EBK CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS
EBK CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS
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ISBN: 8220101459299
Author: Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Digestion of food starts from buccal cavity. Our mouth contains enzyme salivary amylase. This enzyme helps in the breakdown of carbohydrates and the enzyme responsible for digestion of fats is the lingual lipase is also present in the buccal cavity, but protein digestion takes place only inside the stomach as the enzymes needed for the digestion of proteins are present and are activated in the stomach only.

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