After Chewing and Swallowing a Portion of Food, What Becomes

question 106

Multiple Choice

After chewing and swallowing a portion of food, what becomes of 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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