After a Portion of Food Is Chewed and Swallowed, What

question 84

Multiple Choice

After a portion of food is chewed and swallowed, what happens to the salivary amylase in the stomach?

• A) It is inactivated by gastric juice.
• B) It continues to hydrolyze starches.
• C) It binds to pepsin and catalyzes proteolytic activity.
• D) It passes into the duodenum where the alkaline pH stimulates carbohydrase activity.

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