DIGESTIVE OVERVIEW TABLE
|
Macro-molecule Ingested |
Site of digestion |
Digestive Enzyme (s) |
End-product of digestion |
Hormonal control of digestion |
|
Protein |
stomach _________ duodenum _________ duodenum |
Pepsin (HCl) ______ pancreatic protease _________ duodenal peptidases |
peptides _______ peptides _______ amino acids |
gastrin ________ secretin ________ n/a |
|
Carbo-hydrates |
mouth _________ duodenum _________ duodenum |
salivary amylase pancreatic amylase sucrase, maltase, lactase |
disacch-arides disacch-arides mono-saccharides |
n/a ________ secretin ________ n/a |
|
Lipids |
duodenum _________ |
pancreatic lipases (bile) _________ duodenal lipases (bile) |
monoglycer-ide and 2
fatty acids monoglycer-ide and 2 fatty acids |
Secretin (CCK) ________ (CCK) |
|
Nucleic acids |
duodenum |
pancreatic nucleases |
nucleotides |
Secretin |