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Protein Digestion and Absorption

Protein Digestion and Absorption

Q Please view the video below about the absorption of proteins in the body and answer the questions that follow. If the video does not work you can copy and paste the link into your browser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYfB6g3Gl0c 1. Building a house without tools or nails is like having a body without what? 2. What are the basic building blocks of protein? 3. How are amino acids are absorbed? 4. What are some examples of special proteins that are generated after eating? 5. Why is the liver considered to be the king of the digestive system? Assignment due Jan. 31st by 11:59pm

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1. Building a house without tools or nails is like having a body without what ANSWER: Protein, are important nutrients that your body uses to build cellular structures that carry out vital function in the body 2. What are the basic building blocks of protein? ANSWER: Amino Acids, They are used by your body to build biological substances. Many of the biological substances are specialized protein. You might eat an egg for breakfast and once you swallow it enzymes break down the protein in the egg. Then those free amino acids recombine in different ways to form specialized protein. These specialized protein become different things.