Food and enzymes… - B1

• Which organs in the body produce amylase?

  • Pancreas
  • Salivary glands
  • Small intestine
• What enzymes are proteins broken down by?

  Proteases
• Protease enzymes :

  • Trypsin
  • pepsin
• What organs produce protease enzymes?

  • Small intestines
  • stomach
  • pancreas
• What enzymes are lipids broken down by?

  Lipase
• Which organs produce lipase enzymes?

  • pancreas
  • small intestine
• What does starch get broken down into

  Maltose
• What do the salivary glands in our mouth contain

  Amylase
• Bile is made by..

  The liver but is stored in the gallbladder
• What does bile do in the small intestine?

  Emulsify lipids (separate large droplets into smaller droplets)

  Neutralise acid from the stomach (it can do this because bile is alkaline)
• What do lipase enzymes break lipids down into?

  Glycerol and fatty acids