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13. The worst problem a person with no pancreas would face would be

A. inability to neutralize stomach acid
B. inability to digest proteins
C. inability to absorb carbohydrates
D. inability to emulsify liquids

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Answer: Option B) inability to digest proteins

Step-by-step explanation:

The pancreas secretes trypsin, a proteolytic enzyme, that acts on proteins cleaving its peptide bonds, and eventually yielding peptones or polypeptides.

Thus, in the absence of pancreas protein digestion would be a problem

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