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What happens in the mouth? börja lära sig		Food is chewed and mixed with saliva. Amylase begins starch digestion.
What does amylase do? börja lära sig		Amylase breaks down starch into sugars.
What is the peristalsis? börja lära sig		Wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive system.
What happens in the stomach? börja lära sig		The stomach churns food and uses hydrochloric acid and protease enzymes to digest proteins.
Why is hydrochloric acid important? börja lära sig		It kills bacteria and provides the optimum acidic pH for stomach enzymes.
What do protease do? börja lära sig		Proteases break proteins into amino acids
What does the liver do? börja lära sig		The liver produces bile.
What is bile? börja lära sig		An alkaline substance that neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats.
What does emulsify mean? börja lära sig		Breaking large fat droplets into smaller droplets to increase surface area.
Why is bile important? börja lära sig		It creates alkaline conditions for lipase and increases the rate of fat digestion.
What does the lipase do? börja lära sig		Lipase breaks lipids into fatty acids and glycerol.
What does the pancreas do? börja lära sig		The pancreas produces amylase, protease, and lipase enzymes.

Biology - Organs in the digestive system