Although both substances contain all four food groups, the bread accounts mainly for carbohydrates and cellulose (roughage), whilst the meat mainly accounts for proteins and lipids. ... The amylase starts to digest the polysaccharide, starch (carbohydrate), before the food is swallowed. ... Enzymes associated with the epithelial lining of the small intestine complete the digestion of the proteins, by the breaking down of di- and tripeptides by peptidases into amino acids and complete the digestion of the carbohydrates by the breaking down of disaccharides into monosaccharides eg maltos...

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From food we get biological molecules such as carbohydrate, proteins and lipids however they are too large to digest and absorbed. ... This adds up more fat content and carbohydrates. ... The saliva contains enzyme amylase which digests carbohydrates in food and breaks into the maltose. Carbohydrates initial breakdown is done in the mouth by the enzyme amylase and continues in the duodenum. Stomach does not digest starch as the gastric glands in the stomach do not secrete carbohydrates and the amylase also does not function in the acidic condition of the stomach. ...

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Nutrition Nutrition is the process in which an organism obtains there materials from the environment. Nutrition has to do with the human digestive system because in order for you to get nutrition you have to be...

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The digestive system is a group of organs that perform the process by which food, containing nutrients, is eaten and broken down into different components. This breakdown makes it possible for the digested material to pass through the intestinal wall into the blood stream. The digestive process cont...

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The digestive system is a group of organs that perform the process by which food, containing nutrients, is eaten and broken down into different components. This breakdown makes it possible for the digested material to pass through the intestinal wall into the blood stream. The digestive process c...

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There are several things about the Chimpanzee anatomy that make it a remarkable animal. It has speed and agility, feature opposable large toes and thumbs. Their long arms are very powerful so they are able to swing with ease through the branches of the trees. The physical characteristics of this ani...

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Transport Across a Membrane Every living cell acquires the raw materials needed for biosynthesis and energy production from its surrounding. There are many methods a molecule can enter and leave the cells. These are Diffusion, Osmosis, Active Transport.., etc. In this essay, I will be looking into d...

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As we age our body goes through a variety of different changes. Changes occur in the integumentary, muscular-skeletal, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems of older adults. The body changes with aging because changes occur in individual cells and in whole o...

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