Question

What is the role of interstinal juice

Answer 1

Intestinal juice like HCl neutralizes acid coming from the stomach .

It contains digestive enzymes which helps in digestion.

Food is the absorbed in the small intestine .

Answer 2

intestinal juices contain enzymes to digest carbohydrates, fats and proteins...

These enzymes are secreted by the pancreas into the duodenum.

The enzymes include:

1)intestinal amylase that breaks down starch itno maltose and maltase breaks down maltose into glucose

2) intestinal protease converts proteins into amino acids

3) intestinal lipase converts fats or lipids itno fatty acids and glycerol