation of muscles in the intestine to transport food and waste products – allows food to move more smoothly through the digestive tract. This means that food can only travel in a single direction, so you could stand on your head while eating and food will continue to move through your esophagus to your stomach!

Step 3: Stomach

Your stomach is where food is stored and further broken down by acid and powerful enzymes. From there, food moves into the small intestine.

Step 4: Small Intestine

Most nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine, where food is broken down even more by enzymes released from the pancreas and bile from the liver. Anything left in the small intestine moves into the large intestine, which is also known as the colon.

Step 5: Large Intestine, Colon, Rectum and Anus

The colon is a 5- to 7-foot long muscular tube that connects the small intestine to the rectum. It’s responsible for processing waste. On average, it takes about 36 hours for waste, or stool, to get through the colon and exit the rectum through the anus.

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Answered by shrinikpreddy2008227
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AnswerIdentify the locations and primary secretions involved in the chemical digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids

Compare and contrast absorption of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic nutrients

As you have learned, the process of mechanical digestion is relatively simple. It involves the physical breakdown of food but does not alter its chemical makeup. Chemical digestion, on the other hand, is a complex process that reduces food into its chemical building blocks, which are then absorbed to nourish the cells of the body (Figure 1). In this section, you will look more closely at the processes of chemical digestion and absorption.

This diagram identifies the functions of mechanical and chemical digestion and absorption at each organ. Next to each organ, a callout identifies which steps of digestion take place in that particular organ.

Figure 1. Digestion and Absorption. Digestion begins in the mouth and continues as food travels through the small intestine. Most absorption occurs in the small intestine.

CHEMICAL DIGESTION

Large food molecules (for example, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and starches) must be broken down into subunits that are small enough to be absorbed by the lining of the alimentary canal. This is accomplished by enzymes through hydrolysis. The many enzymes involved in chemical digestion are summarized in Table 8.

*These enzymes have been activated by other substances.

The Digestive Enzymes (Table 8)

Enzyme Category Enzyme Name Source Substrate Product

Salivary Enzymes Lingual lipase Lingual glands Triglycerides Free fatty acids, and mono- and diglycerides

Salivary Enzymes Salivary amylase Salivary glands Polysaccharides Disaccharides and trisaccharides

Gastric enzymes Gastric lipase Chief cells Triglycerides Fatty acids and monoacylglycerides

Gastric enzymes Pepsin* Chief cells Proteins Peptides

Brush border enzymes α-Dextrinase Small intestine α-Dextrins Glucose

Brush border enzymes Enteropeptidase Small intestine Trypsinogen Trypsin

Brush border enzymes Lactase Small intestine Lactose Glucose and galactose

Brush border enzymes Maltase Small intestine Maltose Glucose

Brush border enzymes Nucleosidases and phosphatases Small intestine Nucleotides Phosphates, nitrogenous bases, and pentoses

Brush border enzymes Peptidases Small intestine  

Aminopeptidase: amino acids at the amino end of peptides

Dipeptidase: dipeptides

Aminopeptidase: amino acids and peptides

Dipeptidase: amino acids

Brush border enzymes Sucrase Small intestine Sucrose Glucose and fructose

Pancreatic enzymes Carboxy-peptidase* Pancreatic acinar cells Amino acids at the carboxyl end of peptides Amino acids and peptides

Pancreatic enzymes Chymotrypsin* Pancreatic acinar cells Proteins Peptides

Pancreatic enzymes Elastase* Pancreatic acinar cells Proteins Peptides

Pancreatic enzymes Nucleases Pancreatic acinar cells  

Ribonuclease: ribonucleic acids

Deoxyribonuclease: deoxyribonucleic acids

Nucleotides

Pancreatic enzymes Pancreatic amylase Pancreatic acinar cells Polysaccharides (starches) α-Dextrins, disaccharides (maltose), trisaccharides (maltotriose)

Pancreatic enzymes Pancreatic lipase Pancreatic acinar cells Triglycerides that have been emulsified by bile salts Fatty acids and monoacylglycerides

Pancreatic enzymes Trypsin* Pancreatic acinar cells Proteins Peptides

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