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    This document outlines the roles and secretions of various digestive organs and glands, including salivary glands which secrete saliva to ease swallowing, the stomach which secretes gastric juice to mix with and break down food, the pancreas which secretes bicarbonate and enzymes to neutralize acid and further break down nutrients, the liver which stores and releases bile to emulsify fats, and intestinal glands which secrete mucus and enzymes to further digest and absorb nutrients.

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    Nutrition information on enzyme digestion, absorption and secretions

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    This document outlines the roles and secretions of various digestive organs and glands, including salivary glands which secrete saliva to ease swallowing, the stomach which secretes gastric juice to mix with and break down food, the pancreas which secretes bicarbonate and enzymes to neutralize acid and further break down nutrients, the liver which stores and releases bile to emulsify fats, and intestinal glands which secrete mucus and enzymes to further digest and absorb nutrients.

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    Enzyme Secretions

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    BradandCelena Robison
    This document outlines the roles and secretions of various digestive organs and glands, including salivary glands which secrete saliva to ease swallowing, the stomach which secretes gastric juice to mix with and break down food, the pancreas which secretes bicarbonate and enzymes to neutralize acid and further break down nutrients, the liver which stores and releases bile to emulsify fats, and intestinal glands which secrete mucus and enzymes to further digest and absorb nutrients.

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    ORGAN OR

    TARGET
    GLAND
    ORGAN
    SECRETION
    SALIVARY
    MOUTH
    SALIVA
    GLANDS

    ACTION
    FLUID EASES
    SWALLOWING: SALIVARY
    ENZYME BREAKS DOWN
    SOME CARBOHYDRATES
    GASTRIC
    FLUID MIXES WITH
    JUICE
    BOLUS; HYDROCHLORIC
    ACID UNCOILS
    PROTEINS; ENZYMES
    BREAK DOWN
    PROTEINS; MUCUS
    PROTECTS STOMACH
    CELLS
    PANCREATI BICARBONATE
    C
    NEUTRALIZES ACIDIC
    JUICE
    GASTRIC JUICES;
    PANCREATIC ENZYMES
    BREAK DOWN
    CARBOHYDRATES, FATS
    AND PROTEINS
    BILE
    BILE IS STORED UNTIL
    NEEDED

    GASTRIC
    GLANDS

    STOMACH

    PANCREAS

    SMALL
    INTESTINE

    LIVER

    GALLBLADD
    ER

    GALLBLADD
    ER

    SMALL
    INTESTINE

    BILE

    INTESTINAL
    GLANDS

    SMALL
    INTESTINE

    INTESTINAL
    JUICE

    BILE EMULSIFIES FAT SO


    THAT ENZYMES CAN HAVE
    ACCESS TO BREAK IT
    DOWN
    INTESTINAL ENZYMES
    BREAK DOWN
    CARBOHYDRATE, FAT AND
    PROTEIN FRAGMENTS;
    MUCUS PROTECTS
    INTESTINAL WALL

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