Bio quiz-digestive enzymes and organs

What do digestive enzymes do?

Breakdown large insoluble food molecules into smaller soluble molecules, allowing them to pass through the walls of the small intestine into the blood stream

Amylase Enzymes

Digest carbohydrate substrates e.g starch into maltose and dextrin

Protease enzymes

Digest protein substrates into amino acids

Lipase enzymes

Digest fat substrates from lipids into glyce

Peristalsis

The process by which food is moved through the oesophagus and intestines. Muscles in the walls of the oesophagus/intestines contract and relax rhythmically, pushing the bolus of food along.