Question

Complete the passage to describe carbohydrate digestion.
Carbohydrate digestion begins with ______ in the ______. This enzyme hydrolyzes to produce maltose, oligosaccharides, and glucose for around 1–2 hours before it is deactivated in the ________. When chyme reaches the duodenum, the _______ is stimulated to produce even larger quantities of this enzyme to continue digestion.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Salivary amylase

b. Mouth

c. Stomach

d. S cells of the small intestinal crypts of Lieberkhün

Explanation:

Carbohydrate digestion begins with salivary amylase in the mouth.

This enzyme hydrolyzes to produce maltose, oligosaccharides, and glucose for around 1–2 hours before it is deactivated in the stomach. When chyme reaches the duodenum, the S cells of the small intestinal crypts of Lieberkhün is stimulated to produce even larger quantities of this enzyme to continue digestion.