digestive juices

Gastric Juice - It is secreted by the secretory glands of the stomach wall. It is highly acidic as it contains hydrochloric acid (HCl). It also contains enzymes like pepsin and renin. Both act on proteins. However, renin is present only in young children. It digests the milk pro..

It is present at the bend of the duodenum. It secretes pancreatic juice which has an almost neutral pH (6 to 7). This juice is secreted into the common bile duct and then into the duodenum. About 700cc of pancreatic juice is secreted everyda..

It is secreted by the secretory glands of the stomach wall. It is highly acidic as it contains hydrochloric acid (HCl). It also contains enzymes like pepsin and renin. Both act on proteins. However, renin is present only in young children. It digests the milk proteins. Pepsin is sec..

A well developed digestive system which can take care of the energy requirements of the animal is present. It consists of an alimentary canal and associated structures. The buccal cavity contains teeth, which are of three different types : incisors, premolars and molars. Canines are absen..

. It then coagulates into calcium paracaseinate. The bolus thus partially digested is now called the chyme. Chyme is then passed into the small intestine, the opening of which is guarded by the pyloric sphincter. The first portion of the small intestine, the duodenum gets the pancreatic a..

. The food then moves into the stomach. The opening is controlled by the cardiac sphincter which is a muscular ring. The stomach opens only in response to swallowing. Here the proteins are broken down into proteoses and peptones by the action of pepsin and the soluble milk protein caesinogen is deg..

. The food then moves into the stomach. The opening is controlled by the cardiac sphincter which is a muscular ring. The stomach opens only in response to swallowing. Here the proteins are broken down into proteoses and peptones by the action of pepsin and the soluble milk protein caesinogen is deg..

Digestion starts in the mouth with the mandibles and the maxillae chewing the food. It is also acted upon by the salivary carbohydrases which partially digests the food. The food is then swallowed with the help of lubrication provided by the salivary juice. The food..

It is secreted by the secretory glands of the stomach wall. It is highly acidic as it contains hydrochloric acid (HCl). It also contains enzymes like pepsin and renin. Both act on proteins. However, renin is present only in young children. It digests the milk proteins. Pepsin is secreted..

It is secreted by the ileum region of the small intestine. Here the final stage of the digestion of different kinds of food takes place. It contains maltase to convert maltose to glucose; sucrase to convert sucrose to glucose and fructose; lactase to convert lactose to glucose; and galac..