Changes

*Proteases

*Proteases

    -Inactive zymogen

**Inactive zymogen

    -Activated by hydrochloric acid

**Activated by hydrochloric acid

    -Active pepsin produced

**Active pepsin produced

    -Completed near brush border to generate small peptides and individual amino acids

**Completed near brush border to generate small peptides and individual amino acids

    -Starts in the stomach, continues into the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]]

**Starts in the stomach, continues into the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]]

*Carbohydrases

*Carbohydrases

    -e.g. amylase

**E.g. amylase

    -Salivary and pancreatic to produce disaccharides

**Salivary and pancreatic to produce disaccharides

    -disaccharides converted to monosaccharides near brush border

**Disaccharides converted to monosaccharides near brush border

    -Cellulases from symbiotic micro-organisms ([[Stomach and Abomasum - Anatomy & Physiology|ruminant stomachs]])

**Cellulases from symbiotic micro-organisms ([[Stomach and Abomasum - Anatomy & Physiology|ruminant stomachs]])

*Lipases

*Lipases

    -Assisted by bile salts which neutralise stomach acids and emulsifies fats

**Assisted by bile salts which neutralise stomach acids and emulsifies fats

    -Generates free fatty acids, monoglycerides and diglycerides

**Generates free fatty acids, monoglycerides and diglycerides

==Innervation==

==Innervation==