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1. Which digestive enzyme is made in the Mouth? How does it help digestion?
2. What digestive enzyme is made in the Stomach? How does it help digestion?
3. What other chemical is made in the Stomach? How does this help digestion?
4. What does the Pancreas make that helps to neutralize the acid from the stomach as it goes into the small intestine?
5. What enzymes make up Pancreatic Juice? What does each enzyme do to help digestion?
6. What chemical does the liver make? What does it do?
7. What does the gall bladder store?

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1. Salivary amylase is the primary digestive enzyme in the mouth. I helps to break down carbohydrates.

2. Pepsin is produced in the stomach and breaks down proteins.

3. Protease is also found in the stomach. It breaks down proteins and peptides.

4. Bicarbonate is a basic substance made by the pancreas and helps to neutralize stomach acid.

5. Bicarbonate ions to neutralize the hydrochloric acid of chyme.

6. The liver secretes bile, a digestive fluid; metabolizes proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; stores glycogen, vitamins, and other substances; synthesizes blood-clotting factors; removes wastes and toxic matter from the blood; regulates blood volume; and destroys old red blood cells.

7. Bile

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