Outline the course of digestion of the following foods in the mouth stomach and the small intestine of the human digestive system a, carbohydrates b, proteins c, fats
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Step 2: In the stomach, proteins are digested by the enzyme pepsin and hydrochloric acid. Step 3: In the small intestine, carbohydrates are further broken down by pancreatic amylase and maltase into glucose. Step 4: In the small intestine, proteins are broken down Show more…
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