what do pancreas produce in order to help digesting food?
What do pancreas produce in order to help digesting food?
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- 3+ months ago by julzey
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- produce, digestive system
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A web site which gives the answer is
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articals/1011.php
(I got there by entering "what is the pancreas", into Google.
I have cut & pasted the section here relevant to your question;-
What does the pancreas do?
A healthy pancreas is able to produce the right chemicals at the right times in the right quantities in order to properly digest the food we eat. After food enters the duodenum, the exocrine tissues secrete a clear, watery, alkaline juice that contains several enzymes that break down food into small molecules that can be absorbed by the intestines. These enzymes include:
Trypsin and chymotrypsin to digest proteins.
Amylase to break down carbohydrates.
Lipase, to break down fats into fatty acids and cholesterol.
Hope this is a good lead for deeper explanations